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RFK Jr.’s made promises about vaccines. Here’s what he’s done as health secretary
During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I am not going to go into HHS and impose my preordained opinions on anybody ...
Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online ...
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask judge to keep him in jail over deportation concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail because of “contradictory statements” by President Donald Trump’s ...
Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the ...
Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the fee that is added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in schools, libraries and ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, says charges ‘badly exaggerated’
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was portrayed in his lawyer’s closing argument on Friday as the victim of an overzealous prosecution that tried to turn the recreational use of drugs and a swinger ...
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide ...
Stocks gain ground and put S&P 500 and Nasdaq on a path for all-time highs
The gains on Friday were broad, with nearly every sector within the S&P 500 rising. Nike soared 15.3% for the biggest gain on the market, despite warning of a steep hit from tariffs.
This summer, get your hike (or bike) on and visit the Virginia Capital Trail
The trail is 51.7 miles long, stretching between historic Jamestown and Richmond. Participants can choose from three distance goals: 51.7 miles, which is the full length of the Capital Trail; 103.4 ...
Yorktown runner shines in two PTC races
Yorktown’s Bethany Spector had the fastest women’s time at the June 17 Trailzilla 4 Miler and picked up an overall win at the June 21 Timberneck 5K.
Trump says US has signed a deal with China on trade, without giving details
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. and China have signed an agreement on trade, President Donald Trump said, adding he expects to soon have a deal with India. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg TV ...
David Teel: Putting a bow on college sports 2024-25’s wins, losses, arrivals, exits
Show of hands, please. When the 2024-25 college sports calendar dawned last summer, who among us envisioned Michael Vick as a ...