These wide rice noodles — also called ho fun — are springy, slippery and a little chewy and, perhaps most important, they absorb sauces so beautifully they end up becoming integral to the dish. https://wapo.st/3JVmRty #press
Advice by Carolyn Hax: She proposed a "girls' trip" with her mom and sister — who went ahead and planned it without her. https://wapo.st/46QdZz2 #press
Virginia school districts receive less funding per student than most neighboring states due to a complex and unreasonable funding formula that should be overhauled, according to a state report released this week. https://wapo.st/46Oq47X #press
In a match that will long be remembered, on a stage that hadn’t crowned a first-time champion in a decade, 20-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Serbian Novak Djokovic to capture his first Wimbledon title. https://wapo.st/3Djliln #press
The mauling of a 26-year-old runner in the northern Italian town of Caldes by a brown bear has ignited debate over what to do with the bear, pitting the local governor against animal rights activists. https://wapo.st/44GABA0 #press
For nearly a decade, the state of Arizona has leased the rural terrain west of Phoenix to a Saudi-owned company, allowing it to pump all the water it needs to grow crops. And, for years, the state did not know how much water the company was consuming. https://wapo.st/3OhWUaa #press
Opinion by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro: After a critical stretch of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia in June, experts said it would take months to fix. State and local leaders got it rebuilt and reopened in 12 days. Here are four key takeaways: https://wapo.st/44H7Hk1 #press
As long as there have been strikes, those strikes have been about wages and conditions. But this movement is also tied to a modern phenomenon: the way streaming giants such as Netflix and Disney Plus have reshaped the entertainment industry. https://wapo.st/3NWYH2M #press
The latest campaign finance reports for the 2024 presidential contenders offer the first real snapshot of what the White House candidates are raising and spending. Here are a few takeaways from a Washington Post analysis of the filings. https://wapo.st/3NSKfc3 #press
Review: A former children’s wear designer, Carol Spencer was hired by Mattel in 1963 and went on to work as a Barbie fashion designer for more than 35 years, transforming Barbie from model to doctor and so much more. https://wapo.st/46REfJf #press
Conservative audiences are enthralled by Yeonmi Park’s tales of communist dictatorship — and her claim that liberals are steering America onto the same path. But critics say her accounts of life in the brutal regime don’t add up. https://wapo.st/46OVN92 #press
The prosecution of former president Donald Trump presents a test for the criminal justice system: whether it can effectively handle such a high-profile defendant known for daily and sometimes hourly diatribes against his perceived enemies. https://wapo.st/43uhats #press
An Alabama woman who went missing after calling 911 to report seeing a toddler on the side of an interstate turned up alive after a 48-hour search, police said. Here’s what we know about the case — and what we still don’t know. https://wapo.st/3rnRhOq #press
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advanced a conspiracy theory that the coronavirus could have been a bioweapon “deliberately targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people, according to a video published by the New York Post. https://wapo.st/3PZ93lh #press
Within days of Maryland launching a recreational cannabis market, an official in the administration of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signaled Youngkin has little appetite for recreational marijuana sales in the state. https://wapo.st/3XXDvyf #press
Police are searching for a 40-year-old man accused of fatally shooting four people in an Atlanta suburb Saturday morning. Here’s what you need to know about the manhunt and killings. https://wapo.st/3rsEbzA #press
The Supreme Court’s rejection of race-based affirmative action in college admissions has raised pressure on prominent colleges and universities to abandon another preference: a boost for applicants whose mother or father went to the school. https://wapo.st/44uTGFY #press
Redlining, a historical housing discrimination practice, continues to be linked to worse cardiovascular health among U.S. veterans, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. https://wapo.st/3K1fpgf #press
Three people were killed and four others were missing after a sudden deluge of rain flooded a Pennsylvania road Saturday night, sweeping away vehicles and setting off a search for survivors as the Northeast grappled with simultaneous weather hazards. https://wapo.st/46OxrfD #press
The first SAG-WGA strike in 63 years has brought Hollywood to its knees. Here is a guide to our key strike stories, and a preview of what we’re working to uncover: https://wapo.st/3XVY8uX #press