NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News police detective raced into Richneck Elementary School after first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot.

“Where’s the main office?” Detective Amber Ruhlen asked as she frantically put on light blue latex gloves on the way in.

Down a short hallway, Zwerner was lying on the floor at the center of the ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign bus caught on fire Thursday afternoon.

She posted on X that while on the way to an event, her bus caught on fire, but everyone is safe. She did not say what had caused the fire.

“Thank you to the first responders who got to the scene quickly — we are so grateful for you,” Earle-...Read more

Prince William and Princess Kate won a lawsuit against Paris Match after the magazine printed vacation photos of their three kids.

A French court ruled that the outlet violated their privacy by publishing photos and details from the royal family’s April vacation with their children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

The ...Read more

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is rejecting calls for Georgia to use its record surplus to keep food assistance flowing to more than 1.3 million residents if congressional lawmakers fail to strike a deal to reopen the government, arguing the state should not have to “bail out” Washington.

The Republican told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson made waves this week with his opposition to drawing a new congressional map to give Democrats an extra House seat, but that hasn’t stopped other party leaders from wanting to move the redistricting process forward.

The issue is shaping up to be a test of Ferguson’s power, as his stance ...Read more

MIAMI — The Coast Guard has recommended manslaughter charges against the operators of the barge and tugboat that crashed into a Miami Yacht Club sailboat, killing three young girl campers in July, the federal agency announced Thursday.

Three girls were killed in the July 28 crash off Hibiscus Island in Miami Beach when an “uninspected” ...Read more

After a year of embarrassing sex allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew on Thursday was stripped of his title by Buckingham Palace.

"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," a statement said. "These censures are deemed necessary, not withstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against ...Read more

A federal judge Thursday said she was considering ordering the Trump administration not to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

District Court Judge Indira Talwani sounded like she mostly agreed with the demand by New York Attorney General Letitia James and 24 other ...Read more

Thousands of Jamaicans were still without power, water and internet service on Thursday as the government continued to assess the widespread damage from Hurricane Melissa.

Days after the hit from Jamaica’s most catastrophic hurricane, the scope of the damages are becoming more clear. Aerial images reveal razed neighborhoods and trees without ...Read more

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines says her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ability to attract ill will is contagious.

Hines on Thursday appeared on the “Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald” podcast to promote her “Unscripted” memoir. The old pals discussed their nearly 30-year friendship, as well as the way attitudes toward ...Read more

The United States stands prepared to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to Cuba following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Melissa, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.

“We are prepared to offer immediate humanitarian aid to the people of Cuba affected by the Hurricane,” Rubio stated in a post on X. The State Department ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution that would vacate a Biden-era Bureau of Land Management rule covering portions of northern Alaska.

The joint resolution passed 52-45, with Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania the only Democrat joining Republicans. Introduced by Alaska Republican Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new work requirement for food stamp recipients goes into effect Saturday even as the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is set to halt benefits to more than 650,000 Missourians if the government shutdown continues.

Beginning Nov. 1, the day SNAP is set to run out of money because of the partisan ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Federal officials allege Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar was involved in an extortion conspiracy to silence two people from detracting from or negatively influencing her election campaigns.

The Baltimore Democrat representing District 41 was indicted on eight charges on Oct. 23, according to public court records. The conspiracy ...Read more

The U.S. said China has agreed to buy millions of tons of soybeans through 2028, providing some relief to U.S. farmers who have anxiously awaited the resumption of exports to the Asian nation.

China has agreed to buy at least 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans this season, and a minimum of 25 million tons annually over the next three years...Read more

In recent months, federal agents have camped out in the lobby of a Southern California hospital, guarded detained patients — sometimes shackled — in hospital rooms, and chased an immigrant landscaper into a surgical center.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have also shown up at community clinics. Health providers say that ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court is considering whether to overturn a lower court ruling that removed restrictions on the kind of providers who can perform abortions in the state.

A Superior Court judge last year struck down a law that required abortions to be performed only by a doctor licensed by the State Medical Board. The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities are investigating a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Ontario, the second one in a little more than a week as enforcement operations unfold across the state.

ICE officers were conducting a vehicle stop around 6:30 a.m. at the 2800 block of Vineyard Ave in Ontario, according to...Read more

WASHINGTON — What started with Democrats warning about “empty promises and illusory wins” grew chaotic as U.S. and Chinese aides gestured animatedly as they zipped around a room at a South Korean military base. It all ended with President Donald Trump declaring victory on multiple issues as he cracked jokes with reporters on Air Force One....Read more