Virginia Headlines
Jury in Abu Ghraib trial says it is deadlocked; judge orders deliberations to resume
A judge ordered jurors Friday to keep deliberating after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a Virginia-based military contractor is liable for abuses suffered by inmates at the Abu Ghraib prion in Iraq two decades ago.
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war
Donald Trump on Thursday claimed a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was “nothing” compared to the college campus protests that have sparked around the country over the Israel-Hamas war.
Lawmakers criticize CIA's handling of sexual misconduct but offer few specifics
A congressional committee is criticizing the CIA’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations in its ranks, saying victims have been deterred from coming forward and were aware of “little to no accountability or punishment for the perpetrators of the assaults.”.
Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals
A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses that mistreatment of detainees was likely to continue.
Virginia lawmakers set to take up Youngkin's proposed amendments, vetoes in reconvened session
Gambling regulations, school construction and the state budget are on the agenda as Virginia lawmakers return to Richmond to consider Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments to legislation and his record number of vetoes.
Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease
The Labor Department issued a new rule Tuesday intended to protect coal miners from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as “black lung” disease.