Articles filed under Washington Post
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Not feeble: These seniors in their 80s and 90s are still going strongJul 30, 2017 7:30 am - Wilhelmina Delco learned to swim at 80. Harold Berman is in his 67th year practicing law. Mildred Walston spent 76 years on the job at a candy company. And brothers J...
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New AI system attempts to reduce risk of heatstrokeJul 29, 2017 7:30 am - TOKYO - Major corporations have introduced systems utilizing artificial intelligence and information technology to prevent heatstroke among employees, including construc...
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Scientists plan to trick Zika-carrying mosquitoes into breeding themselves out of existenceJul 29, 2017 7:30 am - This summer, a Silicon Valley tech company will have millions of machine-raised, bacteria-infected mosquitoes packed into windowless white vans, driven inland and releas...
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How fans convinced Microsoft to save MS PaintJul 29, 2017 7:21 am - Microsoft Paint isn't going anywhere after all. After an outcry of longtime aspiring digital artists, Microsoft had a change of, umm, art, and said it would not disconti...
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Can Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson get you to love Siri?Jul 29, 2017 7:19 am - Apple wants everyone to like Siri. Everyone - it seems - likes Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson. Therefore, it makes sense to show the Rock liking Siri. That at least seems to ...
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Worker dilemma: Do you let your employer microchip you?Jul 29, 2017 7:00 am - Melissa Timmins has a week to decide: Does she keep her hand to herself, or does she let her employer microchip it? The implant is the size of a grain of rice. It would ...
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Senate rejects measure to partially repeal Affordable Care ActJul 27, 2017 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans suffered a dramatic failure early Friday in their bid to advance a scaled-back plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, throwing into qu...
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Why health care is so hard for the GOPJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Senate embarked on a freewheeling process to rewrite the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, as Republicans overcame deep divisions to bring their proposals...
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Trump announces ban on transgender people in U.S. militaryJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump said he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, a reversal of the Obama administration decision that would have ...
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Democrats slam Trump's military transgender ban, while GOP is caught by surpriseJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats slammed President Trump's decision, announced in a series of tweets Wednesday morning, to bar transgender Americans from serving in ...