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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2026/01/09/live-chat-carolyn-hax/ Author : Carolyn Hax Publish date : 2026-01-09 19:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent, as layoffs remain low despite the worst year for job creation since 2020. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/09/jobs-report-unemployment-rate/ Author : Lauren Kaori Gurley Publish date : 2026-01-09 19:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Renee Nicole Good was a devoted mother and artist before she was fatally shot and became a flash point of anger against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/09/ice-shooting-victim-minneapolis/ Author : Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Annie Gowen, Praveena Somasundaram Publish date : 2026-01-09 16:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Russia said its strike was retaliation for a claimed drone attack that President Donald Trump said never happened. Kyiv’s mayor urged residents to evacuate if they can. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/09/russia-oreshnik-ukraine-attack-putin/ Author : David Stern, Serhii Korolchuk Publish date : 2026-01-09 13:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As Trump targets Venezuelan oil exports, the Coast Guard has put out a call for specialists who can fix captured tankers so they won’t be turned away from U.S. ports. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/09/coast-guard-oil-tankers-venezuela/ Author : Tara Copp Publish date : 2026-01-09 11:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Michael Ramirez cartoon on protests in Iran and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/08/michael-ramirez-cartoon-ayatollah-khamenei-iran-protests/ Author : Michael Ramirez Publish date : 2026-01-08 22:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

D.C. police said the driver had fled a traffic stop before the crash. The two officers who attempted the traffic stop have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/08/dc-l-street-car-crash-arrest/ Author : Emma Uber, Kyle Swenson, Rachel Weiner Publish date : 2026-01-09 02:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Infielders CJ Abrams and Luis García Jr. and pitchers MacKenzie Gore and Jake Irvin agreed to contracts for the upcoming season. Cade Cavalli and the club remain at odds. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/08/nationals-arbitration-cj-abrams-mackenzie-gore/ Author : Andrew Golden, Spencer Nusbaum Publish date : 2026-01-09 02:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Carrie Coon of “The White Lotus” stars in the Broadway premiere of Tracy Letts’s dark psychological thriller “Bug.” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater/2026/01/08/bug-broadway-carrie-coon-review/ Author : Naveen Kumar Publish date : 2026-01-09 01:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

New Year’s resolutions gone off the rails? Here’s how to save them. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/the-trick-to-making-new-years-resolutions-stick/ Author : Elana Gordon, Dennis Funk, Sam Bair, Allison Klein Publish date : 2026-01-08 21:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pennsylvania recently revoked a license for the secure juvenile detention center where the administration sends some migrant children, even some with no pending criminal charges. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/migrant-teens-facility-child-abuse-trump/ Author : Douglas MacMillan Publish date : 2026-01-08 11:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the FBI’s decision to take over the investigation into the deadly shooting in Minneapolis will keep state officials from accessing evidence. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/08/minnesota-ice-shooting-protests/ Author : Patrick Marley, Mark Berman Publish date : 2026-01-08 17:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Security forces have repeatedly responded with violence, including killing protesters, raiding hospitals and arresting thousands, according to rights groups. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/08/iran-protests-strikes-tehran/ Author : Yeganeh Torbati Publish date : 2026-01-08 15:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trump seized on partial video footage to impose his interpretation of the shooting as investigators worked to establish the facts. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/07/trump-ice-shooting-video/ Author : Emily Davies Publish date : 2026-01-08 11:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

José Daniel Ferrer’s life exposes the costs of indulging revolutionary illusions. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/08/cuba-radical-ideologies-communism-authoritarianism/ Author : Michael Lucchese Publish date : 2026-01-08 10:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/07/diaz-morales-maryland-woman-released-ice/ Author : Joe Heim Publish date : 2026-01-08 01:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov are halfway to their second straight U.S. pairs skating title. Italy could be next — if citizenship papers come through in time. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2026/01/07/us-figure-skating-championships/ Author : Les Carpenter Publish date : 2026-01-08 04:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Alan Jackson said “circumstances beyond our control” forced him to stop representing Reiner, who is charged with killing Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2026/01/07/nick-reiner-arraignment-plea/ Author : Maeve Reston, Samantha Chery Publish date : 2026-01-07 20:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Houston-based Avelo is shutting down its base in Arizona after facing protests and boycotts for flying deportation charters for Homeland Security. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/01/07/avelo-ends-deportation-flights-ice/ Author : Andrea Sachs Publish date : 2026-01-08 00:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A Russian-flagged vessel was boarded in the North Atlantic. Another ship was apprehended near the Caribbean. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/07/us-intercept-oil-tanker-russia-venezuela/ Author : Tara Copp, Meg Kelly, Joyce Lee Publish date : 2026-01-07 20:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Strippers in Portland have raised $243,000 and bought toys for sick children over the last 15 years. Their annual event is called Tatas for Toys. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/07/portland-stripper-doernbecher-children-toys/ Author : Ben Brasch Publish date : 2026-01-07 11:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The separatist Southern Transition Council said its leader, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, remained in the port city of Aden after Saudi Arabia accused him of fleeing to an unknown destination. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/07/yemen-saudi-arabia-aden-uae/ Author : Claire Parker, Abbie Cheeseman Publish date : 2026-01-07 16:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

White House officials have said “extensive” abatement efforts occurred before the East Wing was demolished, but have shared no further details. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/07/trump-east-wing-ballroom-asbestos-lawsuit/ Author : Dan Diamond, Olivia George Publish date : 2026-01-07 14:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Attempts to lower home prices will falter without follow-through. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/07/housing-reform-regulation/ Author : Patrick A. McLaughlin Publish date : 2026-01-07 11:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sloth bear cubs have been born at the National Zoo for first time in years. It is unclear which of the zoo’s two males is the father — it may be both, the zoo said. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/07/sloth-bears-national-zoo-born/ Author : Martin Weil Publish date : 2026-01-07 08:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.