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Alex Jones is ordered to pay $45.2 million for lying about Sandy Hook school shooting

Jurors in the Alex Jones defamation trial reached a verdict on punitive damages. They have ordered the InfoWars host to pay $45.2 million to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook attack.

An unusually tight job market has a potential downside for the broader economy

The Labor Department reports on monthly job gains for April Friday morning. The month began with a record number of job openings, which is good for prospective employees.

100 Million People In The U.S. Affected By Capital One Data Breach

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Robert Knake of the Council on Foreign Relations about a Capital One data breach that compromised personal information of nearly 100 million Americans.

Photo by DearEdward via Creative Commons. The Portsmouth City Council is voting on whether to call for the state government to fund lower tolls.

What’s in Virginia’s transportation spending plan?

Virginia’s latest spending plan includes efforts to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to a prominent transportation agency in Northern Virginia, toll relief in Hampton Roads and highway widening along a stretch of Interstate 81 in Southwest Virginia.

Biden hits the campaign trail after delivering the State of the Union address

President Biden's re-election campaign is kicking into a higher gear. Tonight he holds a rally in Georgia, a state where he's got some work to do to repair his coalition of supporters.

Buckshot Cunningham lived without housing for years before he moved into a small cottage at Hope Village, a shelter run by the nonprofit Rogue Retreat in southern Oregon.

Law Enforcement Officials Argue Rural Homeless Services Worsen Problem

Rural homelessness in Oregon isn't as visible as its urban equivalent, but it's a major problem. Even when money is available, local officials say providing resources could make the problem worse.

Free men, women and children gathered in 1866 at the Petersburg district headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, where they sought assistance with food and clothing rations, education, enforcement of labor contracts and protection from white violence while the Freedmen’s Bureau operated in Virginia between 1865 and 1869.

Justice for Ourselves highlights the struggles and successes of Black Virginians following emancipation

Many people across the state are celebrating Juneteenth and the abolition of slavery. A new book from historians at the Library of Virginia aims to set the record straight about what life was like for newly freed Black Virginians following the end of the Civil War.

LISTEN: 4 Speeches To Hear Before Bernie Sanders' Socialism Address

Sanders is set to give a speech Thursday explaining Democratic socialism to voters. There's a long history of big political speeches designed to take on and neutralize a lingering concern of voters.

Aid trucks of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) deliver aid to Salah al-Din Street on the fourth day of Eid al-Adha in the east of Gaza City, Gaza on June 19, 2024.

Aid workers in Gaza are fighting for survival too

Almost no aid is getting into Gaza right now. Humanitarian groups continue to sound alarm bells, as deliveries of aid have been stalled because of rising security concerns in the Gaza Strip.

Hurricane Beryl loomed toward St. Vincent — and grew in power — as it brought threats of catastrophic winds and dangerous storm surges to the Windward Islands. The storm is seen here in a satellite image just after sunrise on Monday.

Hurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength in the southeast Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl upgraded to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm late Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said, as it crossed islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

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