The Washington Post stories, Page 25

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. So Biandudi stopped at a McDonald’s in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday afternoon. She noticed it was nearly empty inside, save for a...

MOSCOW — The family of an American arrested in Russia on espionage charges said Tuesday that he is innocent and that they fear for his safety. Paul Whelan, a 48-year-old retired Marine, was detained last week by Russia’s domestic security services while he was in Moscow for what they described...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump got 2019 off to a whipsaw start Tuesday, using Twitter to insult a retired U.S. commander in Afghanistan as a dumb loudmouth, sing the praises of an ultranationalist former aide and tell America to chill and “ENJOY THE RIDE.” Trump’s cheery tone in an all-caps...

WASHINGTON - Residents of D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood are accustomed to the roars of lions and cries of gibbons emanating from the National Zoo. And while they’ll still be able to hear the animals Wednesday, they won’t be able to see them in person for the foreseeable future. When the...

The U.S. military command responsible for the nation’s nuclear weapons tweeted a New Year’s Eve message Monday afternoon: It is always ready to “drop something much, much bigger” than Manhattan’s iconic Time Square ball. The post and accompanying video went live as the country readied to ring in the new...