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Cardinals beat Cubs in Game 1 of NLDS

ST. LOUIS — Jon Lester and John Lackey shared so much even before Friday night. Similar tastes — “country stuff,” Lackey said — united them in friendship. >> view original

N. Korea parades missiles, drones in anniversary celebration

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared Saturday that his country was ready to stand up to any threat posed by the United ... >> view original

McCarthy says Ryan would be an 'amazing' Speaker

... - After a GOP meeting on the morning of Friday, Oct. 9, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who dropped out of the race for Speaker just yesterday, endorses Paul ... >> view original

20 years after Million Man March, a reprise

In 1995, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan called for African American men to come to Washington and pledge to be better husbands, fathers and leaders ... >> view original

Anthony strong again as Knicks beat Wizards 115-104

WASHINGTON — Carmelo Anthony continued his return from a knee operation with his second straight strong performance, scoring 21 points in 25 minutes as ... >> view original

Despite signs of Russia's Syria buildup, US seemed to be caught flat...

An initial round of talks between defense officials in Moscow and Washington to set rules to “deconflict” air operations between the two countries, held Oct. 1, ... >> view original

Ben Carson: The biggest fan of Nazi metaphors in politics

In an August 2014 interview with The Washington Post, reporter Ben Terris asked Carson if he worried whether comparing Obama supporters to Nazi ... >> view original

Pentagon plans major shift in effort to counter the Islamic State in Syria

The strategy overhaul, approved by President Obama last week, comes as Washington scrambles to adjust to Moscow's entry into the Syrian war. Russian ... >> view original

Four Delta Chi fraternity members shot — one fatally — at Northern...

Delta Chi's international headquarters confirmed in a statement to The Washington Post that Brough and the three injured students are members of the fraternity. >> view original

Obama stumps for Sen. Murray inWashingtonstate

Patty Murray with a fundraiser in Washington state. Obama called the four-term senator "one of my favorite people in either Washington" and described her as a ... >> view original