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Relisha Rudd was 8 when a janitor at a shelter took her. A decade later, she haunts a changed city.

Relisha was last seen in March 2014 after a janitor at a D.C. homeless shelter took her. Her disappearance altered practices and people.

By Ellie Silverman

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Perspective: Everybody knew then (and they know now) that kids like Relisha need us

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Dropping aid from planes is expensive and inefficient. Why is the U.S. doing it?

The United States is at least the fifth country to drop aid to Gaza since the start of the war, but aid professionals say dropping aid from planes is insufficient to meet the needs of the more than 2 million people trapped inside Gaza.

By Sarah Dadouch and Claire Parker

The Rubymar cargo ship sinking off the coast of Yemen on Feb. 27. (AFP/Getty Images)

Fears of environmental disaster rise as cargo ship sinks after Houthi attack

By Jennifer Hassan

U.S. plans more airdrops into Gaza amid hope for Ramadan cease-fire

Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to become all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader

Entering Sunday’s 93-83 home win over No. 2 Ohio State, Clark needed 18 points to pass Maravich for the record.

By Chuck CulpepperUpdated 1 hour ago

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

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Ask a Doctor: How do I lose weight during menopause?

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

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Natives vs. ‘Nativar’ plants: Do pollinators notice a difference?

By Tovah Martin

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Last-minute packing is a way of life

By Jacqueline LeKachman

How to turn a too-small bedroom into a dream closet

By Laura Fenton

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‘I really want a life’: How one anorexic told her own story till the end

A terminal diagnosis has been proposed for anorexia. It could be the beginning of a slippery slope, where treatable mental illnesses become death sentences.

Opinion by Emmeline Clein

Four ways Biden can make inroads with anti-Trump Republicans

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

How paradoxes of class will shape the 2024 election

Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr.

Everyone would be poorer without the WTO. Biden needs to rescue it.

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My emergency patients wait hours — or days — for a hospital bed

Opinion by Hashem Zikry

Stop your populist grandstanding over Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’

Opinion by Catherine Rampell

Food convoy carnage distills what’s gone terribly wrong in Gaza

Opinion by David Ignatius

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Lauren Boebert doesn’t want to lose the House

A messy divorce and flagging popularity upended her personal life and threatened her political future. Can the MAGA Mean Girl start over without changing?

By Ben Terris

Haley hints she isn’t bound by loyalty pledge to support GOP nominee

Allies urge Bernie Sanders to run for reelection: ‘We won’t let him retire’

Several more feet of snow to fall in Sierra Nevada, even after blizzard

The ongoing storm has brought at least 7 feet of snow and winds up to 190 mph in California’s mountains, and even spawned a tornado near Fresno.

By Matthew Cappucci and Diana Leonard

This common precursor to dementia often gets diagnosed late. Experts say that needs to change.

Years after her memory loss began, Jonel Dershem was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment diagnosis. Recognizing it early is essential to slowing its progression, experts say.

By Katherine Ellison

Holocaust museum gets trove of intimate stories of loss and survival

By Michael E. Ruane

A man walking his dog found a rare intact dinosaur skeleton

By Dave Kindy

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At age 8, Relisha vanished. A decade later, she haunts a changed city.

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Backlogged with blockbuster cases, Supreme Court takes on Trump

The Supreme Court has an unusual number of high-profile decisions this term, from abortion to guns to the legal and political future of Donald Trump.

By Ann E. Marimow

Offensive comments by N.C. Republican stand out even in Trump’s party

By Hannah Knowles

Trump deflects anti-democracy criticism; accuses Biden, without evidence, of conspiring against U.S.

By Marianne LeVine

Trump wins GOP contests in Idaho, Missouri and Michigan

By Hannah Knowles

Politics

In Texas races, Gov. Abbott targets fellow Republicans who oppose vouchers

By Patrick Svitek

Red-state Christian women are rising up, speaking out to defend IVF

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Analysis

McConnell and Haley fight losing battles against Trump’s ‘America First’ worldview

By Dan Balz

Analysis

House Republicans often vote no on spending, but love to add pet projects

By Paul Kane

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Carolyn Hax: When do parents tell their kids about grandma’s side piece?

Their grandma is having an affair, and their parent doesn’t want to lie to them to cover for her regular absences.

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Ask Amy: Mom wonders whether to snitch on teens

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Miss Manners: She’s upset I can’t afford to go to her bachelorette party

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Living with memory loss, working to fend off dementia

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Why you shouldn’t rely on ChatGPT for exercise suggestions just yet

By Erin Blakemore

Exhausted parents turn to baby sleep consultants. But do they work?

By Meeri Kim

Advice

Why quitting can be a superpower that helps your mental health

By Gregory Scott Brown, MD

Yogurt can lower diabetes risk, FDA allows makers to claim, with caveats

By Andrew Jeong

The Home You Own

Advice

9 tasks for your March home-maintenance checklist

By Jeanne Huber

Make a big statement with one of these extra-large houseplants

By Kristin Luna

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How can I remove hard water stains from glass shower doors?

By Jeanne Huber

Here’s how to hang art and photos to please the eye and the brain

By Stacey Colino

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

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An inside look at how Biden’s team rebuilt foreign policy after Trump

By Paul Musgrave

Review

Five years after Luke Perry’s death, a new look at the Gen X bad boy

By Allison Stewart

Book tour: At home with Lisa Scottoline

By Nora Krug

10 noteworthy books for March

By Becky Meloan

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A seasoned reporter’s eye makes this Holocaust memoir unforgettable

By Susan Rubin Suleiman

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

These Amazon villages are powering up without electric poles or cables

By Isabel Alarcon

Analysis

Winter is warming almost everywhere. See how it’s changed in your town.

By Harry Stevens

Snow and ice are a way of life here. See how a lost winter upended that.

By Scott Dance

The White House is delaying this key climate rule. Here’s why.

By Maxine Joselow

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California rains resurrect a long-dead lake in dry Death Valley

By Reis Thebault

The groundhog was right: Spring is here ahead of schedule

By Ian Livingston

D.C.’s cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom from March 23 to 26, officials predict

By Karina Elwood

Spring is in the air — and in the night sky if you look closely

By Geoff Chester

A massive Texas wildfire is now the largest on record in the state

By Scott Dance

These camera doorbells from Amazon, Walmart aren’t safe

By Tatum Hunter

When you should (and shouldn’t) rely on AI tools

By Tatum Hunter

I’m begging you not to Google for airline customer service numbers

By Shira Ovide

Technology

Amid tensions with Russia, SpaceX to launch another astronaut crew

By Christian Davenport

Waymo robotaxis can hit California highways after state approval

By Trisha Thadani

DeSantis vetoes Florida bill banning social media for most kids

By Cristiano Lima-Strong

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Louisiana’s ban on destruction of IVF embryos strips patients’ options

By Anumita Kaur

Perspective

How to FOIA: A visual guide for obtaining public records

By Nate Jones and Emily Joynton

The largest wildfire recorded in Texas is still burning. Here’s what to know.

By Tobi Raji

Donors raise $100K for prisoner who sent 13-cent hourly wages to Gaza

By Maham Javaid

Howard Hiatt, champion of global public health, dies at 98

By Joshua Brockman

WORLD

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Germany probes Russian leak of call where officers discuss Ukraine aid

By Kate Brady and Serhiy Morgunov

Lawmakers pick Pakistan’s leader, but Khan’s shadow looms from prison

By Shaiq Hussain and Rick Noack

Alexei Navalny’s mourners also grieve for a democratic Russia

By Francesca Ebel

Ever more undocumented Indian migrants follow ‘donkey’ route to America

By Karishma Mehrotra

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Iran stages a dismal election as Islamic regime circles the wagons

By Ishaan Tharoor

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The wives are not all right

What a new crop of books teach us about marriage and divorce

By Monica Hesse

The zombie CVS, a late-capitalism horror story

By Maura Judkis

Analysis

Everything you can do to win (or lose) the Oscars race

By Jada Yuan

Inside the D.C. Council’s turn away from progressive crime strategies

By Emily Davies and Meagan Flynn

University of Maryland halts fraternity, sorority events amid hazing concerns

By Antonio Olivo

Everybody knew then (and they know now) that kids like Relisha need us

By Petula Dvorak

Child brings loaded gun to elementary school in Alexandria, police say

By Martin Weil

D.C. Housing Authority director promises three-year recovery plan

By Steve Thompson

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: Late-night patchy fog slightly possible. Mainly cloudy Monday.

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Going Out Guide

The 25 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week

By Fritz Hahn, Sophia Solano, Chris Richards, Adele Chapin, Chris Kelly and Mark Jenkins

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As trade deadline nears, Capitals are trying to ‘thread a needle’

By Bailey Johnson

With Evgeny Kuznetsov on waivers, Caps see a chance for a ‘fresh start’

By Bailey Johnson

Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to become all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader

By Chuck Culpepper1 hour ago

Younger, fresher D.C. United is already displaying plenty of resolve

By Steven Goff

LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 40,000 points

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