How Trump’s mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
The layoffs of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources to help prevent and fight wildfires.
Snow will stick around Hampton Roads as temps remain low
Winter weather advisories remain in effect Thursday after a major snow storm dropped a double-digit layer of snow.
An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people ...
Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing
Abortion rights advocates feared the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to state abortion bans would also ...
Here’s how Hampton Roads spent Thursday’s massive snow day
Hampton Roads residents woke up to a blanket of snow covering the ground after a nor’easter dropped nearly a foot over the ...
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
President Donald Trump’s sweeping promises have translated into a whole-of-government approach for immigration enforcement. In other words, nearly every major Cabinet agency is an immigration agency ...
Bob Molinaro: Betting industry is raking in revenue … because America is losing
The U.S. sports betting industry is coming off a year in which it had a record revenue of more than $13 billion.
Virginia legislature votes to close loophole that allows campaign funds to be allocated for personal use
On Tuesday, the state Senate and House unanimously passed each other’s version of the Campaign Integrity Act, which would ...
No pain, no gain? Hardly. This year’s fitness buzzword is ‘recovery’
His evolution reflects a broader shift in the exercise industry away from a “no pain, no gain” mentality that once dominated ...
Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia’s Tasmania state
Department liaison officer Brendon Clark said the stranding was the first by false killer whales in Tasmania in since 1974.
Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she will propose constitutional reforms aimed at protecting Mexico’s sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ...
Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump
Europe’s biggest economy is the 27-nation European Union’s most populous nation and a leading member of NATO, as well as the second-biggest weapons supplier to Ukraine, after the United States, ...