Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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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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The Historic Endview property is home to a native Virginia fruit known for its unique texture and flavor.
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The county plans to build several new facilities in coming years.
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'There's so much talent incarcerated in here,' Sheriff Rocky Holcomb said.
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Israel said Sunday that it has recovered the bodies of three more hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that ignited the ongoing 20-month war in the Gaza Strip.
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So far, any chemical and radioactive contamination seems confined to the nuclear sites hit by U.S. bombs
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the American operation an "outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation" of the United Nations Charter and international law.
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As the world reacted to news of U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, international officials largely responded with alarm and calls for restraint.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nicole Grajewski of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the role Russia and China could play in de-escalating the Iran-Israel conflict.
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