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| Houthi rebels in Yemen eye oil-rich province, sparking fears of all-out civil war |
| SANAA, Yemen — The Shiite insurgents who have toppled Yemen’s government are threatening to take over a key oil-producing province to the east of the capital, triggering fears that the country could explode in all-out civil war. Read full article » |
| Millions at risk of losing coverage as justices take up challenge to Obamacare |
| Erin Meredith, a fifth-generation Republican who lives in Austin, was no fan of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which she considered just another wasteful government handout. She didn’t sign up for a health plan until late last year, when she felt she had no other choice. Read full article » |
| Danes wary of more attacks as gangs turn to extremism |
| COPENHAGEN — With baseball caps pulled low over their eyes and scarves wrapped tightly around their mouths, the young men huddled at sundown to pay tribute to a killer.More than a dozen had come to the scene where their “brother” was shot dead by police after he sprayed gunfire outside a cafe and a synagogue. Now they would give him a proper — and defiantly public — send-off: quiet prayers, followed by repeated chants of “Allahu Akbar” and the raised-index-finger salute of the Islamic State. Read full article » |
| Metro knew smoke-emergency system had problems before fatal incident |
| Months before a fatal crisis Jan. 12 in which noxious fumes enveloped a Metro train underground, the transit agency set out to improve its decade-old computerized process for handling smoke emergencies in tunnels, documents show. But the planned upgrades, meant to help Metro pinpoint the location of smoke and coordinate the work of ventilation fans, have not advanced beyond the paperwork stage. Read full article » |
| Gov. Walker, eyeing a 2016 bid, picks new fight in Wisconsin: Universities |
| MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has cited his experience battling unions here four years ago as proof that voters appreciate a political leader willing to “go big and go bold.”So as he woos supporters around the country for a possible presidential bid, Walker (R) is once again picking a fight against a powerful institution at home — public universities. Read full article » |
| To Shill a Mockingbird: How the discovery of a manuscript became Harper Lee’s “new” novel |
| MONROEVILLE, Ala. — Would you like to understand how the “new” Harper Lee novel, “Go Set a Watchman,” came to be billed as a long-lost, blockbuster sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird” — one of the definitive books of the American 20th century — when, by all the known facts, it’s an uneven first draft of the famous novel that was never considered for publication? Read full article » |
| At Westminster Dog Show, canine competitors live a life of luxury |
| NEW YORK — One contestant pretty much expects life to include a steady stream of London broil. Another gets all exhilarated about stopping off on the way home for cheeseburgers. Another gets to dive into a 28-foot pool on the back of a 51-foot semi every single day from May to October. Another adores Springsteen’s “Rosalita”; he listens through the speakers in his cap. Another joins his handler routinely at that bastion of versatility, the human-and-canine-capable chiropractor. Read full article » |
| Weather-related delays and closings for Tuesday |
| The following is a list of weather-related closings and delays for Tuesday:The Federal Government Read full article » |
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| POLITICS |
| Trying to counter extremism at home, U.S. faces a risk: Sowing more mistrust |
| Abdisalam Adam is a public school teacher and imam from St. Paul, Minn., and a model for how the White House and U.S. law enforcement hope to avoid an American version of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. By working within local communities and with civic leaders, they aim to prevent the radicalization and recruitment of young people into extremist organizations. Read full article » |
| Deal-breakers for GOP voters: Common Core, immigration reform and … opposition to gay marriage? |
| Everyone wants to know whether Jeb Bush can survive his support for Common Core and comprehensive immigration reform in today's Republican Party.One deal-breaker that might surprise people, though: His opposition to gay marriage. Read full article » |
| Postal inspector general begins second review of mail-surveillance program |
| The Postal Service inspector general’s office is doing its second review of a controversial surveillance program that allows law-enforcement agencies to intercept suspects’ mail items before they are delivered to record their information. Read full article » |
| Bernie Sanders’s claim that 99 percent of new income is going to top 1 percent of Americans |
| “In terms of income as opposed to wealth, almost all of the new income generated in recent years has gone to the top 1 percent. In fact, the latest information that we have shows that in recent years, over 99 percent of all new income generated in the economy has gone to the top 1 percent.”—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brookings Institution speech, Feb. 9 Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| Republicans are holding the Department of Homeland Security hostage |
| The House of Representatives seems to be trying mightily to make itself irrelevant, with Speaker John Boehner leading the effort. I can’t help but think of the old proverb: “The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.” Read full article » |
| Scott Walker’s inartful dodge in London |
| If I were a Republican, I think I might have supported Scott Walker for president. The man has a nice smile, nearly flunked French in college (so did I) and, most important, has fought for what he believes. What he believes, I must emphasize, is not what I believe, but I nevertheless could respect his tenacity and adherence to principle. Until last week. Read full article » |
| Jordan leads the Arab world in the fight against extremists |
| AMMAN, JordanOne of the weaknesses of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State is that America isn’t trusted as a messenger in much of the Arab world. So it is important that Jordan’s King Abdullah II seems ready to play an unusually visible role in organizing Arab opposition to the extremists. Read full article » |
| Republicans are playing hot potato with Homeland Security funding |
| IN THE impasse over funding that threatens to shutter the Department of Homeland Security at the end of this month, House Speaker John A. Boehner has labored mightily to wash his hands of responsibility. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| Search underway for Montgomery County schools superintendent |
| The national search is on in Montgomery County for a new superintendent to lead Maryland’s largest school system, a high-performing district in a place with growing poverty, great affluence, budget stress and parents known for many — and strong — opinions. Read full article » |
| Snow day for the D.C. area: Roads covered and schools, offices closed |
| The Washington area awoke Tuesday to the region’s first major snowfall that dumped between four to six inches and brought widespread closures at schools, businesses and federal offices. Crews worked to clear roadways and sidewalks. Read full article » |
| Earlier delays on Metro’s Blue and Orange lines |
| Updated at 6:20 a.m.Metro said normal service has resumed on the Orange and Blue lines after earlier issues.Original post at 5:41 a.m.Metro said trains are sharing a track on its Blue Line between the Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations. There is a problem with a disabled train at the Van Dorn Street stop. Read full article » |
| Snow, ice cover area roads, but no major crashes |
| Crews throughout the region worked overnight to clear and treat roadways, but many major highways were not free of snow Tuesday morning and remained icy and dangerous, according to authorities and police. Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| For Washington Capitals, ‘guys are in playoff mode’ |
| PITTSBURGH — In the waning moments of the Washington Capitals’ annual fathers’ trip, amid the jubilation of a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, Coach Barry Trotz needled his players about the prospect of partying. Read full article » |
| TV and radio listings for Feb. 17 |
| TELEVISION AND RADIONHL7 p.m.Washington at Pittsburgh Comcast SportsNet; WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM)7:30 p.m.Buffalo at New Jersey NBC Sports NetworkMen’s College Basketball7 p.m.St. John’s at Georgetown Fox Sports 1; WTEM (980 AM)7 p.m.Kentucky at Tennessee ESPN7 p.m.Baylor at Texas Tech ESPN27 p.m.Houston at South Florida ESPNEWS7 p.m.Wake Forest at Notre Dame ESPNU7 p.m.South Carolina at Georgia SEC Network7:30 p.m.Saint Louis at VCU CBS Sports Network9 p.m.Michigan State at Michigan ESPN9 p.m.Texas at Oklahoma ESPN29 p.m.Auburn at Alabama ESPNU9 p.m.LSU at Texas A&M SEC Network9:30 p.m.San Diego State at New Mexico CBS Sports Network Read full article » |
| Amar’e Stoudemire agrees to join Dallas Mavericks |
| Looks like Dirk Nowitzki has a new front-court partner.Former all-star Amar’e Stoudemire, fresh off a buyout with the Knicks and subsequent goodbye poem, has given his word to join the Mavericks, according to RealGM.com. Read full article » |
| Kurt Busch ordered to stay away from ex-girlfriend, but can still race |
| In November, reports surfaced that NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was being investigated in connection with domestic assault accusations. Monday, a family court judge granted a protective order for the woman who brought those claims, Busch’s ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll. Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Federal offices closed in Washington region |
| Federal offices in the Washington region will be closed on Tuesday because of severe winter weather, according to an announcement from the Office of Personnel Management.Emergency personnel and employees who are scheduled for telework on Tuesday will not have the day off, but teleworkers can request leave. Agencies will automatically grant administrative leave to non-emergency employees. Read full article » |
| Who’ll succeed Ebola Czar Ron Klain? |
| Now that Ebola czar Ron Klain has left the White House, the question arises as to who will take over his duties.Word is that Amy Pope, deputy assistant to the president for homeland security, will be tasked for the job — though not as a czarina. She will oversee the Ebola response as part of her portfolio, according to a senior administration official. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| Rep. Paul Ryan’s double standard: Only the working poor must comply with the tax code |
| Who says there’s no bipartisan support for anti-poverty measures?I do, at least when they involve new spending.No less than Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), the Republican chairman of the purse-strings-holding Ways and Means Committee, has explicitly supported the smart idea in President Obama’s budget to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit for childless adults. In reference to this expansion, Ryan recently said, “I want to focus on steps that are achievable, and that’s among them.” Read full article » |
| Forget opposites attract — to be happy, find someone like you |
| Relationships are often interpreted as the outcome of an exchange of goods and services. Common knowledge says that the sexes want different things from a partner.These preferences are often reduced to shallow, one-dimensional demands — beauty for men and resources for women. “Opposites attract,” they say. No one asks, “Why did that beautiful, young woman marry that old, old man?” because they already know the answer. He had something she wanted and she had something he wanted. Read full article » |
| No, atheism does not need a moment of reckoning |
| After the discovery that the man who murdered three Muslim students in North Carolina on Wednesday was an atheist, it was a matter of hours before the media conversation shifted from simple horror and mourning to a discussion of the attack’s implication for atheism. Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| In Ukraine, doubts about cease-fire rumble in quiet areas |
| SHCHASTYA, Ukraine — Since a cease-fire was declared Sunday, the commander of one of the Ukrainian forces’ most well-known irregular battalions has been sitting in his office, monitoring the truce from a base just minutes from the front line. And it is making him itch. Read full article » |
| When the U.S. dropped barrel bombs in war |
| "It's a childish story that keeps repeating in the West," smiled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with the BBC last week. He was dismissing allegations that his regime is attacking Syrian civilians with barrel bombs, crude devices packed with fuel and shrapnel that inflict brutal, indiscriminate damage. Read full article » |
| FAA rules might allow thousands of business drones |
| Thousands of businesses could receive clearance to fly drones two years from now under proposed rules that the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled Sunday, a landmark step that will make automated flight more commonplace in the nation’s skies. Read full article » |
| Post reporter and his wife accused of espionage, Iranian hard-liner says |
| An arch-conservative member of the Iranian parliament and outspoken critic of the country’s centrist president has claimed that there is an “espionage case” against imprisoned Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his wife. Read full article » |
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| BUSINESS |
| A law firm IPO? Not so fast. |
| Last year, Akin Gump joined the growing number of law firms asking their partners to chip in more capital — an increasingly popular strategy among firms to boost cash reserves without borrowing from banks. Read full article » |
| What do falling oil prices mean for the U.S. in the short and long term? |
| Since early 2014, the price of oil has plummeted. It peaked last year at $105 a barrel and is now about $50.The consumption and production of energy is a major component of the global economy. The huge drop in price has a significant impact in the United States — on corporate profits, employment and capital spending. Still, there has been a lot of misinformation — scare-mongering, really — about falling oil prices. A little context here can go a long way. Read full article » |
| How couples cope when money is an unequal yoke |
| There’s an expression in the Christian community that’s used quite often to refer to marriage. Couples are encouraged to avoid being “unequally yoked.”In other words, being with someone who does not share your faith and values. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| Odd inventions that we somehow love |
| Whether a toilet looks acceptable or not depends on what part of the world you’re staring down at it from.I’m talking, of course, about bidets. For the most part, they’re nearly indistinguishable from any other standard toilet except for a small upward facing nozzle beneath the seat where water shoots out. Long popular in Japan, it allows users to soak and rinse on top of wiping — a notion that’s generally considered strange in America and hence the technology largely unheard of here. Over there, however, it’s simply cleaner. Read full article » |
| How to use Apple’s new security features (and why you should) |
| Apple said late Thursday that it's offering users a new security feature for its Messages and Facetime features. Now Apple users can opt to be asked to enter a second, one-time use code, in addition to their normal username and password when they log in on a new device. The code can be texted to you, or show up on an Apple device already linked to your account. Read full article » |
| What happens when your waiter is a drone |
| A Singapore restaurant plans to use drones to transport food and drinks from the kitchen to a wait station near customers’ tables by the end of this year.Infinium Robotics, the Singapore company that’s developing the drones for restaurant chain Timbre, showed off the technology here: Read full article » |
| Good Housekeeping @Home |
| GoodHousekeeping @HomeSpring is coming, so get organizedand clean houseRegardless of any rodent’s forecast or chill in the air, it’s the time of year when people’s thoughts turn to spring. And often that means spring cleaning. Good Housekeeping @Home, an app from the magazine, offers users cleaning and organization tips. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Singing her songs or others’, Erykah Badu still enchants |
| As soon as it was announced that Erykah Badu would perform in the Washington area over Valentine’s Day weekend, the chatter started: Who better to hear from on the day of love than a woman who seems so uniquely skilled at it? According to lore, looking directly into Badu’s eyes means falling instantly in love, and also going just a little bit crazy. For evidence of this, see rappers Andre 3000, Jay Electronica and, most notably, Common, who changed his style of music and traded jeans for crochet pants while they were dating. Read full article » |
| ‘Better Call Saul’ recap: ‘Here’s Johnny!’ |
| If you’ve watched the first two episodes of “Better Call Saul” already, it’s safe to assume that Vince Gilligan has got you hooked. You saw the bait, you caught it. Now, since it is the third episode we’re talking about here, it’s time sit back, relax and get reeled in. Read full article » |
| Imagine Dragons’ new album is good, even if no one will admit it |
| Last year during Grammy season, there was a rumor making the rounds that Kendrick Lamar, then and now the nation’s most promising young rapper, was forced to perform a song during the show’s telecast with the Las Vegas-based Imagine Dragons, then and now the nation’s hottest rock band, instead of being granted a much-deserved solo spot. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: Arguments bring doubts to a long-distance relationship |
| Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn:I have been in a long-distance relationship for nearly a year. About six months in, we both agreed that it was going to the marriage place (especially her). But after a series of arguments, I am having doubts. In previous relationships, I felt like the significant other was my best friend, but here, I am realizing I don’t know the other person as well as I thought, and I am really missing the pure physicality of being near the other person that nurtures a relationship (particularly after a fight). I am torn about whether to share these feelings with the other person (that I want to put off the marriage timetable till we know each other better) or just end it after our next disagreement. Any thoughts? Read full article » |
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