Articles filed under Washington Post
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A barefoot woman scaled the face of Mount Rushmore, officials say. She almost made it to the top.Jul 17, 2019 1:00 am - She clung to the sheer rock face barefoot with no safety ropes or climbing gear in sight. To her left, the enormous stone head of George Washington protruded from the si...
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California man sentenced for murdering couple he found camping on the beach in 2004Jul 17, 2019 1:00 am - The young couple were found on a secluded sliver of shoreline north of Jenner, California, zipped into sleeping bags that they had rolled out on the gray sand. Each had ...
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A popular teen on Instagram was killed. Now the gruesome photos are spreading across the web.Jul 16, 2019 1:00 am - Police arrived at the gruesome scene Sunday morning, alerted by frantic calls from users on the messaging app Discord. What police heard in those calls was horrifying: S...
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Amazon's Prime Day: 5 things to know before you shopJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Prime Day, Amazon's made-up annual shopping event, is upon us. The two-day sale brings in billions of dollars for the company and has become one of its top-grossing even...
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Trump steps up attack on minority congresswomen, saying they 'hate our country'Jul 15, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is not concerned by criticism that his tweets suggesting four minority congresswomen return to their home countri...
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Trump administration moves to restrict asylum accessJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - The Trump administration decreed sweeping changes to U.S. asylum policies Monday, in a move aimed at curtailing the soaring number of Central Americans who have arrived ...
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Boss' refusal to address employee's odor doesn't pass the smell testJul 14, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have a co-worker, “Gus,” who smells really bad, like laundry that is dirty or has sat too long in the washer and become mildewed. My co-worker “Jane” thinks the sme...
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'What do you do?': A question everyone asks, but we all dread to answerJul 14, 2019 6:00 am - No one seems to particularly like the question: “What do you do?” While the query — a mainstay at cocktail parties, weddings and anywhere else where Americans mingle wit...
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When it comes to annuities, there are pros, cons and certain levels of riskJul 14, 2019 6:00 am - An insurance agent recently shared a story with me: In 2012, a “dear client” called and said he wanted to make sure his 84-year-old mother with $800,000 in the bank had ...
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How Facebook fought fake news about FacebookJul 13, 2019 6:22 am - A month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a rumor spread on Facebook. People were sharing a viral gimmick familiar to email spammers: Copy and paste this messa...