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The federal system Virginia’s centers rely on is having “technical issues.”

The proposed copay increases would fund additional child care slots.

Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community were among the 67 killed in the crash.

Kaleb Merritt was previously found guilty of abducting, abusing Henry County minors.

Legislators voted for $200 tax rebate, increased per-pupil spending.

Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice says presidential emergency powers, which President Trump has used to enact major policies, are the stuff of authoritarian regimes and should be curbed.

A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around $350 billion every year — almost four times the government's estimate for the cost of incarceration.

The House version of the tax bill would revoke credits for EVs starting at the end of this year. If the plan survives, it would dramatically shape automaker investments and EV sales.

Like other NATO members, the U.K. has been reassessing its defense spending since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The stock exchange had closed during the chaotic days leading up to the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive.