A hop, no skip and a jump, a fiery festival and more of the week’s best photos
See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Exploring the American frontier
The West has long captivated Americans’ imaginations with its iconic vistas and mythical lore. Mountains jutting toward the ...
Why Charles Schumer is the Senator of Chutzpah
The only thing Chuck Schumer knows about antisemitism is how to spread it. Since the Hamas attack on Israel two October ago, ...
CNN Revamps Washington Bureau Leadership Under Philip Rucker
Former Washington Post editor Philip Rucker, who was hired at CNN in January, is now in charge of all D.C. editorial and news teams.
Mavericks forward joins NBA legends with career milestone
In spite of the noise around the franchise, forward PJ Washington is not letting outside issues interfere with his game. He has been arguably the most consisten ...
Man shot and killed woman, then is caught 1,000 miles away months later, WA cops say
A 19-year-old man was found over a 1,000 miles away after police said he shot and killed a woman in Washington months ago.
Elon Musk’s dad touts billionaire’s friendships with his ‘Black servants’ as a kid
Errol Musk, Elon’s father, previously told a biographer he imported his emeralds from an unregistered mine because otherwise ...
Unique feature in home listing sends buyers wild
A listing for a Washington, D.C., townhouse has gone viral, with the home not only in the center of D.C. - but replicated ...
Education Department duties will be handled by SBA and HHS, Trump says after ordering DOE dismantling
WASHINGTON — Duties once carried out by the Department of Education will be handled by the Small Business Administration and Department of Health and Human Services, President Trump revealed Friday ...
Maxine Peake Tells the True Story of a Brave Journalist in ‘Words of War’ in Trailer
A new trailer for Words of War, starring Ciarán Hinds, Maxine Peake, and Jason Isaacs, has been released. Watch it now.
She shot and killed Latin superstar Selena 30 years ago. Now she’s up for parole and could be set free
Yolanda Saldívar fatally shot Grammy-winning Latin superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 23, in a Texas hotel room on March 31, 1995. Thirty years later, she is up for parole. Andrea Cavallier delves in ...
DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes — then restored one, with changes
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran best known for appearing in a photograph of six men ra ...