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Drought-stricken California is burning, flooding at...-WashingtonPost

Amid California's historic drought, an even rarer weekend downpour that calmed wildfires also washed away a 30-foot bridge that carries commuters to Arizona. >> view original

Husband, housekeeper were beaten, strangled...-WashingtonPost

At 5:56 p.m. May 13, the alarm company that monitored the Savopoulos family home received a “broken glass alert” for French doors that lead into the stately ... >> view original

Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP...-WashingtonPost

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows businessman and 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump leading the GOP field for Republican voters. >> view original

Stephen Hawking to look for extraterrestrial life

Stephen Hawking, in his office at England's Cambridge University last month, in this 2012 file photo. (The Science Museum via Associated Press) more >. >> view original

In his career, New York Mets' Matt Harvey has kept theWashington...

New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey will be two years removed from Tommy John surgery in October, a procedure that forced him to miss all of last season. >> view original

Marine in Chattanooga shooting may have been...-WashingtonPost

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The FBI has recovered a pistol that may have been privately owned and used by one of the Marines killed here Thursday during the ... >> view original

Menendez lawyers accuse Justice Department of...-WashingtonPost

Lawyers for Sen. Robert Menendez accused federal prosecutors and FBI agents Monday of lying to win a corruption indictment against him this spring, saying ... >> view original

How autistic adults banded together to start a...-WashingtonPost

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Alanna Whitney was a weird kid. She had a strange knack for pronouncing long words. Anchovies on pizza could send her ... >> view original

Injury forces Serena Williams to miss Kastles...-WashingtonPost

The Washington Kastles confirmed late Saturday that Serena Williams will miss her only scheduled matches with the team Monday night in Philadelphia and ... >> view original

El Nino intensifying, could rival strongest in...-WashingtonPost

The present El Nino event, on the cusp of attaining “strong” intensity, has a chance to become the most powerful on record. The event — defined by the ... >> view original