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Scott Walker: Unbending (and unexcitable)

In this occasional series, The Washington Post is exploring key characteristics of the leading contenders that could help make one of them the country's next ... >> view original

Historic deal reached with Iran to limit nuclear program

President Obama, after announcing the agreement in Washington, quickly turned to what may be the more arduous task of selling the deal to skeptical ... >> view original

New data reveals that Pluto's heart is broken

During a news briefing at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on Tuesday, NASA scientists revealed what they've gleaned from the latest photos of ... >> view original

Murder rates drop as concealed carry permits soar: report

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Tuesday, July 14, 2015. The number of concealed carry handgun permits has skyrocketed since President Obama was first ... >> view original

Wash. 'miracle child' survives plane crash, trek through mountains

A couple hours later, it dropped off the radar near Omak, Wash., in bad weather in the Okanogan Highlands foothills, according to the Washington State ... >> view original

Honda settles DOJ charges that it overcharged minority borrowers

The auto finance arm of Honda on Wednesday agreed to repay $24 million to minority borrowers to settle a Justice Department complaint that it overcharged ... >> view original

Obama tells NAACP that justice reform is long overdue

Sari Horwitz in Washington contributed to this report. Juliet Eilperin is The Washington Post's White House bureau chief, covering domestic and foreign policy as ... >> view original

Immigration and crime

In recent weeks, there has been an upsurge in controversy over crime committed by immigrants, sparked by a recent murder in San Francisco, and by ... >> view original

Dissent in Greece over austerity deal grows ahead of vote

Associated Press writers Pan Pylas in Brussels, Anna Psaroudaki in Athens and Paul Wiseman and Martin Crutsinger in Washington contributed to this report. >> view original

Maryland Democrat Arrested for Indecent Exposure

According to the Washington Post report, Kelly is considering a run for the seat vacated by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.), who is running for U.S. Senate. >> view original