Rachel Weiner came to The Washington Post as a politics Web editor and then a political blogger. Since 2014 she has been on the Metro desk covering Donald Trump on trial, state legislative ...

Scientists have discovered an unusually thick mantle transition zone beneath the Lesser Antilles. This discovery sheds new light on how oceanic plates sink into the Earth's mantle. Variations in rock ...

He fed the pictures into the modeling software, which created 3D representations that could be blown up, zoomed in on and scrutinized in greater detail than the fossils. In one, there were tracks ...

But it's not the kind that sells tickets or excitement. The ESPN broadcast zoomed in on Jets' fans after Roger Goodell announced the choice, and they didn't look sure whether they should ...

She has amassed a fortune over the years that is many times the size of even the wealthiest Hollywood stars' net worths. And her path to unimaginable riches would seem simple enough, since she's ...

LOVINGTON — The Lovington man accused of stabbing his neighbor to death in a dispute sparked by a barking dog complaint will be headed back to court to face new, but toned down, charges. This ...

New research published in the journal Ornithology shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in the Southwest, are expanding their range northward through the Pacific ...

However, the State’s new filing says just the opposite. The document says the defense’s motion for a lesser sentence should be denied because the judge accurately followed the recommendations for ...

WENATCHEE — The homeless defendant accused of starting a damaging fire in a Wenatchee drainage pipe has been sentenced to four and a half months in jail. Timothy John Whitney, 51, pleaded ...

Purchase any cannabis product through Washington state's legal market, and you'll get a decent idea of what the product is and where it came from. State law requires all packaging to include ...

When I settled into my plush theater seat to view Warfare on its opening weekend, I had done no research about the film. I anticipated the standard Global War on Terrorism fare: good guys and bad ...

The mistakes, miscommunications and flip-flops are piling up after an early run defined by a flood of major policy changes that were rolled out at breakneck speed. By Luke Broadwater Luke ...