Virginia

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

The drunken shenanigans of the raccoon have also inspired a fundraising campaign for the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.

A very drunk raccoon passed out on the bathroom floor of a liquor store after an early morning break in.
National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 26, 2025.

Surviving Guardsman gives thumbs up after Washington shooting, but remains in serious condition

Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Jewish family settles discrimination case after gifted school expulsion

Illustrative, NYC mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani and US President, Donald Trump.

US elections: New Jersey, Virginia, NYC mayoral race test voter sentiment on Trump’s presidency


‘Critical race theory’ bill leads to statehouse debate over Jews and race

“What if I am teaching about the Holocaust and a parent takes issue because [the parent believes] only 6,000 Jews were killed, not 6 million?” asked a professor.

 The West Virginia State Capitol houses the West Virginia Legislature and the office of the Governor of West Virginia.

A gay Jewish liberal (and rabbi’s husband) is running for Congress in West Virginia

“As a Jew, of course I believe in miracles that happen every day,” Wendell said. “But it probably would take a miracle.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Vice President Mike Pence take part in a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 election results on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Washington-area police accused of involvement in sex-trafficking ring

A woman alleged that the Fairfax County, Virginia, police department, including its former chief Edwin Roessler, knew that some officers were possibly participating in and protecting the ring.

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Fairfax County, Virginia Police Chief Ed Roessler answer questions from reporters about the city's preparations for the white nationalist-led rally marking the one year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' protests in Washington, US.

What do the races in Virginia and New Jersey mean for the midterms?

Loss in Virginia, near loss in New Jersey doesn’t bode well for the Donkey Party in midterms, experts say.

 Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, US, November 3, 2021.

Elections in New York, Virginia: What do Jews think?

Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated the Democratic state governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe while Eric Adams took the win as New York City's mayor - here is what some Jews think of the victories.

 Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Eric Adams reacts as he speaks after being declared victor at his election night party in Brooklyn, New York, US November 2, 2021.

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor's race

A McAuliffe loss in VA, which Democratic President Joe Biden won by a double-digit margin over Republican then-President Donald Trump, represents a demoralizing setback for national Democrats.

Campaign signs for Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin stand together on the last day of early voting in the Virginia gubernatorial election in Fairfax, Virginia, October 30, 2021

Too-close-to-call Virginia governor's race headlines US elections

Virginia voters will head to the polls to elect their next governor in a close race, carrying national implications.

Campaign signs for Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin stand together on the last day of early voting in the Virginia gubernatorial election in Fairfax, Virginia, October 30, 2021

Protesters posed as neo-Nazis to target the GOP nominee in Virginia’s governor race

The protest Friday against Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor against former governor Terry McAuliffe, was organized by the Lincoln Project, a group of anti-Trump Republicans.

White supremacists stand behind their shields at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, August 12, 2017

Virginia Democrats say only they can fight US antisemitism

Democrats in Virginia said that antisemitism is on the rise in the US and only the democrats can fight it ahead of the governor race.

 Democratic delegate Eileen Filler-Corn speaks after being sworn in as the first woman Speaker of Virginia's House of Delegates, as the General Assembly convenes in Richmond, Virginia, US.

GOP nominee accuses Soros of placing political operatives in school boards

Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, described “chaos” in the Virginia school system and blamed Democratic opponent Gov. Terry McAuliffe, as well as Soros.

Billionaire investor George Soros attends the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria June 21, 2019.