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Norfolk man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — An April sentencing is set for a Norfolk man after he…
Sailor sues Norfolk, police officer over shooting

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A sailor wounded in a police shooting is suing the city…
Obama’s budget targets high cost of cutting-edge drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — With patients facing greater exposure to the high cost of new…
Timberland sever ties with A.P.C. for using “N-word”

PARIS (AP) — Capping the Paris fashion season with a dose of controversy, French menswear company APC…
Christie: Parents deserve measure of choice on vaccinations

CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday parents should have some…
Obama threatens veto to health care repeal bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is threatening to veto a Republican bill that would…
Norfolk to dismiss charges against police dog bite victim

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Norfolk spokeswoman says the city attorney has decided to dismiss…
Naomi Campbell steals show at couture as Bruni is mobbed

PARIS (AP) — Singer Carla Bruni, actress Catherine Deneuve and burlesque performer Dita Von Teese…
Virginia may ban releasing balloons into the atmosphere

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia lawmaker says banning the release of helium balloons into…
Va. to pay $520K to lawyers in same-sex marriage case

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia will pay $520,000 to the lawyers for two same-sex couples…
Va. DMV extends expiring credentials due to IT outage

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is giving some customers more…
Ebola vaccines testing starts in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Large-scale human testing of two potential Ebola vaccines got under way…
Workers return to Navy Yard building where 12 were killed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Navy Yard building that was the site of a mass…
Virginia state House still mulling disgraced lawmaker’s fate

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Joseph D. Morrissey used to be one of the most outspoken…
NSU student attacked by police dog

by Shareen Nicholson Norfolk State University student London Colvin has filed use of force complaints…