America’s political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in more than a dozen states. State police have begun sweeps of schools in an Ohio community where ...
Portsmouth police seek public’s help in identifying robbery suspect
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Portsmouth police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a robbery on Wednesday. The suspect reportedly entered a store on the 3900 block of ...
$17K worth of stolen trading cards returned to Portsmouth store; suspect still on the run
Stolen trading cards worth thousands of dollars are now back on the shelves of a Portsmouth store, and the owner of a competing store in Williamsburg is to credit. But the ...
JetBlue will imitate bigger and more successful rivals by opening airport lounges at JFK, Boston
JetBlue Airways will open its first airport lounges next year in New York and Boston in a bid to compete with larger airlines for premium travelers. The airline said Thursday that it will open an ...
Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York
A Pennsylvania state senator and former GOP gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump drew him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has sued a Canadian university and ...
US home sales fell in August despite easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August to the slowest annual pace in nearly a year even as mortgage rates eased and the supply of properties on the market ...
Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims slid by 12,000, to 219,000, for the week of Sept. 14, the Labor ...
Blog: More flooding yesterday. Drier air edges in.
Yesterday we had some more isolated flooding in the region. This time is was over some inland locations in Virginia. Satellite/Radar Yesterday Afternoon Through the day a weak upper level low sat ...
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Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison
LANCASTER, Mass. (AP) — Two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates at a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts, and three others were injured as they responded, a spokesperson said. The five ...
A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?
They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government’s indefinite military service policy. Or Rohingya people escaping ethnic violence in Myanmar. But ...
Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won’t endorse Harris but warn against Trump
Leaders of a Democratic protest vote movement against the Israel-Hamas war said Thursday that they would not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris ’ presidential bid but ...