Joel Achenbach writes about science and politics for The Washington Post's National desk. He has been a staff writer for The Post since 1990. He started the newsroom’s first online column, Rough ...

The recovery phase has ended, officials said Thursday. The recovery phase has ended after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert, killing at least 221 people ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The death toll has continued to rise after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert. At least 124 people were killed and another ...

At least 184 people died and hundreds more were injured after a roof collapsed Tuesday at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic, authorities said Wednesday. Officials said the dead ...

Joel Eriksson Ek scored a career-high four goals in his return from a lower-body injury, Kirill Kaprizov had his second of the game in overtime in his first game back and the Minnesota Wild ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Two former Major League Baseball stars. An iconic singer. A renowned fashion designer. A prominent banking family. A governor. Young professionals.

Billy Joel postponed his tour “due to a medical condition,” the singer and pianist announced on his website on March 11, 2025, prompting questions about Joel's health overall. This isn’t the ...

OLYMPIA — Escalating tensions around cuts for Washington’s budget and potential furloughs boiled over Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of workers stormed into the state Capitol building to pick ...

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox pitching icon Pedro Martinez says he has unaccounted-for family members who were at the Dominican Republic nightclub when the roof collapsed ...

"I still have family members that are still in the rubble, and we don’t know what happened to them, but we just want to be strong, like we have always been," he said in a video posted to his ...

Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek are back. It's all coming together at the perfect time for the Minnesota Wild as their superstar winger and top centerman are both expected to make their long ...

Terrifying new video shows the moment the roof of a packed Dominican Republic nightclub suddenly collapsed, killing at least 113 people — including World Series baseball champ Octavio Dotel ...