Search results for

An updated death toll in what Somalis have described as their 9/11 has risen.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called top military officials from around the world to a meeting in Virginia next week. The reason for this unusual gathering isn't known.

Demonstrators gathered outside a largely empty Capitol today. Lawmakers return next week to a lengthy to-do list.

The top stories for December 16, 2025, including links to PFAS and well water, and an inmate talks about operations at a Southwest Virginia prison

The top stories for December 19, 2025, including a profile of International Neighbors, a refugee advocate group concerned about Trump policies regarding resettlement.

The top stories for December 29, 2025, including State Sen. Reeves leaving the US Senate race, and the Univ. of Lynchburg offering 3-year bachelor's degrees.

The top stories for December 26, 2025, including the final politics chat of the year from reporter Michael Pope and analyst Jeff Schapiro.

The top stories for December 31, including JLARC's final report for 2025, and how one rural Virginia school district is taking advantage of AI technology.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas Ollivant, director for Iraq at the National Security Council during both the Bush and Obama administrations, about the Trump-ordered airstrike.

With a Cabinet post awaiting a nominee and hundreds of senior government positions unfilled, Trump says he is draining the swamp. Others say he is leaving "substitute teachers" in charge.