Our 9 most popular visual stories in 2017 plus Year in Photos

A curated view of your world in photographs   2017: The year in photos The images that defined 2017 came from an administration marked by turmoil, terrorism abroad and at home, and refugee crises worldwide By MaryAnne Golon, Robert Miller, Dee Swann, Chloe Coleman and Chris Rukan  •  Read more » Her disability check was gone, and now the only option left was also one of the worst. The underground economy has long been a part of rural America, where some receiving benefits are forced to work to survive By Terrence McCoy, Michael S. Williamson, Danielle Kunitz and Whitney Leaming  •  Read more » Generations, disabled A family three generations deep with disability navigates poverty and tries to crawl out of it. By Terrence McCoy, Bonnie Jo Mount, Dan Keating, Leslie Shapiro, Whitney Leaming and Danielle Kunitz  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT The painful truth about teeth You can work full time but not have the money to fix your teeth – visible reminders of the divide between rich and poor. By Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan, Linda Davidson, Whitney Leaming and Andrew Braford  •  Read more » Which is better, Applebee's or Cracker Barrel? Our critic ranks America's most popular chains. Tom Sietsema ate three times each at the top 10 full-service chains, and tells you what's good — and what's not By Tom Sietsema and Amanda Soto  •  Read more » Despite a mother's plea, her mentally ill daughter was sold a gun — with tragic results An hour after she bought a gun, a daughter killed her father. Her mother sued. By Ann E. Marimow, Christopher Smith and Courtney Kan  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Escaping North Korea: 'We had already decided to kill ourselves rather than be sent back' A group that escaped Kim's regime had to cross China, Vietnam and Laos in secret. By Anna Fifield, Paula Bronstein and Joanne Lee  •  Read more » On elitists, 'crybabies' and 'junky' degrees Education advocates see a growing disdain for universities that threatens to undermine their mission while making them less accessible to poorer students. By Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan, Bonnie Jo Mount and Andrew Braford  •  Read more » Disabled, or just desperate? Across large spans of the U.S., medical disability has become a cultural force By Terrence McCoy, Bonnie Jo Mount, Dan Keating, Leslie Shapiro and Dwuan June  •  Read more » How disability benefits divided this rural community between those who work and those who don't Disabled and disdained: In rural America, some towns are divided between those who work and those who don't. By Terrence McCoy, Linda Davidson, Danielle Kunitz and Whitney Leaming  •  Read more » Recommended for you     Get the Must Reads newsletter Compelling, ambitious stories you can't afford to miss, delivered every Saturday morning. Sign Up  »         Share In Sight:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for In Sight or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071