Opinion: How An Indian-American Family Got Stranded In India Due To Broken US Immigration System

Opinion: How An Indian-American Family Got Stranded In India Due To Broken US Immigration System

Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post | Tuesday November 19, 2019

The Mazumdars are home. After nearly three months trapped in a frightening immigration limbo, the family returned from India to their D.C. condo, to their schools and jobs, to their friends and their lives. All it took was one stamp on a passport.

Opinion: US Woman, 83, Might Get Kicked Out Of Home For Taking Too Many Cookies

Opinion: US Woman, 83, Might Get Kicked Out Of Home For Taking Too Many Cookies

Theresa Vargas, The Washington Post | Thursday October 17, 2019

The first indication that 83-year-old Elsie Cruey could be kicked out of her apartment came in an email in June.

Opinion: E-Cigarettes Help Quit Smoking But May Get Teens Hooked To Nicotine

Opinion: E-Cigarettes Help Quit Smoking But May Get Teens Hooked To Nicotine

The Washington Post | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Ever since e-cigarettes began surging in popularity, they have posed a vexing problem: These nicotine-delivery devices may help some adults quit smoking, which is more dangerous than vaping, but also may addict nonsmokers to nicotine, especially curious teenagers.

Blog: My Date Bailed Two Days Before Prom, But I Had A Happy Ending Nonetheless

Blog: My Date Bailed Two Days Before Prom, But I Had A Happy Ending Nonetheless

Cynthia McCabe, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 04, 2019

It's prom season, and every year around this time, as my Facebook feed fills up with pictures of friends' children headed out for their big night, it reminds me of a single, inexplicable act of kindness 24 years ago on my own prom night.

Blog: Meghan Markle's Subtle But Important Message To New Moms On Giving Birth

Blog: Meghan Markle's Subtle But Important Message To New Moms On Giving Birth

Madhulika Sikka, The Washington Post | Thursday May 09, 2019

Did you notice something in those pictures of Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor?

Opinion: <i>Game of Thrones</i>' "The Long Night" Felt Decidedly Conventional

Opinion: Game of Thrones' "The Long Night" Felt Decidedly Conventional

Alyssa Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Monday April 29, 2019

I love "Game of Thrones"; more than any other work of art, George R.R. Martin's novels and the television adaptation of them have defined my career as a critic. But if you asked me whether "Game of Thrones" is a genuinely great show, after "The Long Night," I'd have to answer: not today.

Opinion: How Many Trumps Does It Take To Not Change A Lightbulb?

Opinion: How Many Trumps Does It Take To Not Change A Lightbulb?

The Washington Post | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Of all the counterproductive policy campaigns conservatives have waged in recent years, among the most irrational has been their war on the federal government's efforts to update the lightbulb. Swapping out all the old incandescent bulbs across the country would save an astonishing amount of energy, which would translate into big savings for consumers and less polluti...

Blog: My Mother's Place Of Escape Is Patel Brothers, Indian Grocery In US

Blog: My Mother's Place Of Escape Is Patel Brothers, Indian Grocery In US

Khushbu Shah, The Washington Post | Friday January 25, 2019

My mom's bucket list doesn't include lavish trips to far-flung locales like Bora Bora or Peru. Instead, it stars a grocery store - more specifically, a Patel Brothers location in Naperville, Illinois.

Opinion: Trump Says China Is "Honourable". He Should Learn From This Woman's Case

Opinion: Trump Says China Is "Honourable". He Should Learn From This Woman's Case

Fred Hiatt, The Washington Post | Monday January 14, 2019

Not long before President Trump expounded on how "honorable" he finds China's communist regime, my friend Ti-Anna Wang found herself and her 11-month-old baby in custody in the Hangzhou airport.

Opinion: After Khashoggi, No Longer Feel Safe In Exile From Pakistan

Opinion: After Khashoggi, No Longer Feel Safe In Exile From Pakistan

Taha Siddiqui, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 09, 2019

The U.S. intelligence officials told me they believe that, after Jamal Khashoggi's killing, repressive regimes such as the one in Pakistan have been emboldened to silence critics, not only at home but also abroad.

Blog: My Mom Traveled To India To Save My Life. This Is How I Thanked Her

Blog: My Mom Traveled To India To Save My Life. This Is How I Thanked Her

Amy B Scher, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 02, 2019

I can't say if my love story had anything to do with the Hindu goddess of marriage, but I do know that there would be no happy ending without my mother by my side through it all.

Opinion: "Glitch Of The Pentagon": There's A Reason No One Heard Of This Monster

Opinion: "Glitch Of The Pentagon": There's A Reason No One Heard Of This Monster

Nick Norlen, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 01, 2019

Search for a combination of "glitch" and "Pentagon," and you get news stories about temporarily lost 9/11 photos or the maligned F-35 fighter plane, but no Pentagon monster.

Opinion: YouTube King's Most-Watched Video Is An Insult Aimed At T-Series

Opinion: YouTube King's Most-Watched Video Is An Insult Aimed At T-Series

Leo Mirani, The Washington Post | Friday December 14, 2018

It is perhaps the silliest spat of the year. Since September, PewDiePie, a Swedish Internet personality whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, has waged a war of words with T-Series, an Indian record label and film producer. For five years, PewDiePie has been the most subscribed channel on YouTube, amassing more than 76 million subscribers. T-Series, however, is threaten...

Opinion: Mark Zuckerberg Should At Least Step Down As Facebook Chairman

Opinion: Mark Zuckerberg Should At Least Step Down As Facebook Chairman

Margaret Sullivan, The Washington Post | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg once set out a bit of digital-world wisdom that became his company's informal motto: "Move fast and break things." After the past week's developments, the 34-year-old should declare mission accomplished - and find something else to do for the next few decades.