The county rejected developers' request to rezone 131 acres for industrial use.

Attendees also got a first look at Cole, the county’s new raccoon mascot.

The group estimates 12,000 additional slots would cost $160M.

Updated: More than 130 residents spoke during the seven-hour board meeting.

Virginia is among the states that sued to block migrants from receiving health benefits.

The Sunni Islamist group recently took control of Damascus, ending the Assad family's reign.

A federal appeals court said it would not intervene — at least for now — to thwart the Trump administration's plans for the near-total dismantlement of Voice of America.

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

The judge says the administration "unquestionably" violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object.

The U.S. Department of Justice and top state officials are investigating a proposed Muslim housing development in North Texas known as EPIC City for potential religious discrimination. The project's developers say they're years away from breaking ground.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, about the shooting deaths of two Israeli embassy staffers in D.C.