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Republicans hit major setback in their effort to ease regulations on gun silencers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican efforts to loosen regulations on gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns have been dealt a big setback with the Senate parliamentarian advising that the ...
Authorities arrest fugitive who police say posted on social media following New Orleans jailbreak
State police said Antoine Massey, 33, was taken into custody at a residence in New Orleans. Authorities had recently investigated social media posts by a man who identified himself as Massey and ...
Churchland, Hampton, Gloucester baseball players take all-state honors
Several area players captured VHSL Class 4 all-state honors. The first team included four local seniors: Hampton pitcher Tobey Weymouth, Gloucester catcher Hank Hardaway and Churchland second baseman ...
Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans opposed to a resolution marking Congress’ ...
Column: Dispelling Russia’s myths about Ukraine
It is incumbent on us to dispel the myths that stubbornly persist by sharing the truths of Ukrainian resilience, bravery and ...
Norfolk community members challenge school closure plan
During a meeting this week, several community members shouted and disagreed with a plan to close the Ghent School and move those students into Monroe Elementary School, which is located a little ...
Guatemala’s president denies new asylum deal with US
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said Friday he has not signed an agreement with the United States to take asylum seekers from other countries, pushing back against comments ...
Chesapeake apartment fire displaces 30 residents, including 18 kids
Six apartment units were affected, according to fire officials. All six families, including 12 adults and 18 kids, have been displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
Trump tells Iran’s supreme leader: ‘You got beat to hell’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday scoffed at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s heated warning to the U.S. not to launch future strikes on Iran, as well as the Iranian supreme leader’s ...
Trump administration ends legal protections for half-million Haitians who now face deportations
TPS allows people already in the United States to stay and work legally if their homelands are deemed unsafe. Immigrants from 17 countries, including Haiti, Afghanistan, Sudan and Lebanon, were ...
Virginia Beach’s Danny Harrell revels in his role as Langley Speedway’s ‘King of Destruction’
The Night of Destruction — known as the Day of Destruction when held under the sun in March and October — features nine car-racing competitions in which crashes are not only welcomed but are, by ...
Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve’s stress tests, but the tests were less vigorous this year
NEW YORK (AP) — All the major banks passed the Federal Reserve’s annual “stress tests” of the financial system, the central bank said Friday, but the test conducted by the central bank was notably ...