Virginia

Detroit, Michigan, Residents picket DTE Energy, opposing the electric utility's plan to provide power for a proposed $7 billion data center in rural Michigan.
Environment

A grassroots NIMBY revolt is turning voters in Republican strongholds against the AI data-center boom

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December 16, 2025
Abigail Spanberger
Politics

Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race, leading the way to big night for Democrats

By Olivia Diaz, Bill Barrow and The Associated Press
November 5, 2025
Amazon Web Services
Big Tech

‘The reality is it’s all very concentrated’: AWS outage exposes the world’s internet chokepoint, one data-center cluster in Virginia

By Safiyah Riddle, Matt O'Brien and The Associated Press
October 21, 2025
Lowe's cat
Arts & Entertainment

‘Francine picked us. We didn’t pick her’: Lowe’s in Virginia welcomes back beloved store cat who vanished a month ago, found in another state

By John Raby, Julie Walker and The Associated Press
October 8, 2025
U.S. military senior leadership listen as President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va.
Politics

Trump says U.S. cities should be ‘training grounds’ for the military to fight an ‘invasion from within’ during unusual speech to generals

By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press
September 30, 2025
Glenn Youngkin
Tech

Virginians to get free, low-cost AI certification in Google’s pact with Gov. Glenn Youngkin

By Olivia Diaz and The Associated Press
July 16, 2025
Sexual harassment in office
Politics

‘Who not to go drink with, who not to be alone with’: Virginia lawmaker says she got a ‘safety brief’ when she joined legislature as statehouse misconduct outlives #MeToo

By Isabella Volmert, David A. Lieb, Olivia Diaz and The Associated Press
March 24, 2025
Perdue will pay $4 million after employing children in hazardous jobs at Virginia plant, Labor Department says
Finance

Perdue will pay $4 million after employing children in hazardous jobs at Virginia plant, Labor Department says

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January 16, 2025
Firefighters pause for a second moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15’s firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.
Health

9/11-related illnesses have killed more FDNY members than died in World Trade Center attack

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September 11, 2024
MeAgainMeds.com, a free tool developed by researchers at the George Mason University College of Public Health in Fairfax, Va., uses AI to pair people with depression with the best available antidepressant medication for them.
Mind

Antidepressant not working? AI may do a better job than your doctor in matching you with the best medicine

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August 14, 2024
Boar’s Head expands listeria outbreak recall to 7 million more pounds of deli meats made in Virginia
Health

Boar’s Head expands listeria outbreak recall to 7 million more pounds of deli meats made in Virginia

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
July 31, 2024
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Politics

Biden explains decision to step aside: ‘It’s not about me, it’s about you.’

By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Will Weissert and The Associated Press
July 25, 2024
Confederate schools
Success

4 years after removing Confederate names from high school, Virginia county votes to put them back

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May 10, 2024
Cancer survivor says embryos with an ex-husband are her last chance to have a baby. Ex-husband wants to avoid procreating against his will
Health

Cancer survivor says embryos with an ex-husband are her last chance to have a baby. Ex-husband wants to avoid procreating against his will

By Matthew Barakat and The Associated Press
May 9, 2024
Virginia makes history by letting colleges pay athletes through NIL deals as states beg for ‘national solution’
Success

Virginia makes history by letting colleges pay athletes through NIL deals as states beg for ‘national solution’

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April 19, 2024

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