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Farmer Orville Williams looks at drought-stressed wheat in one of his fields Saturday, May 16, 2026, near Montezuma, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Squeezed by tariffs and Iran war, farmers say they face a new crisis

August 28, 2026 at 7:20 a.m.

“I am afraid that we’re looking into the barrel of another farm crisis,” said Johnson, a fourth-generation farmer, who estimates her profits are down by as much as 50 percent....

A Flock Safety license-plate, vehicle-trait recognition camera is deployed along southbound Gratiot Avenue north of Interstate 696 in Roseville, Michigan.
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Police departments weren’t looking for officers abusing Flock. We did it for them.

August 24, 2026 at 7:26 a.m.

Law enforcement agencies around the country are vigorously defending their use of Flock against rising community concerns that officers are using the nationwide network of cameras to spy on ordinary...

Long and Boggess represent two of the approximately 30 remaining “Rosie the Riveters.” (Tyler M. Andrews/The Washington Post)

They’re friends. They’re both 109. Here are their longevity secrets.

August 24, 2026 at 7:14 a.m.

Both Boggess and Long were “Rosie the Riveters” - women who joined the workforce during World War II to help fill the factory lines, shipyards and offices vacated by the...

The unexpected issue dividing parties and midterms candidates

August 24, 2026 at 6:39 a.m.

More Democrats and Republicans spotlight AI policies on their websites than mention longer-established political topics including Israel, manufacturing and racism, according to the analysis that covered 1,200 websites of candidates...

Aim to get at least seven hours of sleep each night, with most people needing between seven and nine hours of sleep to function well the next day, according to Ulysses Magalang, a board-certified physician and director of the Sleep Medicine Program at Ohio State University. (Photo courtesy of Metro Editorial Services)

What doctors want you to know about ‘catch-up’ sleep

August 19, 2026 at 2:22 p.m.

If you skimp on sleep here and there, you’ll probably be fine in the long term. Your body is resilient and will find ways to manage and forge ahead. But...

New York City sanitation worker Javier Gomez, left, and Victor after finding the lost ring. (New York City Department of Sanitation)

She lost her rings. Her husband scoured 20,000 pounds of trash to find them.

August 18, 2026 at 9:24 a.m.

The platinum ring had been in Victor’s family for about a century. His great-grandmother hid the ring in her mouth when she left the Soviet Union in 1989, Victor said,...

Picasso's "Torero,” or “bullfighter” in Spanish. (Chad Strack)

A landlord was cleaning out a vacant apartment, then found a lost Picasso

August 18, 2026 at 6:34 a.m.

The print wasn’t just any Picasso. In February 2018, the black-and-white print - a 1949 aquatint on rice paper featuring the Spanish artist’s signature in green pencil - had vanished...

If your pet sleeps in bed with you, wash sheets weekly and launder bedding such as comforters, duvets, blankets, pillows and mattress pads every one to two months. (Photo courtesy of Metro Editorial Services)

13 things pet owners should clean regularly to keep everyone healthy and happy

August 18, 2026 at 6:22 a.m.

Staying on top of cleaning your pet’s belongings, as well as the areas where they sleep, eat and romp, helps keep everyone in your household happy and healthy. It also...

From left: Ann McCoslin, her cousin Daniel McCoslin and Nikki Meador walk on Meador’s Leon County property, which is next to the proposed site of a power plant expected to fuel a proposed data center. (Antranik Tavitian/For The Washington Post)

Rural Texas conservatives love free markets but not when it comes to data centers

August 16, 2026 at 7:20 a.m.

“They love our farmland because it’s flat, it’s clear, there’s water and electricity there, and they can just come in and start building,” GOP Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said at...

Aircraft are seen on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln.

As poor conditions are reported on USS Abraham Lincoln, Democrats demand answers

August 14, 2026 at 8:55 a.m.

The Military Times reported this week that at least two sailors have attempted to jump overboard, with the wife of one sailor saying burnout caused her husband to try to...

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