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GOP contest between Bob Good and John McGuire highlights primary slate in Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of America's most conservative congressmen is facing a serious primary challenge after his opponent was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while voters in two other districts are nominating candidates to fill two open seats in Virginia's primary election...
Mistrial declared for man charged with using a torch to intimidate at white nationalist rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked on charges against a man accused of using a flaming torch to intimidate counterprotesters during a 2017 gathering of white nationalists in Charlottesville. The trial for Jacob Joseph Dix of...
Trial begins for man charged in 2017 Charlottesville torch rally at the University of Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Seven years after a white nationalist rally erupted in violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, a trial began Tuesday for one of about a dozen people charged with using flaming torches to intimidate counterprotesters. Prosecutors at the trial of Jacob...
Company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine
A company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal plea admitting it neglected thousands of dogs at its breeding facility in rural Virginia. Prosecutors said the penalties amount to the largest ever levied in an...
Kansas State heads to super regional claiming Fayetteville Regional beating Southeast Missouri St.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Brendan Jones batted 3 for 5 and drove in three runs, David Bishop added two RBIs and Kansas State beat Southeast Missouri State 7-2 on Sunday night in the Fayetteville Regional Final of the NCAA Tournament. Kansas State will head to Charlottesville,...
Virginia tops Mississippi State 9-2 to win Charlottesville Regional, advance to super regional
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jay Woolfolk settled down to pitch into the ninth inning after a rough start and No. 12 national seed Virginia scored six runs in its final time at bat in a 9-2 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday night, winning the Charlottesville Regional and earning a berth in...
Virginia gets walk-off win over Mississippi State 5-4, advances to Charlottesville Regional final
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Harrison Didawick hit a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth and later scored to give host Virginia a 5-4 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night in the Charlottesville Regional. Virginia (43-15), the No. 12 national seed in the NCAA...
Trump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a 'unified Reich'
NEW YORK (AP) — A video posted to Donald Trump's account on his social media network included references to a “unified Reich” among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November. The headline appears among messages flashing across the screen such as “Trump...
25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus, and demonstrators at the University of Michigan chanted anti-war messages and waved flags during commencement...
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that was one of the most criticized moments of...
