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Youngkin vetoes bills on skill games, contraception and Confederate heritage tax breaks

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken final action on a last batch of bills from the year’s regular legislative session.

Upside-down flag at Justice Alito's home another blow for Supreme Court under fire

When an upside-down U.S. flag flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, it was largely seen in connection with the false claim by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 election had been marred by fraud.

Justice Alito's home flew flag upside down after Trump's 'Stop the Steal' claims, report says

An upside-down American flag was displayed outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, The New York Times reports.

Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising.

Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows

A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers.

Arrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompts plea from three governors

Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they illegally carried ammunition while in the popular, upscale tourist destination about 600 miles southeast of Miami.

Archaeologists believe they've found site of Revolutionary War barracks in Virginia

Archaeologists in Virginia have uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War.

Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes

The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.

Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation’s capital has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison.

AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines

An Associated Press investigation found that police across the U.S. violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining people in hundreds of fatal encounters that didn’t involve a firearm.

Super Bowl champion Chiefs will open regular season at home against Ravens in AFC title game rematch

The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will open the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of the AFC title game.

Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy

A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent.

Nazi flag-bearing man who crashed a truck into barriers near the White House pleads guilty to felony

A Missouri man who crashed a rental truck into White House barriers and showed a Nazi flag before his arrest last year has pleaded guilty to damaging government property.

Virginia General Assembly poised to vote on compromise budget deal reached with Youngkin

Virginia's General Assembly is preparing to vote on a budget plan Democratic lawmakers reached with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises

Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests.

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held

Small pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement services.

Virginia budget leaders reach compromise with governor on state spending plan

Virginia budget negotiators and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have reached a compromise on the next two-year state spending plan.

How West Virginia's first transgender elected official is influencing local politics

Rosemary Ketchum became West Virginia's first openly transgender lawmaker when she was elected to the Wheeling City Council in 2020.

An education board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools

A Virginia school board has voted to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school four years after the names had been removed.

Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property

A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and given a monetary value.

Senate scrambles to pass bill improving air safety and service for travelers as deadline nears

The Senate is scrambling to pass a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and improve customer service for air travelers before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires at midnight on Friday.

US utility pledges more transparency after lack of notice it empowered CEO to make plant decisions

The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants.

Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online

A federal appeals court has ruled a Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced a decade ago that he was going to marry his longtime partner.

Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break

Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing.

Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement

Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports.

The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records

The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes.

A US company is fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants

A Tennessee-based sanitation company is agreeing to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities.

Federal appeals court upholds ruling that Zion Williamson's 2019 contract with an agent was void

A federal appeals court has upheld a 2021 ruling that NBA star Zion Williamson’s contract with a marketing agent was void because the agent was not licensed in North Carolina when the two entered an agreement in 2019.

The family of Irvo Otieno criticizes move to withdraw murder charges for now against 5 deputies

A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor’s request to withdraw charges against five more people in connection with the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno.

2 killed when a small plane headed to South Carolina crashes in Virginia, police say

Authorities say two people were killed when a small plane headed to South Carolina crashed in Virginia.

Commercial jet maker Airbus is staying humble even as Boeing flounders. There's a reason for that.

Europe’s Airbus had established a clear sales lead over Boeing even before the American company encountered more fallout from manufacturing troubles and ongoing safety concerns.

Police surround pro-Palestine student encampment at University of Southern California

Police have surrounded a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California, days before commencement events are set to begin on the Los Angeles campus.

Many Florida women can't get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?

Since Florida enacted a six-week abortion ban, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states have sprung into action.

Anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan as demonstrations collide with graduation season

Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies.

Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute

Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on wages.