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Attendees gather during the annual Burning Man Festival in the early morning of September 5, 2023. ( JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty Images)

Man dead in pool of blood at Burning Man

Nicole Karlis

"Witnesses, suspects, or accomplices could be on the other side of the world" as festival ends, sheriff says

A National Guard soldier holds an M4 carbine while on patrol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. (BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

As democracy fails, look for the helpers

Chauncey DeVega

Our national nightmare is getting scarier, making Mister Rogers' advice more valuable than ever

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a Turning Point Action Rally in Duluth, GA on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

RFK thinks your kids aren't cute enough

Amanda Marcotte

POTUS and the HHS secretary equate looks with how healthy you are

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Fire up weeknight faves with horseradish

Ashlie D. Stevens

For example, a weeknight-friendly beef-and-mushroom stroganoff with horseradish cream sauce

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In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

New strategy targets telehealth abortion

Shefali Luthra - The 19th

Abortion opponents argue that telehealth abortion is making it easier to force people to have an abortion

One of many markers erected to preserve the memories of those lost and those who helped in the recovery 20 years ago after Hurricane Katrina. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Katrina’s Legacy: Ready for the next?

CK Smith

New Orleans marks 20 years since Katrina, experts warn that reduced funding and policies could affect preparedness

Firefighters from all over the Pacific Northwest have been descending on Washington to help battle the Bear Gulch wildfire. Until Border Patrol detained 2, bringing questions about whether emergency services trump political agendas. (David Ryder / Getty Images)

Two firefighters detained by ICE

CK Smith

Federal immigration authorities held 2 firefighters, raising questions about enforcement during disaster response

Robert Mueller (l) and Rudy Guiliani have been noted political figures, but now, both octogenarians are dealing with personal health issues. (The Washington Post / Alex Kent / Getty Images)

Giuliani, Mueller reveal health issues

CK Smith

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized after NH crash, Robert Mueller's family revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2021

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Appeals courts halt Trump orders

CK Smith

Appeals rulings pause trade and immigration measures, exposing the limits of Trump’s “America First” agenda

Gen Z buzzwords (LiiaLonnArt/Getty Images)

Skibidi doesn't belong in the dictionary

Andi Zeisler

Yes, language evolves — but words should still have meaning

Donald Trump speaks during a three-hour, 17-minute Cabinet meeting, Aug. 26, 2025. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Will we even notice when democracy dies?

Mike Lofgren

Normal life continues for most of us, most of the time — but everything we took for granted is slipping away

Love Island USA cast members (l-r) Bryan Arenales, Amaya Espinal, Iris Kendall, Huda Mustafa, Nicolas "Nic" Vansteenberghe, Ace Green (Kim Nunneley/Peacock)

Trump has killed escapist TV

Sophia Tesfaye

What happens when a show built on fantasy collides with the realities of Trump’s America?

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Father holding newborn baby at hospital (Getty Images/SelectStock)

The secret to raising fertility rates

Chabeli Carrazana - The 19th

New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates

Associate Justice Samuel Alito and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

The Federalist Society effect on SCOTUS

Paul M. Collins Jr., Tim Komatsu - The Conversation

Experts release research on Supreme Court justices affiliated with the Federalist Society

Trump wanted 600,000 student from China in US universities. The White House walked back his numbers following MAGA backlash over visa and immigration issues. (Muhammad Farhad / Getty Images)

MAGA push back on Trump immigration math

CK Smith

A White House aide later clarified the US not changing their current student visa numbers, despite Trump’s remarks

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with North Dakota Governor Kristi Noem during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Noem says Trump kept LA "standing"

Alex Galbraith

The head of DHS credited the president with the continued existence of Los Angeles on Sunday

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Even after a long public campaign declaring he would get peace and a summit with Putin in Alaska, Trump finally admits he "fell short" of his goal. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty Images)

He said he’d end the war, he was wrong

CK Smith

“I thought I had it done,” Trump said, acknowledging his effort to end Russia-Ukraine war came up empty

Author Stephen King signs copies of his new book 'Revival: A Novel' at Book People on November 15, 2014 in Austin, Texas. (Rick Kern/WireImage/Getty)

King demanded "Long Walk" be violent

Alex Galbraith

The author agreed to the film adaptation on one condition: it had to be bloody

Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier in "Alien: Earth" (FX)

The boy genius with a foot on our necks

Melanie McFarland

"Alien: Earth" CEO Boy Kavalier is the natural evolution of the tech oligarchs currently walking all over us

A view of chairs and a newly paved Rose Garden at the White House on Aug. 19, 2025. (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump trashes Rose Garden contractors

Alex Galbraith

The president asked if the people who remade the Rose Garden for him were "stupid" in a post to Truth Social

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After a few days of online speculation, President Trump appears alive with family at a golf outing and online with rapid social media posts. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images)

No, Trump isn’t dead

CK Smith

President Trump plays golf, posts AI-generated videos, shows he remains active amid social media rumors

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How Swifties will take over sourdough

Ashlie D. Stevens

Bread is Taylor Swift's latest baking obsession — and her fans are ready to follow her lead, loaf by loaf

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump at the White House, Feb. 13, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images))

RFK Jr. is strangling public health

Heather Digby Parton

But the demise of American leadership in science didn't begin with him

.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro delivers remarks with President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Fox News star flounders in serving Trump

Sophia Tesfaye

Jeanine Pirro’s failure to indict several high-profile cases shows the cracks in Trump’s DC takeover

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