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Virginia Attorney General candidate Jason Miyares addresses the Virginia FREE Leadership Luncheon in McLean, Va., on Sept. 1, 2021. Miyares announced Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, that he is launching an investigation into one of the state's most prestigious high schools, acting on complaints that students there weren't properly recognized for their achievements on a standardized test. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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Virginia attorney general investigating elite high school
By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press
Wed,01/04/23-2:31PM , 71 Reads
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is launching an investigation into one of the state's most prestigious high schools, acting on complaints that students there weren't properly recognized for their achievements on a standardized test.
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Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan speaks in support for the Equal Rights Amendment to be added to the U.S. Constitution at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 21, 2021. McClellan has won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin in Congress, party officials said. McClellan won the nomination in the firehouse primary, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, over Sen. Joe Morrissey and two other candidates. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Virginia state Sen. McClellan wins Democratic nomination
By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press
Thu,12/22/22-3:45AM , 67 Reads
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin in Congress, party officials said Thursday.
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Judge turns away Psaki's effort to quash subpoena
By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press
Fri,11/18/22-12:04PM , 70 Reads
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge refused Friday to quash a subpoena issued to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki that seeks her deposition in a lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana, alleging that the Biden administration conspired to silence conservative voices on social media.
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The Metrorail station at Dulles International Airport is seen on Nov. 2, 2022, in Chantilly, Va., with the terminal in the background. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is ready to open the second and final phase of its Silver Line Metrorail extension on Nov. 15. The six new stations will for the first time connect the airport and the outer suburbs of Loudoun County to the region's flagship mass transit system. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

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Mass transit extension to Dulles Airport opens at tough time
By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press
Sat,11/12/22-7:11AM , 69 Reads
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — It's taken 60 years and billions of dollars. One man went to prison over shoddy construction. Now, mass transit is finally coming to Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital.
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