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Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday.

Analysts and administration officials are talking about terrorist groups not just as part of an ideological movement, but rather as criminal syndicates. With funding sources drying up, local terrorist groups are going beyond traditional deep pocket donors. Now they are bilking local economies. Al-Qaida is robbing banks in Iraq, the Taliban is taking hostages in Afghanistan and al-Shabab is laundering money in Somalia.

Lawmakers in Hong Kong have passed new national security legislation that carries severe punishment for a broad range of offenses, including life imprisonment for acts deemed to be insurrection.

The chambers are at odds about the best way to approach President Trump's legislative priorities, which could set them up for a showdown.

Women comprise more than half of medical school graduates, but the number of female surgeons is low. A club at a Kansas medical school offers them support and mentorship.

No survivors have been found at the site of the helicopter crash that carried Iran's president, the country's foreign minister and other officials, Iranian state media reports.

Elon Musk said USAID's "Ebola prevention" was "accidentally canceled" but "immediately" restored. Health specialists following the current outbreak in Uganda raise doubts about the restoration.

A gunman shot and killed a reporter and her videographer Wednesday on live television in Virginia. The suspect, a disgruntled former station employee, then posted his own video of the shootings on social media, and later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Washington, D.C. marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a bit early, because of Monday's presidential inauguration.

Professionals are tired of clients coming in with AI photos of what they want their hair, wedding dress or other products to look like. Washington Post reporter Tatum Hunter explains this new reality.