The Pizzagate gunman is out of prison. Conspiracy theories are out of control. VIEW
Edgar Maddison Welch gave D.C. its first glimpse of what would become QAnon. Four years later, thousands would follow Welch's fevered path to Washington, drawn...
In the nation’s capital, Black families reel from the pain of hundreds lost to COVID-19, killings VIEW
Between the pandemic and a surge in homicides, nearly 1,000 lives were lost this year in Washington. Almost 80% have been Black. Some Black families...
A stolen slave auction plaque shook Charlottesville — but the confession was the real shock
The culprit, a 74-year-old amateur historian and activist, said he removed the plaque because he thought slaves and their descendants deserved a more prominent memorial.
Resettled migrants pack schools, divide Minnesota town
In rural Worthington, Minn., a surge of unaccompanied minor immigrants has crowded schools and left residents divided over funding an expansion. The split can be...
Pancho Villa, prostitutes and spies: The U.S.-Mexico border wall’s wild origins
The past century has seen wild, often unsuccessful efforts to fortify the U.S.-Mexico frontier. Long before the perceived threat was Central American asylum-seekers, it was...
Who is Julie Swetnick, the third Kavanaugh accuser?
Julie Swetnick, an experienced web developer, has worked for U.S. embassies, Customs and Border Protection and Internal Revenue Service. She has held security clearances at...
"I felt like a dog": Experts warn separated immigrant kids may have been deeply traumatized
As parents are slowly reunited with the children Border Patrol took away weeks or months ago, experts warn that many kids may have been deeply...