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Marvel, circus producer to team up on live show
The people who bring you The Greatest Show on Earth will be taking Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor and the X-Men on a worldwide road show.
'Moonshiners' star faces public intox charge
A star of the TV show "Moonshiners" has been arrested for public intoxication. Police in Danville announced Tuesday they had arrested Steven Ray ...
Philip Morris Int'l CEO Camilleri to step down
Philip Morris International Inc. said Wednesday that CEO Louis C. Camilleri will step down and be replaced by the man who led it before it became an ...
RG3 progressing well in recovery from knee surgery
Robert Griffin III remains ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from major knee surgery. Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that ...
2 Civil War sailors from USS Monitor buried in Va.
More than 150 years after the USS Monitor sank off North Carolina during the Civil War, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret when it was ...
Late-winter storm sweeps into New England
A late-winter storm that buried parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic swept into New England on Thursday, bringing snow, rain, strong winds, big waves ...
Virginia trooper killed in I-85 shooting
A Virginia State Police trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop off Interstate 85 Thursday and a suspect was arrested after exchanging fire ...
DC region faces unique challenges from budget cuts
To get a sense of just how much federal government spending influences the Washington metropolitan area, all you have to do is listen to the ads on ...
Pastor sentenced in Vt. lesbian custody case
A Mennonite pastor who helped a still-missing woman and her daughter flee the country — and a custody fight with the woman's former lesbian partner ...
Ceremony for Monitor sailors stirs familial ties
A century and a half after USS Monitor sank, the interment of two unknown crewmen found in the Civil War ironclad's turret is bringing together people ...
Fan celebrations taking center court this season
With so many upsets in college basketball, there seems to be daily highlights of fans storming the court to celebrate. No team has separated itself ...
Rapist sentenced to life in prison
A Connecticut man accused of being the "East Coast Rapist" in a series of assaults over more than a decade from Rhode Island to Virginia was sentenced ...
Harris' 36 lead Virginia past No. 3 Duke, 73-68
Joe Harris had just scored a career-high 36 points, essentially half of his team's total in a 73-68 victory against No. 3 Duke, and the junior guard ...
Obama rejects plan for more say in spending cuts
President Barack Obama brushed off a Republican plan Tuesday to give him flexibility to allocate $85 billion in looming spending cuts, wanting no part ...
FDA names new head of tobacco products center
A Food and Drug Administration veteran who helped spearhead efforts to regulate the tobacco industry in the 1990s is taking over the agency's Center ...
Johnson helps No. 2 Miami edge Virginia 54-50
Following the Miami Hurricanes' latest down-to-the-wire victory, Shane Larkin was asked where the win ranked this year. "Umm ..." he said, mulling ...
VA decision on burial rights departs from past
The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it's far from certain how easy it will be ...
Va man pleads guilty to killing 8, shooting copter
A man who shot and killed eight people, including his sister and her family, at his central Virginia home in 2010 was sentenced Friday to five life ...
Washington's 'presidential library' taking shape
George Washington's 1796 farewell address contained a stern warning to the nation about partisan politics, or the "dangers of faction" in the language ...
VA grants burial rights for same-sex Ore. couple
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery.
Senate Roll Call: Violence Against Women Act
The 78-22 roll call Tuesday by which the Senate passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill
NRA's LaPierre: Wonk with million-dollar megaphone
Wayne LaPierre would just as soon read a book as fire a gun. That's right, the National Rifle Association's fire-breathing defender of gun rights is ...
Peters leads No. 5 Duke past Virginia 62-41
Elizabeth Williams didn't make her presence felt for No. 5 Duke against Virginia until the Blue Devils were pulling away. The Blue Devils hardly ...
Obama salutes Panetta as he prepares to retire
Calling it "the honor of my life," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said farewell to the U.S. military Friday, capping a venerated public service career ...