Tag: Virginia
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) A family that traces its bloodline to Americas first enslaved Africans said Friday that their ancestors endured unimaginable toil and hardship but they also helped forge the nation. Four hundred…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court is rejecting a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia. The justices…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will recall lawmakers to the state Capitol in coming weeks to take up a package of gun-control legislation he said is urgently needed to prevent killings…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Now that, Virginia, is the way to close out a season. And quiet those critics, too. Led by DeAndre Hunter and his NBA-ready game, the Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday…
MINNEAPOLIS Fans of uptempo offenses arent going to be thrilled with the NCAA championship game matching Virginia and Texas Tech. The finalists are defensive-minded teams that play many long possessions and dont score often…
Survival of near-elimination experiences is a common thread running through this years Final Four field. Not just winning four games to reach college basketballs biggest stage, with the national semifinals set for Saturday in Minneapolis…
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) A college professor avoided talking directly about her accusation that Virginias lieutenant governor sexually assaulted her, but she wasnt shy about publicly discussing her research and thoughts on the growing number…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The political crisis in Virginia spun out of control Wednesday when the states attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed allegations…
Lets be clear. The deafening chorus of Democrats and Republicans calling for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to step down over that blackface picture has little to do with African-Americans. Its about politics. Specifically, its about…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) One of busiest days on the Virginia legislatures calendar began under a cloud of suspense today as Gov. Ralph Northam weighed whether he can continue in the job amid the fallout…
