Vodafone reveals extent of tapping by governments
The world’s second-largest cellular carrier said “a small number” of countries have unfettered access to customers’ private communications.
GOP lawmakers shift their views on Bergdahl rescue
Some called for the U.S. to “do everything possible” to bring him home. Now they say they didn’t actually mean everything.
The former Bons Secours home for unmarried mothers in Ireland. (Reuters)
800 dead babies may be just the start
POST EVERYTHING | The author of “Philomena” says a gruesome discovery in Ireland is a symptom of a larger problem.
From this year's prize money to California Chrome’s chances, here’s all you need to know.
U.S. job market recaptures all the jobs that were lost during the recession
Businesses created 217,000 new jobs in May, while the jobless rate held steady at 6.3 percent.
Student who stopped the deadly Seattle shooting spree hailed as a hero
Jon Meis, a 22-year-old student armed with pepper spray, stopped Aaron Ybarra as he reloaded.
D-Day 70 years later
‘You think about all those dead kids.
. . . How did I get out of this myself?’
Seven decades after Omaha Beach, Leo Scheer, 90, recalls his brush with death and the feelings of guilt.
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More than half say they’d abandon their cable firm, if only they could
THE SWITCH | A survey proves that cable rage is real and fueled by rising prices and a lack of options.
Three little words that divide a nation
THE FIX | Here’s a polarizing question: What do you call a sweetened carbonated beverage?
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The tide is high: Signs of climate change rise daily in Norfolk
The sea is rising faster here than anywhere else on the East Coast, but federal help is scarce.
For us latch-key kids (and the Bradys), Ann B. Davis was a saving grace
APPRECIATION | On empty afterschool afternoons, Ann B. Davis dispensed cookies, milk and advice.
You can laugh at Maureen Dowd,
but she makes a good point about pot
OPINION | The NYT columnist’s bad trip with pot in Colorado shows one peril in legalization.
(Matt McClain / The Washington Post)
He once worried his son looked gay. Then he led his son’s gay wedding.
Officiating at the wedding got the Rev. Frank Schaefer defrocked by the United Methodists. But that rebuke created an unlikely (and influential) activist for same-sex marriage.
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Pools, views, majesty: Over-the-top homes around the capital
(Jens Buettner / AP)
The Day: Banksy’s Marilyn, a tiger’s roar, monastery mummies
Nation’s last unchallenged gay marriage ban brought to court
GOVBEAT | North Dakota was sued Friday afternoon over its refusal to allow gay marriages.
Obama meets with Putin briefly
for first time since Ukraine crisis
The U.S. and Russian presidents spoke at a luncheon of world leaders for the D-Day anniversary.
Ex-analyst faked reports for troops on IEDs
An ex-intelligence analyst gets two years probation for forging timecards and writing in reports that he had nothing significant to say without reviewing materials.
The insane (and hopeless) logic of #YesAllWomen critics
That’s not how you make a coherent argument.
What was fake on the Internet this week: detached retinas, doodled passports, and a murder caught on Google Streetview
The 14th installment in a weekly series that debunks the Web’s hoaxes, rumors and exaggerations.
‘Galileo’s Torch’ stars unlikely group of Washingtonians
A troupe of conservatives and liberals is putting on local author James Reston Jr.’s new play.
House of the Week | Demetriou-designed McLean home for $9.995M
World-acclaimed architect constructed the home out of concrete and plaster and filled it with curves.
James gets “smoked out” in Game 1
WIZARDS INSIDER | The Spurs couldn’t slow down LeBron James but the four-time MVP eventually had to succumb to the humidity and his own well-built body.
Verizon to Netflix: Here’s a cease-and-desist letter. Can you hear me now?
The latest in the two companies’ spat over who’s to blame for network congestion.
Report: 13 percent of uninsured people will pay the Obamacare penalty
WONKBLOG | Just 4 million people will pay the fine for skipping health insurance in 2016, according to a new estimate.
Acting VA secretary promises to ‘make dust,’ change VA culture
FEDERAL EYE | Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson issued his first remarks about the VA scandal since taking over as the department’s head last week.
What to Watch: How ‘The Brady Bunch’ changed our lives
Q&A TRANSCRIPT | Hank Stuever discussed the good, the bad and the guilty pleasures of TV.
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The top-read stories of the past four hours
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Free him, then try him -
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'A soup of misery': Over half of people say they'd abandon their cable company, if only they could -
4The second-largest religion in each state
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The Bergdahl boomerang: GOP lawmakers who long urged a rescue now sour on the idea
