Confederate statue to be moved from Maryland courthouse lawn
EASTON, Md. — A Confederate monument is set to be moved from a courthouse lawn on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after local officials voted Tuesday...
Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
Cities and urban counties across the U.S. are raising concerns that a recent rule from President Joe Biden's administration could preclude them from tapping...
Activists hail Lee statue removal, say more work remains
RICHMOND, Va. — When an enormous statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted off its pedestal Wednesday in the former capital of the...
Vulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa was slow to get behind a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after the Senate passed...
Navy hosts Air Force as sports world remembers 9/11
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Navy and Air Force have been playing each other in football since 1960, and this is the earliest the teams have...
New capsule installed within pedestal where Lee statue stood
RICHMOND,, Va. — Workers at the site in Virginia's capital where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was taken down this week...
Biden marks 9/11 anniversary with tribute, call for unity
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden is making an appeal for the nation to reclaim the spirit of cooperation that sprung up in the...
Virginia Tech apologizes for fan conduct at football game
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Officials at Virginia Tech have apologized for a series of problems at the school's opening football game last week, including long...
Judge unimpressed by latest argument in Abu Ghraib case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A military contractor being sued for alleged complicity in the torture of inmates at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison argued Friday that...
Confederate statue’s 1887 time capsule set to be removed
RICHMOND, Va. — Now that an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been taken down from its perch above Richmond’s...