Alyssa Fowers

• Business

A global IT issue Friday caused widespread issues for airports, banks and hospitals.

Technological advances, globalization and housing shortages have radically reshaped how Americans spend their money over the last 50 years.

• Economic Policy

Washington spent and cut taxes while the debt was rising.

• Style

It was the final day of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, where Sage the miniature poodle took Best in Show after her victory in the non-sporting group.

At the Westminster Dog Show breed standards are strict, but when it comes to dog names, almost anything goes. Take our quiz to find out yours.

The numbers coming out of Gaza can be hard to comprehend. So let’s apply it to a smaller scale.

• Department of Data
• Analysis

This week, we use data to show that the contretemps to keep the Wizards and Capitals in D.C. was but the leading edge of a new wave of sports facility fights.

• Department of Data
• Analysis

This is what happens when the mad scientists at the Department of Data attempt a March Madness bracket.

A poll from The Washington Post finds widespread agreement on what it means to be middle class. Only a third of Americans meet that definition.