Eddie Murphy arrives at the Kennedy Center. (Matt McClain/Post)

Eddie Murphy, king of comedy

Washington Post

Murphy didn’t tell a joke for almost three decades — until he came to the Kennedy Center to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Dana Hedgpeth and Justin Jouvenal

Vester L. Flanagan, 41, a former employee of the Roanoke station, is believed to have posted videos online showing him shooting the crew.

A Duke freshman thinks ‘Fun Home’ is immoral. He won’t read assignment.

A Duke freshman thinks ‘Fun Home’ is immoral. He won’t read assignment.

Brian Grasso

POSTEVERYTHING | He says his beliefs extend to pop culture and artwork depicting sex acts.

How do we balance the STEM equation?

WASHINGTON POST LIVE | On Sept. 10, lawmakers, educators and students will discuss new efforts to strengthen science and tech education in U.S. classrooms. Register to attend.

Photo Stories

(George Voulgaropoulos)

What glaciers might look like in the future

slug: ph/katrina date: 08/30/05 photog: Ricky Carioti TWP location: New Orleans, Louisiana summary: Effects of Hurricane Katrina that made landfall early Monday morning. caption: Shown is the Superdome in New Orleans with the east side of the city that has flooded out on Tuesday after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday morning. StaffPhoto imported to Merlin on Tue Aug 30 18:23:02 2005

(Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post)

Iconic images of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating destruction

Politics

What we know about the charitable giving by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

What we know about the charitable giving by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

David A. Fahrenthold and Rosalind S. Helderman

Both presidential candidates are associated with foundations, and there are questions about both.

World

As France bans burkinis, Canada and Scotland let cops wear hijabs

Ishaan Tharoor

France’s secularism is not quite like the rest of the West.

National

Portland schools reconsider ban on rap music after ‘racist memo’ goes viral

Lindsey Bever

The memo states: “The stations that are deemed inappropriate include any religious, rap music or talk show programs.”

PostEverything

EpiPens save lives. If they cost too much, kids will die.

Chirlane McCray

Poor families can’t afford the $500 price tag.

Local

Police investigated who took a play firetruck from a park. Turns out it was D.C. government.

Dana Hedgpeth and Justin Wm. Moyer

The truck for children was last seen about a week ago at Walter Pierce Park in Northwest Washington.

Sports

For Redskins, third preseason game a dress rehearsal with jobs at stake

For Redskins, third preseason game a dress rehearsal with jobs at stake

Master Tesfatsion

Friday’s game vs. Bills could go a long way to determining roles along the defensive line.

Technology

This malware sold to governments could help them spy on iPhones, researchers say

Andrea Peterson

Security flaws in iOS left users vulnerable to hacking tools sold to governments.

Business

This really might be the end of ITT

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

The Department of Education has curtailed the for-profit company’s access to millions of dollars in federal financial aid, a potential death blow for the publicly traded company.