Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Members of the Nansemond, Chickahominy and Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribes spoke as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's climate lecture series.
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The former federal prosecutor says the state’s No. 2 can drive political priorities.
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The candidates offer competing visions of jail programming and community outreach.
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The joint meeting took place the day Richmond released a report on January’s water crisis.
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Providing child care can be a boon for recruitment, retention and productivity.
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The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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The president of one of Lima's largest parent-teacher associations says at least 1,000 schools in the Peruvian capital are being extorted and that most are caving into the demands of the gangs.
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Local officials are being pressed for answers over the deadly flash flooding in Texas that left dozens dead. And, the Trump administration plans to send letters to countries with new tariff rates.
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As the 900-mile East African Crude Oil Pipeline project takes shape in Uganda, there is the promise of economic benefit. But it's shaking up the lives of some 100,000 people.
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Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, says affected Texans are owed an investigation into what went wrong with evacuating flooded areas and how it can be prevented from happening again.
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The dollar has just posted its worst first-half of a year since 1973. And now investors wonder — is it a sign that America is losing its financial standing?
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad