The National Weather Service is asking users to snap a "safe place selfie" and post it to social media on Wednesday in an effort to raise awareness for the need to have a severe weather plan. The springtime campaign falls as the nation approaches peak tornado season, during which twisters swarm the Plains and South into late April, May and June.
Washington PostRepublicans are attacking corporations over their decision to condemn the controversial Georgia voting law, part of the party's embrace of the populism espoused by President Donald Trump even as it creates tensions with traditional allies in the business community. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
The Washington PostWashington Football Team Coach Ron Rivera will face a complicated set of decisions over the next few weeks in his continuing effort to rebuild the franchise. Two of them are among the toughest challenges in the sport - how to find a franchise quarterback and how to maintain harmony in the front office - while others are more straightforward, including how to round out the roster.
The Washington PostThe Supreme Court on Monday said Google did not violate copyright law when it developed its Android mobile operating system using code from Oracle, a much-anticipated ruling in the tech world that saves Google billions of dollars in potential damages. The court ruled 6 to 2 for Google in the case, which has major implications for the software industry.
The Washington PostHere are some significant developments: The Biden administration said the United States will have enough coronavirus vaccine doses despite problems at a Baltimore manufacturing facility that will now be taken over by parent company Johnson & Johnson. More than 106 million people have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose in the country.
The Washington PostTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday called for speeding up the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine in poorer nations, arguing the U.S. and global economies are threatened by the impact of covid on the developing world. While the U.S.
Washington PostA lifelong railroad aficionado, 74-year-old retiree Tony Benz has volunteered for nearly two decades helping passengers at the Amtrak station in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Mo. He believes the federal government has a role in funding infrastructure, and outside the station last week, Benz listed reasons the government should subsidize train travel.
The Washington PostFacing criticism from several high-profile Republicans in recent weeks, the country's top infectious-disease expert, Anthony S. Fauci, pushed back on some of the claims, calling the remarks flat-out "bizarre." The most recent slight came Friday from Sen. Lindsey O.
The Washington PostArkansas's governor on Monday vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, calling the legislation a "vast government overreach" and a "product of the cultural war in America." Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said that if signed into law, the bill would interfere with physicians and parents "as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people."
The Washington PostAdapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My heart is broken. For the third time in my life, at 51, I fell completely for someone, and now that he's rejected me, it hurts as badly as when I was 24 and 31.
The Washington PostElizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teachers' Union, was killed in a two-car crash in Prince George's County on Sunday night, the union confirmed Monday. Davis was driving south in the Bowie area near Route 301 and Harbor Way at the time of the accident, Maryland State Police said.
The Washington PostThe United States is anticipating sending about 600 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics. It could be the country's largest Olympic contingent since the 1996 Atlanta Games, which included more than 640 American athletes. The first Tokyo-bound American athlete qualified for the Summer Games in July 2019.
The Washington PostAs Election Day approached last year, President Donald Trump had put one very specific group of people in a remarkably difficult position. Trump's repeated insistences that the election would be riddled with fraud - at least, if he lost - made it inevitable that some officials would be stuck between the actual results in their states and the president's claims. For Democratic governors in blue states, this was not a problem.
The Washington PostLG is leaving the smartphone business it helped pioneer, ending the electronics giant's ambitions to turn around its struggling mobile division as consumers flock to high-end devices or more affordable models. Squeezed out by Apple and Samsung at the high end and such manufacturers as Huawei that offer mid-tier options, LG said it will focus instead on areas including robotics, electric vehicle parts, and smart homes.
The Washington PostAt first, Jennifer Azzi hated those Stanford film sessions with Tara VanDerveer. Okay, she hated them always. No matter how great Azzi was, no matter how many all-American and player of the year accolades she collected, she was no match for the fine details VanDerveer could uncover to challenge her.
Washington PostRetired Washington Post editor Marty Baron said journalists must do better when explaining the vital role of the free press in society. During an hour-long virtual discussion hosted by Northeastern, Baron said he'd like to champion the role of a free press in society as the industry faces a loss of trust, eroding profits, and a racial reckoning.
News@NortheasternLIMA, Peru - The doctor watched the patients stream into his intensive care unit with a sense of dread. For weeks, César Salomé, a physician in Lima's Hospital Mongrut, had followed the chilling reports. A new coronavirus variant, spawned in the Amazon rainforest, had stormed Brazil and driven its health system to the brink of collapse.
The Washington PostThe workers at 22 assisted-living communities run by a company called Silverado help people with receding memory - dementia or other waning. Even before coronavirus vaccines were available, company leaders last fall waged a wrenching internal debate: How could they ensure their staff would get shots to protect themselves and the exquisitely vulnerable residents in their care?
The Washington PostHere's a juxtaposition that neatly captures the state of today's GOP: Republican lawmakers are telling their voters to get angry at corporations that express support for the voting rights of African Americans, while also telling them that raising taxes on corporations to fund infrastructure repair is socialism.
The Washington PostThe cherry blossom peak bloom has come and gone, and the days ahead are forecast to be decidedly springlike. While a few flakes were spotted in the air as recently as Thursday, it's safe to say that the chance of any more accumulating snow until November or December is close to nil.
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