Hasan is found guilty in Fort Hood shootings

Billy Kenber

The Army psychiatrist faces a possible death sentence after being convicted of 13 charges of premeditated murder in the 2009 attack in Texas.

U.S., Russia at odds on suspected attack in Syria

Karen DeYoung

Responses to the alleged chemical attack appear to be on hold pending confirmation, as a U.N. team awaits access to the site.

Nine ingredients make up the People's Burger. (Marge Ely/Post)

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Post readers voted on the best components of the Washington area’s most popular burgers. The result? The People’s Burger.

Soldier sentenced to life in prison without parole for Afghan massacre

Soldier sentenced to life in prison without parole for Afghan massacre

Associated Press

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty to killing 16 civilians last year in order to avoid the death penalty.

Attacks at Lebanese mosques kill 27, hours after Israel bombs militant base

Attacks at Lebanese mosques kill 27, hours after Israel bombs militant base

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Explosions target worshipers at two Sunni mosques in the northern city of Tripoli.

Putin bans rallies in Olympic city

Putin bans rallies in Olympic city

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Russia’s ban on alleged gay propaganda has been sharply criticized in the West.

Carolyn Hax’s wedding hootenanny

Carolyn Hax’s wedding hootenanny

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Winners: You’re so ‘This Town’ if . . .

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Generation X — The worst generation?

Generation X — The worst generation?

Dana Milbank

With no existential crisis to bind us, we lack a sense greater than self.

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March on Washington 50 Years Later

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 22: Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. poses for a portrait as she attends the 50th Anniversary March on Washington Women Leaders of the Movement: Past, Present & Future Intergeneerational Discussion and Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Thursday August 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post) 2. King family portrait: The last official portrait taken of the entire family. Photo was taken in the study of Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1966. From left are Dexter King, Yolanda King (standing next to MLK), Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice King (sitting on Coretta's lap), Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King III.

Bernice King followed her father, MLK, into ministry. (Post, AP)

The sisters were almost forgotten

Krissah Thompson

Women are front and center in remembering a historic event in which they played a strong, but hidden, role.

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Obama: Law school should take 2 years

Obama: Law school should take 2 years

At a town hall meeting at Binghamton University on Friday, President Obama said he believes law school should take two years to complete, not the traditional three.
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Colorado hail looks like summer snowstorm

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NY city council approves NYPD oversight

NY city council approves NYPD oversight

The New York City Council voted for new oversight for the NY Police Department, and to create easier standards for racial profiling lawsuits.
Ben's Chili Bowl: Beloved D.C. restaurant celebrates 55 years

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In a tense 911 call, a school bookkeeper talks with Michael Hall, helping him surrender after she says he fired shots outside a Georgia elementary school.

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FILE - In this July 19,2013 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The accomplishments are few, the chaos plentiful in the 113th Congress, a discourteous model of divided government. 'Have senators sit down and shut up, okay?’’ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blurted out as lawmakers milled about noisily at a time Sen. Susan Collins was trying to speak. There was political calculation even in that. Democrats knew the Maine Republican was about rip into her own party’s leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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March on Washington 50 Years Later

National Guard members near the Lincoln Memorial. (UPI)

‘There was this fear’

Marc Fisher

Today, the 1963 march was a triumph of hope and optimism. But in the moment, it was cause for official caution and popular anxiety.

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Fukushima plant leaking highly radioactive water

Japan’s nuclear watchdog says the leak could be a sign of a new problem — eventual seeping from several storage tanks.

Yosemite National Park wildfire

The Rim Fire threatens about 2,500 homes, hotels and camp buildings near the California park.

After dolphin deaths, investigators seek cause

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Activists accuse Syria of chemical weapons attack

The opposition says the government launched a massive strike that killed scores in the Damascus suburbs.

Ben’s Chili Bowl: A D.C. institution

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1972 Dolphins visit White House

More than 40 years after becoming only NFL team to complete perfect season, ‘72 Miami Dolphins were honored by Obama.

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Obama takes questions at Binghamton U. forum

Philip Rucker

The president said law school probably takes too long and the GOP is ‘manufacturing’ a budget crisis.

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PTSD not always to blame

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Combat trauma is not a catch-all for troubled veterans.

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where they ride — or don’t

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A talk show that never ends

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Business

July new-home sales plunge by most in 3 years

July new-home sales plunge by most in 3 years

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Economists blame rising mortgage rates for the sudden drop off in demand.

Technology

How the NSA spied on Americans before the Internet

How the NSA spied on Americans before the Internet

Caitlin Dewey

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Bo Xilai dismisses wife’s testimony during trial

Bo Xilai dismisses wife’s testimony during trial

William Wan

Disgraced official calls Gu Kailai “mad” after she says she killed a businessman to protect the family.

Federal Government

Snubs won't stop joint military exercise with Russia

Snubs won't stop joint military exercise with Russia

Josh Hicks

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The sisters were almost forgotten

The sisters were almost forgotten

Krissah Thompson

Women are front and center in remembering a historic event in which they played a strong, but hidden, role.

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Hax Wedding Hootenanny

Hax Wedding Hootenanny

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