Articles filed under Washington Post
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Severe winter storm batters Gazans left with no defensesDec 13, 2025 5:46 pm - A severe winter storm with winds and heavy rains has killed more than a dozen people across the Gaza Strip, inundating its low-lying coast, flooding thousands of tents and collapsing buildings already shaken by two years of Israeli bombardment.
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Israel kills senior Hamas commander in Gaza, threatening fragile truceDec 13, 2025 5:39 pm - Israel killed a senior Hamas commander in Gaza on Saturday, the Israeli military said, another challenge to the shaky ceasefire between the sides brokered by the United S...
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Trump’s team sees Europe’s ‘erasure.’ Europeans see a hostile USDec 13, 2025 2:42 pm - A new U.S. national security strategy berating Europe has triggered a wave of acrimony across the Atlantic, enraging and dismaying European officials who say the document has turned the Trump administration’s vitriol against European democracies into formal policy.
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How monogamous are humans? A study ranks us between meerkats and beavers.Dec 13, 2025 2:40 pm - How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge professor has an answer: Somewhere between the Eurasian beaver and a meerkat.
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The NBA’s $525 million injury epidemicDec 13, 2025 12:19 pm - LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr sparked a moment of introspection for the NBA last month when he said his team’s medical staff believed modern basket...
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Hot takes by the lake: The Shedeur Sanders story comes to Chicago to face the BearsDec 12, 2025 3:00 pm - Shedeur Sanders officially has been named the Browns’ starting quarterback for the rest of the season, including Sunday’s game against the Bears at Soldier Field.
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Research shows how the brain changes as we ageDec 12, 2025 8:29 am - The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrating that brain development is not as linear as you might think.
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Can zinc shorten your cold?Dec 12, 2025 8:09 am - Everyone loves a good cold remedy, and zinc is a popular one, sold over the counter as lozenges, quick-dissolve tablets and nasal sprays. While there’s no conclusive evidence that zinc can prevent a cold, research shows it may shave some time off.
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Cervical cancer screening guidelines just changedDec 12, 2025 8:07 am - The American Cancer Society has endorsed self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening — a change medical experts say will help expand access and improve detection.
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Kristi Noem defends Trump’s immigration policies before departing early from hearingDec 11, 2025 6:59 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday morning was billed as a discussion about global threats the United States faces, but her role in the Trump administration’s immigration policies is in the spotlight.