Nation Nov 12 Abu Ghraib detainees awarded $42 million, jury holds military contractor responsible for contributing to torture A U.S. jury has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago.
Nation Sep 09 Google faces another antitrust trial a month after its search engine was declared a monopoly One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company.
Nation Aug 05 Court rules Google’s search engine dominance is antitrust violation and illegal The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.
Politics Jul 11 Rep. Bob Good files for recount after narrow loss in Virginia GOP primary Virginia congressman Bob Good has filed a petition for a recount after state election officials say he narrowly lost a Republican primary to a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump.
Nation May 03 U.S. Justice Department makes final arguments on Google being an illegal monopoly The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.
Politics Dec 05 Man believed to have fired shots before a Virginia house exploded is dead, police say Police have not publicly identified the person whose actions brought them to the home in Arlington on Monday after firing a flare gun 30 to 40 times into the Bluemont neighborhood.
Politics Oct 20 Violent threats across the country disrupt Muslim groups raising support for Palestinians A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel it says received bomb and death threats.
Education May 23 Appeals court upholds new admissions policy at elite Virginia high school The 2-1 ruling Tuesday from the appellate court in Richmond overturns a ruling last year that found the Fairfax County School Board engaged in impermissible "racial balancing" when it overhauled the admissions policy.
Nation May 16 Virginia man who attacked a congressional staff office faces hate crime charge The charges include aggravated wounding and malicious aggravated wounding for the baseball bat attack on two staffers at Rep. Gerry Connolly's district office in Fairfax. They also include a misdemeanor hate crime charge, and a felony count of destroying property.'…
Politics May 15 Man arrested in baseball bat attack on Virginia congressman’s staffers U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia says a man with a baseball bat walked into his Fairfax office, asked for him, and then assaulted two members of his staff.