The Justice Department has been investigating UVA over its diversity practices.
- VCU lobbying for additional state support for VMSDEP tuition waivers
- New regulation requires impact offsets on some Virginia solar projects
- VCIJ: Can a $130M conservation deal curb climate change in Virginia's coal country?
- US Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order
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Choosing whether and when to have children can be shaped by whether or not a woman has access to abortion.
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New partnerships guarantee spots at the university level for students who meet certain academic requirements.
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High demand, rent increases are leaving more people without shelter.
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Richmond Public Schools is trying engagement to battle chronic absenteeism.
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Updated Aug. 27: Some residents are still reporting odor at the tap.
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Enslaved gardeners tended to the garden's exotic plants on the property of John Custis IV.
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Conflict has sown trauma in the western region of Colombia. Doctors Without Borders is working with local healers and health care professionals to come up with ways to help heal the psychic wounds.
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Meanwhile several sites across Israel sustained direct hits by Iranian missiles and Israeli leaders warned they would intensify attacks on "strategic targets" in Iran.
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Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine.
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A new survey of 1,000 young men in the U.S. shows many feel worried about their futures. NPR speaks with Aaron Smith of the Young Men Research Project about the survey and its findings.
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Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.
Arts & Culture
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?
- Jefferson School bolsters history exhibit with Charlottesville student records