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Saunders will exit before Mayor-elect Danny Avula takes helm on Jan. 1.
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The city no longer sponsors an overflow inclement weather shelter.
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A motive has not been established for the death of UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson.
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A majority of Virginia’s public universities have tightened rules on students’ use of campus space.
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The Chesapeake-based company expects 2024 sales figures to be lower than last year.
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A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. She is unafraid to criticize the mainstream culture that's marginalized Indigenous artists.
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While Syrian refugees in Lebanon return home, many Lebanese remain on edge. Years of conflict have left the Syria-Lebanon borderlands scarred, and fears grow that instability could spill over again.
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A U.S. bankruptcy judge is hearing arguments for and against selling the show to The Onion, the satirical news site named the winning bidder. Host Alex Jones says the auction was rigged.
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A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week.
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The court's action was the second time the justices declined to intervene in an admissions program based on geography since their 2023 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education.
Election Coverage
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The 5th District Republican is set to convene with the U.S. Congress on Jan. 3.
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Latinos are the nation’s second fastest-growing bloc, with 36 million eligible voters.
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In 2020, Joe Biden won 6 of 7 closely watched states. This year, Donald Trump won all seven.
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“Everybody embraces him just like their own son.”
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Approximately 1 in 5 Virginia lawmakers were first elected in special races.
Arts & Culture
- McClellan proposes federal recognition for Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
- Virginia Beach considers land acknowledgement to recognize Native Americans
- A complicated history of slavery, resilience at a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children
- 'Traitors within': How one group tried to radicalize the American right in the '60s
