A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.

The young woman was catatonic, stuck at the nurses’ station – unmoving, unblinking and unknowing of where or who she was. Her name was April Burrell. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Before she became a patient, April had been an outgoing, straight-A student …

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Prince William has prepared to be king his entire life but his outdated training won't serve him — or the monarchy — when he takes the throne

Chris Jackson/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/Insider As King Charles III takes the throne, Prince William is one step closer to becoming king himself. It’s a destiny that William has been preparing for since childhood. But as the world starts to demand more of monarchs, William’s training may not be enough. Prince William is now one step …

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Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show

Jane Sullivan Roberts, the spouse of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts made more than $10 million in commissions as a headhunter for top-tier law firms between 2007 and 2014, according to internal documents included with a whistleblower complaint.Alex Brandon/AP Jane Roberts was paid more than $10 million by a host of elite law firms, …

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Digital evidence leads to clues in deaths of friends dumped outside LA hospitals

Hilda Marcela Arzola-Plascencia, a doctor in Durango, Mexico, was used to handling medical emergencies. But nothing prepared her for the call she got about her eldest daughter and namesake Hilda Marcela Cabrales. Dr. Hilda Marcela Arzola-Plascencia: I received the phone call in the middle of the night saying that she was so ill, she was …

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DeSantis 'is not a good guy,' says former Guantánamo detainee

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Chris duMond/Getty Images) In his interview with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month, Piers Morgan asked the likely Republican presidential candidate about the time he spent more than a decade ago as a Navy legal adviser at the U.S. detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where hundreds of suspected terrorists were …

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Taylor Swift Sang That She Was “Terrified” Of Joe Alwyn Leaving Her And Shared Her Heartbreaking Fear That Her Fame Would Drive Him Away

Christopher Polk / Penske Media via Getty Images On Saturday, ET Online reported that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn had ended their relationship after more than six years together. A source told the publication that the split was amicable and “not dramatic.” “The relationship had just run its course,” the insider added, explaining that this …

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After alleged rape by Michigan athlete, a woman’s death and a mom’s search for answers

On a cold January day in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mary Moffett sat in an oversized chair in her living room, flipped to a blank page in her notepad and wrote a letter. Once finished, she typed it up and printed two copies: one addressed to University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, the other to Michigan …

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‘He’s a war criminal’: Elite Putin security officer defects

LONDON (AP) — On Oct. 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter. He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages, said goodbye to his life in Russia and tried to calm his fast-beating heart. But this was …

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‘My family sailing jaunt turned into a 10-year nightmare at sea’

Suzanne Heywood spent a decade on the Wavewalker – Tereza Ćerveñová | Suzanne Heywood Suzanne Heywood was six when her parents suddenly announced over breakfast at the family home in Warwick that they would all spend the next three years sailing round the world, retracing the third and final voyage of Captain Cook. They would …

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How a judge's visit to Stanford has changed the debate over free speech on campus

Stanford University’s campus in Stanford, Calif. (Noah Berger/Reuters) A confrontation this month between a conservative judge and left-wing students at Stanford Law School may mark a turning point in the free speech debate, said a prominent legal writer and analyst who has covered the controversy closely. According to David Lat, who writes about legal issues …

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