Articles filed under Washington Post
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Should you get a measles booster? Here’s what to know.Jul 11, 2025 8:33 am - There have been 1,267 confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As cases continue to emerge, health-care experts say the best way to protect against measles is to get vaccinated. Most people in the U.S. have gotten these shots as children, but a measles vaccine booster may help some adults.
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6 backyard privacy tricks to keep nosy neighbors awayJul 11, 2025 6:30 am - Creating outdoor privacy: Landscape experts share strategies for shielding your backyard from prying eyes.
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Birds keep pooping on my patio. What’s the best way to clean it?Jul 11, 2025 6:24 am - A reader who enjoys birdwatching in her backyard wants to know the best way to remove bird poop from her patio.
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Carolyn Hax: Costly wedding strains debt-ridden marriageJul 11, 2025 6:00 am - Man considers canceling $45,000 wedding to stop mountain of debt and to appease his family. Carolyn Hax says it is time to speak honestly with his wife about financial realities, or leave the relationship.
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Conservatives are asking Trump for another big tax cutJul 10, 2025 7:21 pm - Fresh off passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” several conservative organizations and Republican lawmakers are preparing to ask President Donald Trump for another maj...
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Want to know Rachel Brosnahan’s secret? First share yours.Jul 10, 2025 3:41 pm - Rachel Brosnahan, who grew up in Highland Park, embraces the character of ambitious reporter Lois Lane in the new “Superman” movie.
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Trump’s NOAA pick appears in confirmation hearing days after Texas floodsJul 09, 2025 8:43 pm - U.S. senators are set to interview President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that m...
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Former FBI, CIA directors under investigation, DOJ indicates in statementJul 09, 2025 8:25 pm - The Justice Department acknowledged Wednesday that it had opened criminal probes into former FBI director James B. Comey and former CIA director John Brennan — two freque...
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Unhappy with Putin, Trump and Congress move closer to UkraineJul 09, 2025 8:23 pm - After half a year of White House skepticism toward Kyiv and friendliness toward Moscow, President Donald Trump and top Republicans have shifted course, with the White Hou...
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Some weather models predicted the Texas floods. Why did the official forecast miss it?Jul 09, 2025 7:31 pm - Weather models that meteorologists use to predict thunderstorm activity and heavy precipitation suggested on Thursday the possibility of 10 inches of rain — and even as m...