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Inside This California Hospital, a ‘Constant Battle’ Against COVID-19 (Warning: Graphic Video)

[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Coronavirus cases in California are surging to record highs and hospitals are overrun. At St. Mary Medical Center, a hospital in the desert town of Apple Valley, the ICU has burst its capacity. Patients undergo triage in a parking lot tent and the hospital’s lobbies...

Anonymous Book Describes Volatile, Incompetent Trump

WASHINGTON — A forthcoming book by an anonymous author identified only as "a senior official in the Trump administration" describes President Donald Trump as volatile, incompetent and unfit to be commander in chief, according to excerpts published Thursday by The Washington Post. The book describes racist and misogynist behind-the-scenes statements...

CNN Backs Chris Cuomo After Caught-on-Video Confrontation

NEW YORK — CNN says it completely supports anchor Chris Cuomo after he was seen on video threatening to push a man down some stairs during a confrontation after the man apparently called him "Fredo," in a seeming reference to the "Godfather" movies. The video appeared Monday on a conservative...

CNN Backs Chris Cuomo After Caught-on-Video Confrontation

NEW YORK — CNN says it completely supports anchor Chris Cuomo after he was seen on video threatening to push a man down some stairs during a confrontation after the man apparently called him "Fredo," in a seeming reference to the "Godfather" movies. The video appeared Monday on a conservative...

UN Expert: Saudi Arabia Undermined Khashoggi Probe

GENEVA — A U.N. human rights expert said Thursday that Saudi Arabia undermined Turkey's efforts to investigate the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which she described as a "brutal and premeditated killing" planned and carried out by Saudi officials. Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary...

Zakaria: Assessing George Bush and WASP Culture

Memorials marking the passing of former president George H.W. Bush have prompted commentators to reflect on the American establishment of old. Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria is among them. In his Dec. 6 post, Zakaria notes that Bush was a product of the white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant culture that dominated life...

Zakaria: America’s Dangerous Retreat on Trade

President Donald Trump has made plenty of waves with his approach to trade and the effect are rippling across the globe. Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria says that poses risks for the world's economies as well as for peaceful co-existence between nations. "Few ideas have been as thoroughly tested through...

Turkey to Search Saudi Consulate for Missing Journalist

ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Tuesday it will search the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post, a week after he vanished during a visit there. The announcement came as a surveillance image surfaced of Jamal...

Saudis Insist Missing Post Contributor Left Turkey Consulate

ISTANBUL — Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul insisted Thursday that a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post left its building before disappearing, directly contradicting Turkish officials who say they believe the writer is still inside. The comments further deepen the mystery surrounding what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, who had...

Zakaria: High Costs, Low Benefits Of Trump's Negotiating Prowess

The Trump two-step. That's how Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria describes President Donald Trump's negotiating style. "It goes something like this: Begin by hurling insults at the other side, some of which have a basis in reality but are mostly wild exaggerations. Threaten extreme consequences. Then meet with the other side,...

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