Virginia

West Virginia sues Apple over iCloud's alleged role in distributing child sex abuse material

Apple has previously denied wrongdoing in a lawsuit by private plaintiffs making similar claims.

A truck from the child advocacy organization Heat Initiative calling on Apple to do more to police child sex abuse material on iCloud, is parked outside the Apple store as the new iPhone 15 is released in Boston, Massachusetts, US, September 22, 2023
AMERICAN AIRCRAFT Carrier USS Gerald Ford arrives, on November 14, 2022 in Gosport, England.

Largest aircraft carrier in the world sent by US to Middle East as Iran talks continue

A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A very drunk raccoon passed out on the bathroom floor of a liquor store after an early morning break in.

Party animal: Drunk raccoon behind viral liquor store break-in honored with cocktail namesake


Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%

Victims in the case, brought by two Jewish attorneys who have made it their mission to hit neo-Nazis in their bank accounts, are entitled to $2.35 million, not the $26 million that a jury awarded.

A memorial for Heather Heyer, who was killed. On August 12, 2017, a car was deliberately driven into a crowd of people who had been peacefully protesting the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one and injuring 28.

Virginia Attorney General condemns the rise of antisemitism

"Religious discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated by my office," Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said.

 University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Illustrative).

Virginia antisemitism commission blasts Israel boycotts, indirectly critiques Trump

The commission was chaired by Jeffrey Rosen, who is Jewish and served as the acting US Attorney General in the final month of the Trump administration.

 Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at a campaign rally for Republican US House nominee, state Sen. Jen Kiggans in Smithfield, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2022.

Walmart employee kills seven, including himself, in Virginia shooting

Six other people were confirmed dead and four were being treated at area hospitals.

 A person waits at a Walmart Pharmacy in West Haven, Connecticut

Virginia shooting victim Mike Hollins leaves hospital

The shooter has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

 University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Illustrative).

3 dead, 2 injured at University of Virginia shooting, suspect in custody

The suspected shooter, Christopher Darnell Jones, is in the custody of the University of Virginia police.

 University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Illustrative).

US Education Department to investigate antisemitism complaint filed in Virginia school district

The US Education Department says it will investigate allegations of antisemitism within a Northern Virginia public school district brought by the Zionist Organization of America.

 Annandale (Virginia) High School, February 2022. Part of Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools.

US midterms: Republicans on track to take control of the House

NBC News and Fox News projected John Fetterman won a critical US Senate seat in Pennsylvania, beating Republican Mehmet Oz.

 Supporters wait for results at the Republican Party of Arizona's 2022 US midterm elections night rally in Scottsdale, Arizona, US, November 8, 2022.

US Navy tests capabilities of USVs at Virginia Beach

The USVs tested came in different sizes - from five to 36 feet (1.5 to 11 meters).

 US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan leaves Victoria Harbour after a visit to Hong Kong, China November 25, 2018.

Oldest dinosaur in Africa discovered in Zimbabwe - study

The research that went into these discoveries was published on Wednesday in Nature. Mbiresaurus was a sauropodomorph, a long-necked dinosaur, and is estimated to have been about six feet tall.

Artistic reconstruction of Mbiresaurus raathi (foreground) with the rest of the Zimbabwean animal assemblage in the background, including two rhynchosaurs (front right), an aetosaur (left), and a herrerasaurid dinosaur chasing a cynodont (back right).