| Commissioner who built NBA into global sports phenomenon dies at 77; Israel's Netanyahu seeks immunity from criminal charges; Bloomberg's business in China has grown. That could create unprecedented entanglements if he is elected president.; New food resolutions: Better breakfasts, less takeout, more togetherness; Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannons as protesters mark new year with another mass demonstration; Pope Francis apologizes after smacking hand of woman who had pulled him toward her; The 2010s were a lost decade for climate. We can't afford a repeat, scientists warn.; Rising stars, obscure heirs, reality TV moguls: What the world leaders of 2020 were doing in 2010; What's in and what's out for the new year |
| | | |  |  | | The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors. | | | | | | | |  | | | Kataib Hezbollah agreed to end the siege after Iraq's prime minister guaranteed he would support efforts to pass a law calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, according to a senior official with the group. | | By Mustafa Salim and Liz Sly ● Read more » | | | | | David Stern, who turned a struggling league into a billion-dollar business viewed in more than 200 countries, was considered one of the most effective and powerful sports executives ever. | | David Stern | 1942–2019 ● By Matt Schudel ● Read more » | | | | | | | | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted in November in three cases focused on bribery, fraud and breach of trust. | | By Ruth Eglash ● Read more » | | | | | Mike Bloomberg, one of the richest people in the world, has for years cultivated his relationship with Chinese leaders and built his business there. | | Campaign 2020 ● By Michael Kranish ● Read more » | | | | | Five of us have vowed to spend January trying to shift our behavior in the kitchen. | | Perspective ● By Washington Post Staff ● Read more » | | | | | The gathering, the biggest seen in the territory in weeks, underscored the continued momentum behind the anti-government movement now in its seventh month. | | By Shibani Mahtani ● Read more » | | | | | As Francis greeted a New Year's Eve crowd in St. Peter's Square, a woman caught him by surprise, grabbing his hand and pulling him toward her. The startled pope smacked her hand to break free. | | By Chico Harlan ● Read more » | | | | | By the final year of the decade, the planet had surpassed its 2010 temperature record five times. | | By Sarah Kaplan ● Read more » | | | | | A decade ago, some of the most powerful people on Earth were virtually unknown. | | By Adam Taylor ● Read more » | | | | | 2019 was a wild dream, huh. Or was it a nightmare? Well, we are painfully awake, and it's time to take a good, hard look at what's ahead for 2020. | | The List: 2020 ● By Elahe Izadi and Sonia Rao ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | |
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