Shaban Athuman
/
VPM News
The former federal prosecutor says the state’s No. 2 can drive political priorities.
Spotlight on VPM Original Content
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
-
Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories. -
Officials met with a standing-room audience to discuss the Staples Mill site.
-
The city no longer sponsors an overflow inclement weather shelter.
-
The state Department of Corrections director has disputed allegations of abuse.
-
A motive has not been established for the death of UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson.
-
Demand for data centers has grown in recent years due to the rapid growth of digital services.
NPR News
-
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician.
-
President Trump's travel ban on a dozen countries includes Afghanistan. Since American troops left in August of 2021, many Afghans have already arrived in the U.S. but many more are still waiting.
-
President Trump and his former adviser, Elon Musk, lashed out at each other on social media Thursday in a public feud that has ramped up since Musk left his role with the administration last week.
-
ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have not. In the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded centers in Florida lacking food and medicine.
-
Trump alleges the Biden administration used a machine to sign key documents, as many presidents do. Biden says he made policy decisions himself: "Any suggestion that I didn't is ridiculous and false."
