Washington Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday praised a ruling this week that affirmed his power to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, saying the decision brings the city “into the 21st century.”
A Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity has been suspended after the death of a 19-year-old student
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Virginia Commonwealth University has suspended a fraternity after a student was found dead at an off-campus house on Saturday. The VCU chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity was also suspended by the national Delta Chi...
This Virginia school district says it isn’t banning Dr. Seuss’ boeke. On the annual Read Across America Day, it’s just no longer emphasizing them
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A school district in Virginia recently made headlines for allegedly banning books by Dr. Seuss. But Loudoun County Public Schools(LCPS), located in Ashburn, said it is not banning books by the famous children's aut...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail in historic ruling
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Paris A French court on Monday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling, but suspended two years of the sentence. President from 2007 aan 2012, hy was ...
Terwyl een Virginia-distrik voorberei om weer oop te maak, opvoeders en gesinne balanseer Covid-voorsorgmaatreëls en normale onderrig
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Rose Moore staan voor 'n klaskamer, opleiding van 'n onderwyser oor tegnologie en veiligheid vir persoonlike leer. Dit is die 44ste keer dat die assistenthoof by die Holmes Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia, het d ...
'N Polisiebeampte in Virginia is noodlottig geskiet tydens 'n verkeersstop en reageer op die polisie het die vermeende skieter doodgemaak
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'N Polisiebeampte in die noorde van Virginia is Vrydagmiddag tydens 'n verkeersstop doodgeskiet, en reagerende wetstoepassers het sy moordenaar noodlottig geskiet, owerhede gesê. Beampte Dominic "Nick" winum, 48, had been wi...
Goue Trump-standbeeld draai koppe by CPAC
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Orlando, Florida Met die eerste volle dag van die Konserwatiewe Politieke Aksie-konferensie aan die gang, daar is al 'n onbetwisbare ster: 'n verregaande goue standbeeld van Donald Trump met 'n kortbroek en slippers aan. T ...
Dolly Parton says ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to a statue of her at the Tennessee capitol
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Dolly Parton has told Tennessee lawmakers that actually, geen, she doesn't want a statue of her erected at the Tennessee Capitol. Vroeër die jaar, a Tennessee representative proposed the statue idea to honor Parton...
Japan’s ruling party faces sexism backlash as it invites women to look but not talk at key meetings
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Hong Kong A week after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief resigned in the wake of making sexist comments, another male octogenarian leader in Japan has attracted ire by spouting misogynistic remarks. Toshihiro Nikai, secr...
Cuomo said ‘he can destroy me’: NY assemblyman alleges governor threatened him over nursing homes scandal
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been pleading with lawmakers for support and even threatening political retribution against Democrats who have criticized him in an aggressive effort to contain political fallout from ...
This state allows a companion for seniors to get the vaccine too. It has spurred online scams, governor says
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Caregiver vaccine scams are popping up in Massachusetts after the state announced that companions who bring people over the age of 75 to an appointment can get vaccinated themselves. "We have heard some pretty dis...
Biden and Democrats prepare to act fast on judges, having learned lesson from Trump
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President Joe Biden had been in office less than a week when a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking one of his first immigration-related actions. The order was a victory for Texas Attorney General...
Virginia 'n stap nader aan die afskaffing van doodstraf nadat die Senaat van die staat die wetsontwerp goedkeur
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Virginia se staats Senaat het Woensdag 'n wetsontwerp aanvaar wat die doodstraf sou afskaf, om die suidelike staat op die pad te plaas om die 23ste staat te word wat doodstraf beëindig. Die Statebond het meer mense uitgevoer..