The 31-mile extension would run from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina.

The Creative ReUse Center's volunteers altered dresses and suits for the LGBTQ+ prom.

Recent data from the Richmond Fed also points to slowing sectors.

The transfer comes at no cost to the school division.

The county is overhauling its 1970s-era zoning rules.

Data shows federal health cuts will harm rural communities nationwide.

The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission works to protect Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and warnings. It's the latest attempt by Trump to exact control over independent agencies.

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.