Veterans are prized recruits as congressional candidates
NORFOLK, Va. — With midterm election season rapidly approaching, Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates they hope...
Imagination, Skittles help boy, 5, conquer Appalachian Trail
PORTLAND, Maine — Harvey Sutton, or “Little Man,” as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won’t have long to bask in the glory...
Federal courts impose new COVID-19 restrictions amid surge
RICHMOND, Va. — When Sigal Chattah goes to federal court to challenge a school mask mandate issued by the governor of Nevada, she'll likely...
Fred is a sloppy mess, shuts highways with mudslides, floods
Tropical Depression Fred swirled over West Virginia early Wednesday and dumped heavy rain over the northeastern U.S., threatening to unleash mudslides and flash floods...
Treasury Department to release impounded religious tiles
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department is releasing a shipment of tiles that were intended for a northern Virginia mosque but were confiscated at...
Fred drenches US Southeast; Grace lashes quake-hit Haiti
Crews worked to repair downed power lines and clear toppled trees after Tropical Storm Fred move over the Florida Panhandle and trekked inland early...
Judge rejects secret submission in suit over teen’s death
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge on Friday rejected a request from the federal government to provide classified information in a lawsuit filed by the...
Va. school board OKs revised transgender student guidelines
ASHBURN, Va, — A northern Virginia school board voted Wednesday to expand access for transgender students to school facilities and groups, a decision coming...
Group cites chemical concerns at military sites near bay
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The groundwater of at least nine military installations near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia is contaminated with high levels...
Space station supplies launched with a pizza delivery for 7
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Northrop Grumman's latest space station delivery includes pizza for seven.
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