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FILE – Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the Senate floor, Feb. 17, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)

Powerful Democratic Virginia state senator accused of leading ‘criminal marijuana enterprise’

October 22, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, was charged on Thursday in connection with what federal authorities alleged was a role leading a criminal...

FILE – Former Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., stands in a group photo with members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1177 on July 9, 2026, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Kendall Warner, File)

With anger spreading over Iran war, Democrats hope to flip Republican seats with veterans’ help

October 15, 2026 at 8:51 a.m.

Democrats are counting on an unpopular war with Iran and upheaval in the armed forces to put more seats in play as the party pushes for control of the U.S....

A sign directs voters to an entrance for City Hall during early voting for the Rhode Island primary election, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

September 18, 2026 at 8:24 p.m.

In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections begins Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide who they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a...

Wake County Board of Elections employees prepare absentee ballots to be mailed on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)

Midterm mail ballots start to go out to voters as litigation over President Trump’s executive order creates uncertainty

September 4, 2026 at 9:43 p.m.

North Carolina on Friday became the first state to widely distribute mail ballots for this year’s elections, which will determine the balance of power in Congress for the remainder of...

FILE – A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Flock announces changes to its license plate reader network after reported abuse by members of law enforcement

August 13, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

The changes announced Thursday by Flock Safety are intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement.

Ryan Kelly, ganador de un Pulitzer por fotoperiodismo, brinda en su nuevo trabajo, en Ardent Craft Ales, en Richmond, Virginia, el martes 17 de abril del 2018. (AP Foto/Steve Helber) ** Usable by HOY, ELSENT and SD Only **

Adiós a la prensa: Periodistas que dejan el oficio a pesar de ganar el Pulitzer

December 14, 2018 at 12:32 p.m.

Ryan Kelly ganó esta semana un premio Pulitzer por la foto que tomó de un automóvil atropellando a manifestantes durante una marcha nacionalista en Charlottesville, Virginia: fue una imagen que...

3 dead, dozens injured, amid violent white nationalist rally in Virginia

August 22, 2019 at 12:28 a.m.

A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally. The violent day...

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