Eddie Murphy arrives at the Kennedy Center. (Matt McClain/Post)
Eddie Murphy, king of comedy
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.
Vester L. Flanagan, 41, a former employee of the Roanoke station, is believed to have posted videos online showing him shooting the crew.
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A Duke freshman thinks ‘Fun Home’ is immoral. He won’t read assignment.
POSTEVERYTHING | He says his beliefs extend to pop culture and artwork depicting sex acts.
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What glaciers might look like in the future
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Iconic images of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating destruction
Republican Kevin Cramer to run for Senate in North Dakota in boost for GOP
The House Republican says he will challenge Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in a state Trump won easily in 2016.
Abbas, Haley exchange strong criticism over Middle East at U.N. Security Council
The Palestinian leader accused the U.S. of abdicating its commitment to Middle East peace, while the U.N. ambassador said Abbas is shortchanging his people.
A man collapsed with ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ tattooed on his chest. Doctors didn’t know what to do.
The 70-year-old's DNR tattoo left doctors grappling with ethical and legal questions. The patient died the next day at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital.
I directed White House nominations. Of course the FBI can check Kavanaugh again.
All President Trump needs to do is ask for the bureau to continue its background investigation.
Want to help prevent rape? Withdraw Kavanaugh’s nomination.
If we care about all the sexual assaults that haven't yet occurred, we must treat attempted rape as disqualifying for a Supreme Court justice.
Yes, space tourism is for the rich. But sending artists to space is good for us all.
The first SpaceX flight could help humanity.
Whether or not Manafort’s flipping leads to Trump, it’s a triumph for the rule of law
Manafort had two choices for a chance at reducing his sentence: cooperation or a pardon. Cooperation is something all Americans can celebrate, regardless of partisan politics.
Trump’s false claims about Puerto Rico are insulting. But they reveal a deeper truth.
Unlike most U.S. politicians, the president doesn’t even pretend to treat the island equally.
Hurricanes are deadly far from the sea. How do we make the risks seem real?
It's not enough to inform people about category numbers and track lines.
Even progressive academics can be racist. I’ve experienced it firsthand.
They refuse to see me as a member of the professional and intellectual community.
Nike isn’t trying to be ‘woke.’ It’s trying to sell shoes.
Putting Colin Kaepernick in ads is branding, not social action.
Postmodernism didn’t cause Trump. It explains him.
Academic theorists weren’t looking to destroy truth, but to diagnose its collapse.
The Trump presidency marks the end of the American century
The U.S. has abandoned the alliances and values that once defined the liberal international order.
Guns seized from three Metro fare evaders, police say
DR. GRIDLOCK | One of the suspects threw a gun over a wall at Gallery Place Metro station, police said.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell signs contract extension worth as much as $40M annually
The deal runs through 2024 with close to 90 percent of his salary tied to incentives. It is not clear whether it will be opposed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who at one point threatened a legal challenge to an extension.
How two men turned a Google search and $100 into a hit podcast and a TV deal
Podcasts have been around for years, but have seen a rebirth in the past few years.
College grads face next hurdle: Paying back student loans
COLUMN | Many don’t know much about repayment plans or interest rates, poll finds.
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