Sorry, Oxford dictionary nerds. This is the real word of the year.
The verbal encapsulation of 2024 explains everything from “shrimp Jesus” to disgusting viral recipes and clickbait headlines.
AI, huge hacks leave consumers facing a perfect storm of privacy perils
Nearly unlimited, highly personal information is available for anyone willing to pay. AI provides many ways to turn that into ...
Trump offers Pentagon’s No. 2 job to billionaire Stephen Feinberg
The search for a capable deputy defense secretary has taken on heightened significance as lawmakers scrutinize Pete Hegseth, ...
Trump (and Canada) would not actually like it if Canada joined the U.S.
The president-elect’s flippant comment to the Canadian prime minister might worry Canadians, but the scenario would also not ...
Timeshares can trap you. My family couldn’t escape until my dad died.
Timeshares are vacation products that allow you to stay at an accommodation — usually a resort — for a short period like a ...
Democrats strongly opposed a Hunter Biden pardon. Now, they back it.
That’s basically a full reversal from where Democrats were before. YouGov polling in September 2023 showed almost the exact ...
Biden moves to end subminimum wages for people with disabilities
The Biden administration is moving to phase out a Depression-era program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers ...
FTC extends data broker crackdown as Khan’s term nears likely end
The FTC said data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics agreed to cease the practices to settle claims they collected or sold people’s private personal information, such as data about visits to ...
No more daylight saving time? Musk, Ramaswamy muse on ending clock changes.
The “Department of Government Efficiency” may target the century-old practice, the men suggested on social media. It was not ...
DOGE prepares to tackle health care
Welcome back to Health Brief, where we support government transparency but might draw the line on videos of Cabinet nominees ...
Without the ‘greatest power-play player of all time,’ the Caps are surging
It shouldn’t add up, but Washington’s numbers with a man advantage have improved since Alex Ovechkin’s injury.
The Washington Post1h
US job openings rose last month, though hiring slowed, in mixed picture for labor market
WASHINGTON — The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3 1/2 year low in September, a sign ...