Tornadoes touch down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport, outside city
Tornadoes were also spotted in towns outside Chicago before the National Weather Service alerts passed Wednesday evening.
By Andrea SalcedoMan found near Obama’s D.C. home detained pending trial
Taylor Taranto, a defendant in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, was in Obama's neighborhood hours after former president Donald Trump shared the address on social media.
By Olivia DiazJudge convicts one of first Oath Keepers arrested in Jan. 6 riot
Donovan Crowl, part of a line that marched single-file into the Capitol, was convicted of conspiracy. James Beeks became the first Oath Keeper acquitted of all Jan. 6 charges.
By Tom Jackman and Spencer S. HsuProud Boys member who led Jan. 6 charge at Capitol sentenced to 5 years
Daniel "Milkshake" Scott shouted about taking the Capitol hours before the breach and led an assault that broke a key police line.
By Spencer S. HsuDOJ will no longer intervene on behalf of Trump in Carroll defamation suit
The Justice Department had argued that Trump was immune from any liability because he was acting within his presidential duties when he denied sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll.
By Rachel WeinerPatient shoots and kills surgeon in exam room, police say
Surgeon Benjamin Mauck, 43, was in an exam room when a gunman identified as Larry Pickens, a patient at the Campbell Clinic in Collierville, Tenn., opened fire, authorities say.
By Timothy BellaWhat to know about Leslie Van Houten, paroled Manson Family cult member
Leslie Van Houten, once a follower of cult leader Charles Manson, was paroled at 73 after serving decades in prison over a killing rampage he orchestrated.
By Victoria Bisset and Caroline AndersFloods test Vermont’s quaint mountain towns in age of climate change
Towns dotting Vermont’s mountain valleys are a major draw for the state’s tourism industry. But their topography is also a vulnerability in a changing climate.
By Joanna Slater and Silvia Foster-FrauFrench Swifties are just as annoyed at Ticketmaster as Americans were
Much like Taylor Swift's American fans, French Swifties encountered a Ticketmaster meltdown when they attempted to buy tickets for the Eras Tour.
By María Luisa PaúlRepublicans plan efforts to tout early voting tactics they once vilified
Some GOP critics worry about infighting and a lack of experience among new groups that are organizing to encourage voting before Election Day
By Josh Dawsey and Isaac ArnsdorfConjoined twins survived a rare surgery. Now they’re going home.
Eliza and Ella Fuller were born conjoined at the stomach. They’re expected to live healthy lives after Texas doctors separated them in a rare surgery.
By Kyle MelnickGOP-controlled Iowa legislature votes to ban abortion after about six weeks
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) called the House and Senate back for a rare special session for the “sole purpose” of enacting new restrictions on abortion.
By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Rachel Roubein and Kelsey AblesFired officer charged, accused of slamming man to floor while booking him
Former Warren, Mich., police officer Matthew Rodriguez will face a felony charge after video showed him striking Jaquwan Smith after his arrest.
By Daniel WuHow do you calm a rattlesnake? Give it a friend, scientists say.
Researchers at California’s Loma Linda University found that rattlesnakes are less stressed when they’re near another snake.
By Kyle MelnickManson Family member Leslie Van Houten released on parole
Fifty-two years after Leslie Van Houten was convicted, she has been freed from a correctional facility in Corona, Calif.
By Maham Javaid, Andrea Salcedo and Caroline AndersNortheast storms dump over 2 months’ worth of rain on Vermont: Live weather updates
President Biden declared an emergency in Vermont, where capital Montpelier closed its downtown as the Winooski River reached levels not seen since 1927.
By Lyric Li, Brady Dennis, Justine McDaniel, Anumita Kaur and Susan LevineTrump seeks major trial delay, citing 2024 campaign and legal factors
Lawyers for Donald Trump tell U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon he will be too busy campaigning for president to prepare for his classified documents trial in Florida.
By Devlin BarrettNew grand jury likely to decide Trump’s fate in Georgia election probe
Two grand juries are to be impaneled Tuesday in Atlanta, one of which is likely to decide whether former president Donald Trump and any of his allies should face criminal charges.
By Holly BaileyIn photos: Flash floods in N.Y. and Vermont kill 1, prompt emergency
Intense rainfall killed at least one person, trapped others and washed away major roads in parts of New York’s Hudson Valley late Sunday, and by Monday morning was causing Vermont’s worst flooding in a decade.
By Washington Post StaffSoccer coach’s lost phone contained videos of him raping boys, police say
Camilo Hurtado Campos drugged the boys and recorded himself raping them while they were unconscious, police in Franklin, Tennessee, said.
By Annabelle Timsit