Unvaccinated Child Contracted Tetanus. Took 2 Months, $800K To Save Him
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Saturday March 9, 2019
For more than 30 years in Oregon, cases of tetanus in children were almost mythical - studied in textbooks but never seen in person - thanks to the effectiveness of pediatric vaccination programs.
Trump Called Tim Cook "Tim Apple". Then Apple CEO Did This On Twitter
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Saturday March 9, 2019
The moment was so fleeting, it could have been missed in a millisecond. At a White House event Wednesday, President Donald Trump thanked Apple CEO Tim Cook for his efforts to bolster the American workforce.
Passengers On Board Train In US Spent Nearly 2 Days Stuck In Snow
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Wednesday February 27, 2019
When Rebekah Dodson boarded the Amtrak Coast Starlight late Sunday afternoon, she settled in for what should have been a four-hour trip to her home in southern Oregon. The train, whose route mostly hugs the Pacific Coast, runs daily between Seattle and Los Angeles and is billed as "one of the most spectacular of all train routes."
US Man Arrested After Police Tweet Re-Creation Of Girl's 1973 Killing
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday February 21, 2019
On the day Linda Ann O'Keefe died, it was a cooler-than-normal July morning in Newport Beach, California. The brown-haired, blue-eyed 11-year-old got a ride to summer school - about half a mile away - but had to walk home in the afternoon.
Tabloid's Threat To Publish Jeff Bezos' Photos Was "Journalism": Attorney
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Monday February 11, 2019
Jeffrey Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon.com and the world's richest man, has been a constant in headlines over the past few weeks - although not necessarily for either of the attributes listed here. Last month, the National Enquirer published texts and photos exposing Bezos' extramarital affair with former television host Lauren Sanchez. The b...
Scientists Look For Owner Of USB Drive Found In Leopard Seal's Poop
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Wednesday February 6, 2019
A pair of researchers in New Zealand made a surprising discovery several weeks ago while analyzing a pile of seal poop. Nestled inside one of the excrement samples was something unusually hard: a USB stick.
Flood-hit Australians Urged To Watch Out For Crocodiles In 'Unexpected Places'
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Tuesday February 5, 2019
Over the past week, record levels of rain have deluged Queensland in northeastern Australia, prompting emergency evacuations - as well as some surreal sights.
"Use English 100% Of The Time": US Professor's E-Mail To Chinese Students
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Monday January 28, 2019
The email that landed Saturday afternoon in dozens of Duke University students' inboxes - but that would soon spread across the world - started out innocuously.
US Man Accused Of Killing 5 In Bank Had "Fascination With Death", Says Ex
World News | Meagan Flynn, Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday January 24, 2019
A picture began to emerge late Wednesday of the man accused of killing five people in a Sebring, Florida, bank and barricading himself inside with hostages until authorities arrested him.
Dishwasher Worked On Sundays For 10 Years, Awarded $21 Million By Jury
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Friday January 18, 2019
For nearly a decade, Marie Jean Pierre showed up to work as a dishwasher at the Conrad Hotel in Miami's posh, high-rise-filled Brickell neighborhood. The Haitian immigrant said she informed the hotel from the time she was hired, in April 2006
Teens Were Throwing Eggs At Cars, US Cops Say. Now A Mother Of 2 Is Dead
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday January 3, 2019
On New Year's Day, Silvia Zavala climbed into her red Ford F-150 pickup truck to run some errands in north Houston. The "funny and independent" mother of two had been visiting family in town for the holiday, and had planned to return to her own home that day. What Zavala couldn't have known as she traveled southbound on Aldine Westfield Road was th...
McDonald's Employee Attacked. She Fights Back. Video Is Viral
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday January 3, 2019
Brenda Biandudi doesn't normally go to fast food chains, but it was New Year's Eve and she needed somewhere to use the restroom and buy a drink.
Girl In Mexico Sent Christmas List By Balloon. Man Across Border Found It
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Saturday December 22, 2018
The spot of red was what first caught Randy Heiss' attention last Sunday as he hiked the remote expanse of land behind his ranch in Patagonia, Arizona, a town near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Family Says A Hacker Took Over A Baby Monitor And Broadcast Threats
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Friday December 21, 2018
At first, it was a beeping that woke Ellen and Nathan Rigney in the middle of the night. Then it became something more sinister.
Ex-NASA Engineer Creates Trap Using Glitter, Fart Spray To Catch Thieves
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 19, 2018
Two package thieves, to be exact, both of whom had made off with a delivery from his California porch one day in broad daylight, about seven months ago.
Unvaccinated Child Contracted Tetanus. Took 2 Months, $800K To Save Him
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Saturday March 9, 2019
For more than 30 years in Oregon, cases of tetanus in children were almost mythical - studied in textbooks but never seen in person - thanks to the effectiveness of pediatric vaccination programs.
Trump Called Tim Cook "Tim Apple". Then Apple CEO Did This On Twitter
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Saturday March 9, 2019
The moment was so fleeting, it could have been missed in a millisecond. At a White House event Wednesday, President Donald Trump thanked Apple CEO Tim Cook for his efforts to bolster the American workforce.
Passengers On Board Train In US Spent Nearly 2 Days Stuck In Snow
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Wednesday February 27, 2019
When Rebekah Dodson boarded the Amtrak Coast Starlight late Sunday afternoon, she settled in for what should have been a four-hour trip to her home in southern Oregon. The train, whose route mostly hugs the Pacific Coast, runs daily between Seattle and Los Angeles and is billed as "one of the most spectacular of all train routes."
US Man Arrested After Police Tweet Re-Creation Of Girl's 1973 Killing
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday February 21, 2019
On the day Linda Ann O'Keefe died, it was a cooler-than-normal July morning in Newport Beach, California. The brown-haired, blue-eyed 11-year-old got a ride to summer school - about half a mile away - but had to walk home in the afternoon.
Tabloid's Threat To Publish Jeff Bezos' Photos Was "Journalism": Attorney
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Monday February 11, 2019
Jeffrey Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon.com and the world's richest man, has been a constant in headlines over the past few weeks - although not necessarily for either of the attributes listed here. Last month, the National Enquirer published texts and photos exposing Bezos' extramarital affair with former television host Lauren Sanchez. The b...
Scientists Look For Owner Of USB Drive Found In Leopard Seal's Poop
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Wednesday February 6, 2019
A pair of researchers in New Zealand made a surprising discovery several weeks ago while analyzing a pile of seal poop. Nestled inside one of the excrement samples was something unusually hard: a USB stick.
Flood-hit Australians Urged To Watch Out For Crocodiles In 'Unexpected Places'
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Tuesday February 5, 2019
Over the past week, record levels of rain have deluged Queensland in northeastern Australia, prompting emergency evacuations - as well as some surreal sights.
"Use English 100% Of The Time": US Professor's E-Mail To Chinese Students
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Monday January 28, 2019
The email that landed Saturday afternoon in dozens of Duke University students' inboxes - but that would soon spread across the world - started out innocuously.
US Man Accused Of Killing 5 In Bank Had "Fascination With Death", Says Ex
World News | Meagan Flynn, Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday January 24, 2019
A picture began to emerge late Wednesday of the man accused of killing five people in a Sebring, Florida, bank and barricading himself inside with hostages until authorities arrested him.
Dishwasher Worked On Sundays For 10 Years, Awarded $21 Million By Jury
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Friday January 18, 2019
For nearly a decade, Marie Jean Pierre showed up to work as a dishwasher at the Conrad Hotel in Miami's posh, high-rise-filled Brickell neighborhood. The Haitian immigrant said she informed the hotel from the time she was hired, in April 2006
Teens Were Throwing Eggs At Cars, US Cops Say. Now A Mother Of 2 Is Dead
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday January 3, 2019
On New Year's Day, Silvia Zavala climbed into her red Ford F-150 pickup truck to run some errands in north Houston. The "funny and independent" mother of two had been visiting family in town for the holiday, and had planned to return to her own home that day. What Zavala couldn't have known as she traveled southbound on Aldine Westfield Road was th...
McDonald's Employee Attacked. She Fights Back. Video Is Viral
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday January 3, 2019
Brenda Biandudi doesn't normally go to fast food chains, but it was New Year's Eve and she needed somewhere to use the restroom and buy a drink.
Girl In Mexico Sent Christmas List By Balloon. Man Across Border Found It
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Saturday December 22, 2018
The spot of red was what first caught Randy Heiss' attention last Sunday as he hiked the remote expanse of land behind his ranch in Patagonia, Arizona, a town near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Family Says A Hacker Took Over A Baby Monitor And Broadcast Threats
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Friday December 21, 2018
At first, it was a beeping that woke Ellen and Nathan Rigney in the middle of the night. Then it became something more sinister.
Ex-NASA Engineer Creates Trap Using Glitter, Fart Spray To Catch Thieves
World News | Amy B Wang, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 19, 2018
Two package thieves, to be exact, both of whom had made off with a delivery from his California porch one day in broad daylight, about seven months ago.
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