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Shots fired as Palestinians gather food aid in Gaza

A video taken from a U.N. aid convoy in southern Gaza shows gunshots being fired as Palestinians, mostly teenagers and young ...

We re-created a 200-year-old garden. This is what we learned.

Emily Dickinson was once better-known as a gardener. The poet’s first book preserved these species.

Trump now says jobs reports can’t be trusted

For months, President Donald Trump touted jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But after a bad jobs report, he now ...

We tested 3 popular travel pillows. An old favorite won.

Washington Post Travel Reporter Natalie Compton tested travel pillows on trains, planes and buses. For her, the most packable ...

DNC Chair Ken Martin: No party is 'entitled' to any district

In a news conference Democratic lawmakers from Texas held in Chicago, DNC Chair Ken Martin slammed President Trump's comments ...

Democrats say no party is ‘entitled’ to any district

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin on Aug. 5 criticized President Trump’s comments on redrawing the Texas ...

Scientists may have figured out what is melting seastars

Sea star wasting disease has killed billions of starfish and destroyed kelp ecosystems. In a study published Aug. 4, researchers say they found the culprit.