D.C. area experiences rare snow day
Several parts of the Washington, D.C., area received more than six inches of snowfall on Jan. 6 as a major winter storm moved through the eastern U.S.
The magic of sledding on a snow day in the D.C. area
When a severe winter storm hit the D.C. area on Jan. 5, kids grabbed their sleds to ride down their local snow-covered hills.
The shift from plant-based to synthetic drugs
Synthetic drugs such as meth and fentanyl have fundamentally changed the illicit drug market. (Luis Velarde and Sarah Hashemi/The Washington Post)
The cycle of trauma after school shootings
Columbine, Sandy Hook and Parkland victims' families spoke to The Post about their shared grief, trauma and hope for action following the Texas school shooting.
What Breonna Taylor’s killing reveals about police use of no-knock warrants
At least 22 people were killed by police carrying out no-knock warrants nationwide since 2015, according to a Post investigation.
How the Post reported on the hidden billion-dollar cost of repeated police misconduct
The Post collected data on nearly 40,000 payments at 25 of the nation’s largest police and sheriff’s departments within the past decade.
The Facebook Papers: What Mark Zuckerberg told Congress vs. what Facebook said internally
The Facebook Papers show what its employees knew about how the website fostered polarization and how it contrasted with CEO Mark Zuckerberg's public comments.
Colin L. Powell, history-making secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dies
The four-star general served under three Republican presidents and was also the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A climate disaster will likely affect you one day. Here’s how to prepare.
People who never considered themselves at risk from climate change are waking up to floods and fires.
What are the Pandora Papers?
A trove of secret files details the financial universe where global elite shield riches from taxes, probes and accountability.
