A unique club inside one of the nation’s largest jails brings together students and inmates to explore not just stories inside books, but their own. Said one advocate: “It changes mentalities.”
The White House says U.S. President Joe Biden spoke again with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the war in Gaza.
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Three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker has announced she’s retiring after 16 seasons. Parker wrote in a social media post on Sunday that she refuses to cheat the game and has decided to call it a career at 38 years old. Parker became the first player in WN…
A coral that lived deep in the ocean about a half-billion years ago has a glimmer in common with some of today’s fish, squid, octopuses, jellyfish, even sharks.
Hundreds of students around the country are being arrested, suspended, put on probation and, in rare cases, expelled from their colleges for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Many are still waiting to hear the full consequences. Their plight has become a central part of the pr…
A glitzy election-year roast by President Joe Biden drew journalists, celebrities and politicians — but also hundreds of protesters against the war in Gaza.
Hundreds of students around the country are being arrested, suspended, put on probation and, in rare cases, expelled from their colleges for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Many are still waiting to hear the full consequences. Their plight has become a central part of the protests this month, with students and a growing number of faculty demanding amnesty for the protesters. At issue is whether universities and law enforcement will clear the students of charges, or whether the suspensions and legal records will follow them into their adult lives.
A glitzy election-year roast by President Joe Biden drew journalists, celebrities and politicians — but also hundreds of protesters against the war in Gaza.
The aftermath in Khan Younis after Israel’s ground invasion is something he had “never seen” in his time working on disposing of explosives.
Diplomatic efforts intensified on April 28 to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Hamas said it would travel to mediator Egypt to deliver its response to Israel's latest proposal. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon gives us her analysis.
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The names and stories of thousands of Japanese Americans forced into incarceration camps during World War II have been digitized for the first time in a free online archive.
Gaza only got one mention at an annual gathering of hundreds of reporters, after the deadliest year for journalists in a decade.
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Here are some Bristol homes with history that you might be able to call your own.
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ABINGDON, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps hosted a 20th anniversary celebration on Saturday.
Parent Devlyn D’Alfonzo disagreed with the change, saying winter break includes all residents, while Christmas break leaves out the many other religious holidays that occur in winter.
Katherine Applegate wrote “Wishtree” about a nonbinary tree. Floyd County schools planned, but later scrapped, a mass reading of the book after students had already begun reading it.
The problem is not limited to Chesterfield County, Lt. Edward Pierpont said; it is tied to a broader commercial human trafficking ring along the East Coast.
Eleanor Hunton Hoppe, the 46-year-old scion of the family that launched Richmond's largest law firm and ex-wife of a prominent federal judge, has agreed to a plea deal.
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The widow of a North Carolina man shot and killed by Sullivan County deputies last spring has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee.
A city man is in custody after a shooting sent one woman to a local hospital.
A Scott County, Virginia, firefighter died over the weekend while battling a wildfire.
A judge may soon decide whether to try a case against a Blountville, Tennessee, woman charged in the death of her child in Sullivan County or elsewhere.
A total of 457 acres of riverfront mountains in Russell County have been added to Clinch River State Park, which will provide new public access to the river for outdoor recreation.
BRISTOL, Va. – Only one person spoke Tuesday during a series of three public hearings related to the city’s proposed 2024-25 operating budget – a plan that will see real estate taxes remain the same and the trash rate decrease.
About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Legacy Parks Foundation has received a $10 million endowment and is proposing to build a playground at Steele Creek Park.