ATLANTA (AP) — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and…
Read more Millions of Americans Brace for Potentially Catastrophic Ice Storm. What to Know, by the NumbersFAIRFAX, Virginia (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia wasn’t an activist and he didn’t choose to become locked in to what has become one of the most contentious immigration…
Read more Abrego Garcia Is Still Hoping to Find Justice After His Wrongful Deportation, His Lawyer SaysCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia student was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other…
Read more Ex-University of Virginia Student Gets Five Life Sentences for Fatally Shooting 3 Football PlayersALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who have been charged by the Justice Department are set to ask a federal judge Thursday…
Read more Judge to Hear Arguments Challenging Appointment of Prosecutor Who Charged James Comey, Letitia JamesNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A jury in Virginia awarded $10 million Thursday to a former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student, siding with her claims…
Read more A Former Teacher Shot by Student, 6, Wins $10M Jury Verdict Against Ex-Assistant PrincipalWASHINGTON (AP) — For a day, at least, beleaguered Democrats are hopeful again. But just beneath the party’s relief at securing its first big electoral wins since last…
Read more Democrats Are Hopeful Again. but Unresolved Questions Remain About Party’s Path ForwardThose are among the questions The Associated Press will answer when the news organization tabulates votes and declares winners in hundreds of races that are on ballots nationwide…
Read more AP Has Declared Winners in Elections for Nearly 180 Years. This Is Why and How Race Calls Are MadeA group of Montana doctors and nurses is suing the national company that runs a rigorous, often mandatory monitoring program for health care providers grappling with addiction. The…
Read more Nurses, Doctor Sue Montana Recovery Program in Class-Action LawsuitThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries. A halt to SNAP benefits would leave a gaping hole in the country’s…
Read more What to Know as Federal Food Help and Preschool Aid Will Run Dry Saturday if Shutdown PersistsBLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, said Monday that she would not oppose a push by the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw…
Read more Democrat Abigail Spanberger Backs Virginia Legislature’s Redistricting PushPresident Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of next year’s election has triggered an unusual outbreak of mid-decade gerrymandering among both Republican- and…
Read more Trump Urged GOP-Led States to Redraw US House Districts. Now Other States Also Are GerrymanderingFor most of President Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump’s plan to maintain control of the U.S. House…
Read more Trump’s Redistricting Push Hits Roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican Lawmakers ResistMaria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough…
Read more Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Weighs Heavy on the US Labor MarketRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger are slated to debate their competing visions for Virginia on Thursday in the state’s gubernatorial race. And…
Read more What to Watch for in the Virginia Governor’s Race Debate Between Spanberger and Earle-SearsALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Michael Nachmanoff has built a quiet reputation in the federal courthouse in northern Virginia — a onetime public defender turned judge known for methodical…
Read more A Veteran Defense Lawyer Turned Judge Will Oversee the Case Against Ex-FBI Director James ComeyHere’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, G: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown? This question has prompted…
Read more AP Reader Question: Is It Legal to Fire Furloughed Federal Workers During a Shutdown?RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has apologized for widely condemned text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a prominent Republican get…
Read more Democrat in Virginia Attorney General Race Apologizes for 2022 Texts Depicting Political ViolenceNEW YORK (AP) — Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided Wednesday night while on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring at least one person…
Read more Delta Jets Have ‘Low-Speed Collision’ on the Ground at New York’s LaGuardia, Injuring 1Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up here. © 2024 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. This website is not intended for users…
Read more WATCH: WTOP’s Top Local Headlines for Aug. 20 – WTOP News***Video above: Tamir Rice’s life honored with butterfly garden.*** CLEVELAND (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team has found a former Cleveland police officer notorious for the shooting of…
Read more Officer involved in Tamir Rice shooting gets new job: I-Team
