How a better understanding of autism could change the justice system for autistics
On January 4, 2019, Matthew Rushin, a 20-year-old Black autistic man from Virginia Beach, caused a car crash that left one man severely injured. Rushin was sentenced to serve 10 years of a 50-year sentence. Former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam…
How Amazon HQ2 could change Arlington and D.C.
Amazon plans to bring more than 25,000 workers to the region as it opens its new headquarters in Arlington, Va. Experts weigh in on how this could impact gentrification and jobs. Read more: https://wapo.st/3k78Nzz. Subscribe to The Washington Post on…
Stuck container ship Ever Forward now moving forward
For more than a month, the Ever Forward container ship has languished in the Chesapeake Bay near the Port of Baltimore, stuck in the mud. Its plight became something of a spectator sport from shore. The giant vessel has become…
Meet a man who can speak 24 languages
Neuroscientists from MIT scanned the brain of hyperpolyglot Vaughn Smith, a carpet cleaner who grew up in the D.C. area and can carry on conversations in 24 languages. Read more: https://wapo.st/3r3291c. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow…
What the student loan payment pause has meant to Black women
Black women shoulder a disproportionate share of the $1.7 trillion student debt burden. The pandemic paused federal student loans for two years, giving many Black women a chance for financial relief and opportunity. Read more: https://wapo.st/3NMxejC. Subscribe to The Washington…
Youngkin’s school mask policy sparks backlash among Va. parents
One of Glenn Youngkin’s first acts as Virginia governor was an executive order making masks optional in schools. Parents like Christine Zinner worry what it could mean for keeping her kids in school, and she’s not alone. A Washington Post…
‘I was wrong’: A governor’s choice cost hundreds a chance at freedom
Parris Glendening (D), a former Maryland governor, declared in 1995 that inmates serving a life sentence would be denied any chance of parole. For decades, after Glendening’s statement, no one serving a life sentence was granted parole. The policy, maintained…
What it was like to be stuck in the I-95 traffic jam
A family bound for a beach vacation and a trucker headed to Georgia were among hundreds of drivers stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia. Both sides of I-95 around the Fredericksburg area were shut down overnight into Jan. 4, leaving…
Winter weather blankets D.C. region in snow
A winter storm dumped several inches of snow across the D.C. region on Jan. 3. Everyone from the National Zoo’s pandas to President Biden got a taste of the snowy conditions. Read more: https://wapo.st/32Lr2FN. Subscribe to The Washington Post on…