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For Mexico, Hurricane Patricia hit just the right spot

Todd Frankel, Jason Samenow, Chris Mooney and Niraj Chokshi in Washington and Gabriela Martinez in Mexico City contributed to this report. Read more:. >> view original

Bernie Sanders: Our first agnostic president?

Much of the attention paid to Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign has to do with the s-word: Can a socialist be elected president? How much of a socialist is ... >> view original

Philipp Grubauer has bumpy first start

It was a bumpy season debut for Grubauer, the new Washington Capitals backup goaltender to Braden Holtby. He allowed four goals on 23 shots, but he still got ... >> view original

Heavy rainfall triggers flooding around Texas

“I have been here my entire life — I have never seen that quantity of rain in one day,” Tanner told The Washington Post. Navarro County emergency personnel ... >> view original

BLM illegally sold thousands of wild horses for slaughter: report

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times - Saturday, October 24, 2015. The Bureau of Land Management, the agency tasked with protecting wild horses and ... >> view original

Police: 3 dead, 22 injured after homecoming parade crash

STILLWATER, Okla. — A vehicle crashed into a crowd of spectators Saturday during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing at least three ... >> view original

Study says standardized testing is overwhelming nation's public...

The number of standardized tests U.S. public school students take has exploded in the past decade, with most schools requiring too many tests of dubious value, ... >> view original

New Russian military might on full display in Syria

HEMEIMEEM AIRBASE, Syria — Sleek combat jets loaded with precision bunker-buster bombs roar into the skies as soldiers in desert-style uniforms march past ... >> view original

Wizards drop preseason finale, 92-82, to Raptors in Montreal

MONTREAL – The Washington Wizards' first basket in their final exhibition Friday night was the product of a simple basketball sequence. Point guard John Wall ... >> view original