More than 400 years after the first execution in Virginia -- of Captain George Kendall, accused in 1608 of spying for Spain -- the Old Dominion is on the cusp of becoming the first former Confederate state to abolish the death penalty.

Bruce Springsteen pleads guilty to consuming alcohol in closed area at Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey.

“"This legislation marks a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities, our state and our nation ... ,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

The South Dakota governor has called on the state attorney general to resign and state lawmakers have started impeachment proceedings against him.

Vaccination programs are rolling out across Asia this week, from Hong Kong to South Korea. Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective, U.S. regulators said, a milestone toward giving Americans the first shot to work in a single dose....

Media disinformation became a subject of partisan debate at a Congressional subcommittee hearing Wednesday.