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Navalny team confirms death and demands authorities return body to family

Putin, riding high before Navalny’s death, seems unstoppable

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In the deepest Amazon, a priest watches in dismay as a charismatic evangelical draws away his flock

For the first time in a year, an itinerant Catholic priest was journeying downriver to celebrate a village’s annual Mass. But how many villagers would attend? Which faith would the community choose?

Story by Terrence McCoy | Photos by Alexandre Cruz-Noronha

Hefty fines, penalties will rock Trump family’s business and fortune

By Jonathan O'Connell

Leaking 500-gallon propane tank appeared to cause massive Virginia home blast

By Nicki Jhabvala, Justin Jouvenal, Olivia Diaz and Clarence WilliamsUpdated 59 minutes ago

How the decision to honor a Trump ally tore apart a Hall of Fame

By Joanna Slater

Her debut was unforgettable — 27 years later, she’s finally back

With “Lives of the Monster Dogs,” Kirsten Bakis beguiled readers. To write her second novel, she had to find her voice again.

By Jacob Brogan

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

What everyone can learn from the woman who lost $50,000 to a scam

By Heather Kelly

Advice

A lightbulb broke off when I tried to remove it. What can I do?

By Jeanne Huber

An illustration of a giant, glowing light box towering over a small silhouette of a man shielding his eyes.

I have seasonal depression and a love-hate relationship with my light box

By Richard Sima

10 classic meat and potato recipes, including steak dinners and stew

By Becky Krystal

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The Evil Empire collapsed. Putin’s regime will, too.

Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Kara-Murza are two of the most prominent victims of Putin’s repression. Their heroism is a sign that a different Russia is possible.

Opinion by Natan Sharansky and Carl Gershman

A superpower of older age: Powerlessness

Opinion by Anne Lamott

The Fani Willis hearing was must-watch TV that no one needed to see

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

Cartoon: Putin foe Navalny dies in prison

Opinion by Ann Telnaes

Who is Mike Johnson always on the phone with?

Opinion by Alexandra Petri

Marriage has a monopoly on legal benefits. It shouldn’t.

Opinion by Rhaina Cohen

Here’s which states could benefit most from migrant labor

Opinion by Eduardo Porter and Youyou Zhou

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Visual Forensics

Video is said to show U.N. relief worker removing shot Israeli from kibbutz

The footage of the person Israel identified would be the first to surface publicly of any of the individuals Israel accused of participating in the Oct. 7 attack.

By Chris Dehghanpoor, Miriam Berger, Sarah Cahlan, Shane Harris and Joyce Sohyun Lee

Virginia Ali made Ben’s Chili Bowl, and herself, a symbol of D.C.

At 90, the co-founder of the iconic 65-year-old restaurant has become the city’s reluctant matriarch.

By Tim Carman

Medical Mysteries: How a sore throat led to life-threatening bleeding

Doctors were baffled by a man’s severe throat pain that spread to his neck and shoulder. The cause was found after he started hemorrhaging in a hospital waiting room.

By Sandra G. Boodman

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RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

As ‘Footloose’ turns 40, school hopes Kevin Bacon returns for one last dance

Students from Payson High School, where much of the 1984 film was shot, have campaigned for Bacon to attend their spring prom.

By Omari Daniels

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The judgment of São Miguel

A Catholic priest, an evangelical pastor and the battle for souls in the deepest Amazon.

Trump’s anger at courts, frayed alliances could upend approach to judicial issues

Tucker Carlson faces new backlash over Putin interview after Navalny death

Hefty fines, penalties will rock Trump family’s business and fortune

Vladimir Putin, riding high before Navalny’s death, seems unstoppable

Politics

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Trump’s anger at courts, frayed alliances could upend approach to judicial issues

Trump’s once-transactional relationship with the conservative legal establishment has splintered in recent years, and his frustration toward the court system has grown.

By Josh Dawsey and Marianne LeVine

Democrats attack Trump over report that he favors a 16-week abortion ban

By Patrick Svitek and Josh Dawsey

Election 2024

Biden visits site of the train derailment that became a culture battle

By Matt Viser and Erin Patrick O'Connor

Analysis

Schumer, McConnell exit Ukraine-Israel aid deal to familiar political rivalry

By Paul Kane

Trump Cases

‘Star witness’ mostly silent in hearing to disqualify Fani Willis

By Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner

What to know about Trump’s civil fraud verdict and its possible impact

By Jonathan O'Connell, Shayna Jacobs and Mark Berman

Judge orders Trump to pay more than $350 million after civil fraud trial

By Shayna Jacobs and Mark Berman

Advice

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Carolyn Hax: Husband complains about grocery choices but won’t say what he wants

A reader’s husband is a bad shopper and won’t make a list, but complains about what his spouse brings home from the store.

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Ask Amy: I want my adult daughters’ stuff out of my home

February 17

Miss Manners: My friend keeps sending me photos of her tacky outfits

February 17

Ask Sahaj: We’ve been dating for over a year but haven’t said, ‘I love you’

February 15

Work Advice: My husband says I shouldn’t be Facebook friends with clients

February 15

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5 ways to build or enhance one close friendship this year

By Emma Nadler

These 5 science-based tips can improve your relationship

By Richard Sima

Stress is driving teens’ drug use, new federal study suggests

By Erin Blakemore

Is it true that oysters can be an aphrodisiac?

By Lindsey Bever

Dental problems may harm your heart. Here’s how to take care of your teeth as you age.

By Hallie Levine

The Home You Own

We bring lots of hang-ups into the kitchen. Here’s how design can help.

By Amanda Long

Dreaming of expat life? Here’s what it takes to buy a home in Europe.

By Gabe Bullard

7 paint colors for kitchen cabinets (that aren’t white or gray)

By Kathryn O'Shea Evans

A conceptual illustration of a person leading their romantic partner into a large, upright book. The book contains their bedroom which is filled with warm, glowy lights, blankets on the bed, and a few pieces of clothing on the floor.

Yes, your home can be sexy, according to romance authors. Here’s how.

By Rachel Kurzius

BOOK WORLDNews, reviews and big ideas for all things fiction and nonfiction

Review

‘The Alternative’ is just the book economists should read — and won’t

By Becca Rothfeld

Review

Revisiting the brilliant short stories of a writer who died too young

By Jackie Thomas-Kennedy

Review

Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and the Hollywood gamble that paid off

By Glenn Frankel

Review

Unions are hugely popular. Why aren’t they more powerful?

By Margot Roosevelt

Review

‘Private Equity’ asks if working for a hedge fund has to cost your soul

By Jenny G. Zhang

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Parts of Amazon rainforest could tip toward collapse by 2050, study warns

By Andrew Jeong

A ‘collapse’ is looming for Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, scientists say

By Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney

Coral bleaching is now so extreme, scientists had to expand their scale for it

By Amudalat Ajasa

Advice

Solar water heaters were cool in 1980s. They could be again.

By Michael J. Coren

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These farmworkers created America’s strongest workplace heat rules

By Nicolás Rivero

Midwest’s ‘lost winter’ to persist with mild weather as February ends

By Ian Livingston

A trio of storms will deliver another soaking to California

By Matthew Cappucci

Why a hot Atlantic has hurricane forecasters very worried

By Scott Dance

Meteorologists on cloud 9 after film trailer of ‘Twisters,’ coming this summer

By Matthew Cappucci

High-risk patients alarmed by CDC’s plan to ease covid isolation guidance

By Fenit Nirappil and Lena H. Sun

Two juveniles charged after Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting

By Annie Gowen

Ex-FBI spy hunter sentenced to 28 months for hiding secret cash payments

By Spencer S. Hsu

Yale University apologizes for its role in slavery

By Susan Svrluga and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Trans adults on edge as legislatures broaden focus beyond children

By Casey Parks

World

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In Munich, Zelensky urges U.S. and other allies not to abandon Ukraine

By Emily Rauhala, Michael Birnbaum, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Souad Mekhennet

Putin’s dead critics: A journalist, a tax adviser, a politician

Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka as Russia advances into strategic city

By David L. Stern and Andrew Jeong

Navalny’s health in harsh prison system was major concern before death

By Adam Taylor

Middle east conflict

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Israeli forces carry out arrests inside Nasser Hospital as raid continues

By Kelsey Ables and Victoria Bisset

Israel, Egypt deny Gaza evacuation plan; U.N. wants access to hospital

By Hazem Balousha , Adela Suliman, Claire Parker and Kendra Nichols

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

As Israel corners Rafah, Netanyahu defies the world

By Ishaan Tharoor

Standoff over Rafah assault tests Israel’s most important alliances

By Steve Hendrix, Claire Parker and Miriam Berger

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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Can you run for president as an openly old man?

There’s a certain charisma that comes with being unapologetically old. But politicians often run the other way.

By Jesús Rodríguez and Kara Voght

Paul McCartney’s bass guitar was missing for 51 years. Fans helped find it.

By Victoria Bisset

The life and testimony of Fani Willis’s father, John Floyd III

By Anne Branigin and Janay Kingsberry

At Fashion Week, a new millennial style

By Rachel Tashjian

The surprise appearances and snowy stilettos of New York Fashion Week

By Rachel Tashjian and Ashley Fetters Maloy

The kids of New York Fashion Week

By Ashley Fetters Maloy

The sidewalk turns into a catwalk during New York Fashion Week

By Moira Haney, Annaliese Nurnberg and Ashley Fetters Maloy

D.C., MD. & VA.

Black History Month

Black history is ‘being attacked.’ These parents found alternatives.

By Rachel Hatzipanagos and Emmanuel Felton

He unearthed his roots. Now he digs up lost stories of enslaved people.

By Sydney Page

A learning kit misidentified civil rights leaders. Here’s who they were.

By Tobi Raji

New ‘Peanuts’ special will finally let Franklin sit by White friends

By Samantha Chery

SPORTS

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Perspective

Lefty Driesell was a character, a comic, and an all-time great coach

By John Feinstein1 hour ago

Lefty Driesell, coach who built Maryland into college basketball power, dies at 92

By Kelyn Soong

Perspective

The U.S. has a gun problem, and Kansas City’s NFL team could help

By Kevin B. Blackistone

MacKenzie Gore has deceptive secondary pitches. Now he needs consistency.

By Andrew Golden

Ashley Owusu, now starring for Penn State, is making up for lost time

By Kareem Copeland

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