Educators say the country's deep divisions make it more difficult than ever to teach students about the government.
- Kelly Meyerhofer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Maks Makarenkov couldn't help but smile on car rides through the capital city. He saw homes with blue and yellow flags pinned in their windows or dangling from flagpoles.
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Teachers at Alexandria City High School in Virginia use civics education to restore young people’s faith in democracy in politically divided America.
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Russia has warned that it plans to launch a fresh wave of “systemic strikes” on defense industrial facilities in Kyiv and has urged foreign nationals to leave the Ukrainian capital.
- Nolan D. McCaskill and Ann Saphir Reuters
He will take the leadership baton from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends Friday but who will remain on the Fed board.
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US inflation rise is changing spending habits, savings, and daily routines across American households nationwide.
US prices have risen at their fastest rate since May 2023, as the war in Iran continues to drive up energy prices and everyday costs for Americans. Prices rose 0.6% monthly, according to Consumer Price Index data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS also stated that near…
U.S. consumer prices increased at a brisk pace for a second straight month in April as the war with Iran pushed up energy costs and food prices surged.
Teenagers aren’t turning their backs on college — but they are rethinking what “college” actually means.
Frustration is simmering among parents who say their young children are spending too much classroom time online.
It's true, work does beget work, according to a survey by job site ZipRecruiter.
Even as the vast majority of Americans continue to opt for fixed-rate mortgages, the ancillary costs of ownership fluctuate, mainly upward.
The average family of four spends $741 more a year than in 2020 for the same groceries; $41 of that hike is due to package-size decreases.
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A1 Minute! May 30, 2026: Week in Virginia
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In May, Virginia recorded 75,376 background checks — more than double the total from the same month last year.
As Virginia regulators and legislators grapple with the impact of data centers’ huge demand for electricity on other ratepayers’ bills, Sen. Mark Warner is co-sponsoring legislation for a national approach.
There’s still a path forward for a retail marijuana market that could include Virginia’s budget, say the sponsors of the vetoed bills, who are members of General Assembly budget-writing committees.
A grand jury added three involuntary manslaughter charges against the driver in Friday’s deadly I-95 bus crash in Stafford County.
Six states, ranging from California to New Jersey, held primaries on Tuesday night. Here are some of our other takeaways so far.
A parasitic fly that was eradicated from the United States in the 1960s has been slowly creeping back after being detected within 25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border.
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn speaks to his supporters during an election night watch party on June 2, 2026, in West Des Moines.
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Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
Kipps Elementary Principal Mark Crummey was among 17 men arrested at a Christiansburg hotel last week.
A $10 million lawsuit accuses a former Roanoke police officer of shooting and seriously wounding an intellectually disabled man who was unarmed during a 2024 encounter.
Lynchburg Circuit Court Judge F. Patrick Yeatts found Tony Brown guilty of first-degree and three other felonies on Monday in the stabbing death of his Nicole Rosser, his ex-girlfriend.
In May, Virginia recorded 75,376 background checks — more than double the total from the same month last year.
As Virginia regulators and legislators grapple with the impact of data centers’ huge demand for electricity on other ratepayers’ bills, Sen. Mark Warner is co-sponsoring legislation for a national approach.
There’s still a path forward for a retail marijuana market that could include Virginia’s budget, say the sponsors of the vetoed bills, who are members of General Assembly budget-writing committees.
Greene County has accepted a six-figure sum from the Department of Homeland Security, even as questions remain about an immigrant roundup there just weeks ago.