Fauci declines to answer questions on covid origins, invoking Fifth Amendment

 (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post)

The former official avoided all questions at a hearing after alleging Sen. Rand Paul was seeking to wrongly trap him with perjury charges.

By Dan Diamond and Anna Liss-Roy

Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘hard’ following missile attack on U.S. assets

The EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma. But even partial results were striking.

The 7 weirdest TSA finds of the summer

My family farm has prairie potholes. In swooped the feds.

More Americans are buying groceries on credit. Here’s why that’s a problem.

There’s a reason it has felt more muggy than usual this summer

Trump administration seeks $10 million more for Freedom 250 events

West Point professors free to comment publicly as school declines to appeal ruling

Inside the deal to clinch Lindsey Graham’s ‘sanctions bill from hell’

His surgery was $23,000. After shopping around, he paid less than $5,000.

Why you might need reverse Kegels, according to pelvic floor therapists

Jacobsen’s ‘Biological War’ is a disturbing summons to seriousness

Friend of 20 years showed horrific judgment. What now? Hax readers give advice.

How bad is your stove for your health? Look it up.

 (The Washington Post)

Stanford University scientists’ new model estimates exposure to the pollutant nitrogen dioxide based on home size, how often the stove is used and where people live. 

These kitchen items may be contaminating your food with chemicals

For cutting boards, is wood or plastic healthier? We asked experts.