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Navy secretary says need for new shipbuilding is a ‘national emergency’ at local visit
Navy Secretary John Phelan visited the Newport News and Norfolk shipyards on Wednesday as part of a national listening tour ...
Federal judge will hear arguments as groups try to block Trump’s executive order on elections
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday will hear arguments in three cases from national Democrats and voting rights ...
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
Research schools, which number between 150 and 200, used the inflow of federal dollars to build labs and other infrastructure ...
Low wages for Hampton Roads child and elder care worsen availability crisis, experts say
Spurred by problems of the business model, minimum wage and work that is fundamentally demanding, the gap in care for elders ...
Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials are circulating a draft budget proposal that would make dramatic additional cuts to federal ...
UnitedHealth cuts 2025 forecast after dealing with first-quarter care use spike
UnitedHealth chopped its 2025 forecast after being surprised by rising care use from its Medicare Advantage customers in a ...
Police identify body found floating in Chesapeake pond
The dead body of a man found floating in a Chesapeake pond last weekend has been identified by authorities. The medical ...
US jobless benefit claims fall last week as labor market remains strong despite recession fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues to hold up ...
Colossal squid caught on camera for the first time by remotely-operated sub
A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers ...
Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials
After hours of separate meetings at the French presidential palace with U.S., Ukrainian and European officials, French President Emmanuel Macron brought them all together for a final round of talks at ...
With millions extra from the city, Hampton School Board moves to increase teacher pay
The Hampton School Board saw to use the $4 million it had from the city to use the money to increase the wages of its teachers, among other improvements.
Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the ...