For Gold Star mothers, the second Sunday in May has never been only a celebration. It is also, quietly, a day of mourning: an expression of the same grief that Memorial Day asks the rest of the nation to share at May’s end.
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In the news of the week ending May 8, 2026, are PEZ, Pluto, and petrichor.
Read More about News of the Week: Great Songwriters, Favorite Planets, and How PEZ Got Its Name
Better outcomes may come from new drugs, strategies to rev up the immune system, and learning to identify the disease sooner in its course.
America’s most famous 19th century woman inventor created the modern paper bag and held 26 other patents.
Read More about Missing in History: The Woman Known As “Lady Edison”
Certainly the 26-year-old Ernest Hemingway could not have foreseen the chain of events that would result from including “The Battler” in his debut collection of short stories.
Read More about How Ernest Hemingway’s Love of Boxing Changed the Salad Dressing Industry Forever
When they’re not bringing you stories from around the nation, the editors at the Post are always reading. Here are some of the books they’re enjoying this spring.
Read More about What We’re Reading: Dictionaries, Kitchens, and Cheesecake
Women have been wearing lipstick since ancient Egyptians mixed white lead and red rocks. Later, lipstick was a signifier of independence, and it may even have helped win World War II.
Photos today are ubiquitous, but they were once considered miraculous. Here’s a look at the first photos ever taken, as well as the first photos of people, pets, presidents, and more.
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