Going once, going twice: Google's millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages. The company that most likely determines which ads you get,...

Boar's Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it will also permanently discontinue production of liverwurst, the product that was linked to the deaths of at least nine people and...

Boar’s Head said it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak

A linebacker at West Virginia State is fatally shot on the eve of a game against his old school

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A linebacker at Division II West Virginia State was fatally shot during what the university said Thursday is being investigated by police as a home invasion. The body of Jyilek Zyiare Harrington, 21, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was found inside an...

Testimony begins in civil case claiming sexual abuse of ex-patients at Virginia children's hospital

NEW KENT, Va. (AP) — Testimony has begun in a civil trial against a Virginia hospital that treats vulnerable children, its owner and its former medical director in a lawsuit filed by three former patients who allege they were touched inappropriately during physical exams. The...

US consumer watchdog moves to permanently ban Navient from federal student loan servicing

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has filed a proposed order to permanently ban Navient from directly servicing federal student loans, which the agency says will put an end “years of abuse." Under terms of the Thursday order, which Navient agreed to...

Virginia seeks first home win against Maryland since 2008

Maryland (1-1) at Virginia (2-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Maryland by 2 1/2. Series record: Maryland leads 45-32-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Last year, the Cavaliers couldn’t finish after going up 14-0...

Virginia Tech and Old Dominion square off in in-state matchup

Virginia Tech (1-1) at Old Dominion (0-2), Saturday, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+) BetMGM College Football Odds: Virginia Tech by 14. Series record: Virginia Tech leads 3-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Virginia Tech, which pulled away late to beat Marshall...

Freddie Mac says the average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.20% this week, its lowest level since February 2023.

Jaxson Dart, No. 5 Ole Miss face stiffer test with road opener against Wake Forest

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Things have come almost too easily to Jaxson Dart and Mississippi in the first two games. They've scored 128 points and allowed three. Dart set Southeastern Conference records for consecutive completions in a game (24) and overall (30). The defense has...