| Even as U.S. and China agree to trade truce, they are edging toward partial economic divorce; On land, Australia's rising heat is 'apocalyptic.' In the ocean, it's even worse.; Hunting black men to start a 'race war'; In Israel, a year of limbo is exacting a toll, leaving important functions of government almost nonexistent; The Altamont Concert, Part 2: A day of chaos and violence; Coast-to-coast storm system to bring heavy snow or severe weather to much of nation; Is Betelgeuse, one of the sky's brightest stars, on the brink of a supernova?; Tour helicopter vanishes in Hawaii with 7 onboard; Federal workers poised to get largest pay raise in a decade; America's marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws keep them out of global markets; The most popular travel stories, tips and guides of the year |
| | | |  |  | | The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors. | | | | | | | |  | | | A Washington Post investigation has found that Theodore McCarrick sent checks over nearly two decades, according to church ledgers, as the Vatican failed to act on claims he had sexually harassed young men. This year he became the first cardinal known to be defrocked for sexual abuse. | | By Shawn Boburg, Robert O'Harrow and Chico Harlan ● Read more » | | | | | Looking to limit exports of and reliance on each other's technologies, both countries are taking steps to extricate themselves from their interdependent relationship. | | By David Lynch ● Read more » | | | | | Tasmanian Aboriginals faced genocide, and now extreme climate change is threatening what's left of their culture. | | 2°C: Beyond the Limit ● By Darryl Fears, Bonnie Jo Mount, John Muyskens and Harry Stevens ● Read more » | | | | | | | | James Harris Jackson went to New York with a Roman sword and an apocalyptic ideology. Then he stabbed a stranger in the back and left him to die. His motivation? An idea that is older than the United States but has continued to inspire violence. | | By Michael Miller ● Read more » | | | | | Senior appointments are stalled. The Knesset has approved only six laws since mid-January, four pertaining to elections. No state budget has been approved for the upcoming year. Even if a third election produces a clear winner in March, that would begin a lengthy process of coalition building. | | By Ruth Eglash ● Read more » | | | | | Altamont 1969 was meant to be the Woodstock of the West. Eyewitnesses recount how this free concert turned into a deadly disaster. | | Post Reports | Listen Now ● By The Washington Post ● Read more » | | | | | A relay race of storms could disrupt post-holiday travel, especially in the Plains, the Midwest and, eventually, New England. | | By Matthew Cappucci ● Read more » | | | | | "Supergiants" tend to live fast and die young, and Betelgeuse's red color indicates that it has moved to one of the last stages of a star's life. | | By Sarah Kaplan ● Read more » | | | | | | | | U.S. Coast Guard units are racing to recover the aircraft that never returned from a tour of the Napali Coast on Kauai. | | By Alex Horton ● Read more » | | | | | President Trump signed an order Thursday finalizing the raise, which takes effect Jan. 5 and will be as high as 3.52 percent for most Washington-area workers. | | By Eric Yoder ● Read more » | | | | | Restrictions on exports are allowing Canadian cannabis growers to dominate, despite the U.S. industry's technological edge. | | By Markian Hawryluk ● Read more » | | | | | A passenger revolt on a cruise ship, advice on the safest seat on an airplane and other top stories of 2019. | | By The Way | A Post Travel Destination ● By Washington Post staff ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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