Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms, a spokesperson said Monday. The Marine Corps said its commandant, Gen. David Berger, also has COVID-19. Milley, who has received t…
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Order to end school mask mandates gets pushback in Virginia
RICHMOND — School districts across Virginia were taking stock Sunday of the implications of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that seeks to end mask mandates in schools, with some school systems saying they will continue to require mask…
Inaugural weekend will usher in Virginia’s new GOP leaders
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A weekend of pomp and circumstance is underway in Richmond as Virginia’s newly elected Republican leaders are set to take office. Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares and Lieutenant Gov.-elect Winso…
Joe Biden taps Star Jones to lead heritage board
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has selected lawyer and television personality Star Jones Lugo to lead a U.S. government agency that identifies and protects sites of historic significance to the U.S. in Eastern Europe. The White House announced …
Seth Andrew, ex-Obama adviser, pleads guilty in $218,000 school scam
NEW YORK — The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama pleaded guilty Friday to a charge alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network. Seth Andrew, a founder of Democr…
Prosecutor: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton violated open records law
AUSTIN, Texas — A district attorney says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the state’s open records laws by withholding or failing to retain his communications relating to his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the dead…
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore’s top prosecutor, indicted on perjury charges
BALTIMORE — A federal grand jury indicted Baltimore’s top prosecutor Thursday on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications in the purchase of two Florida vacation homes, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Ma…
Florida bill would designate Nov. 7 as Communism Victims Day
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Legislation moving through the Florida House would designate Nov. 7 as an annual Communism Victims Day and also teach high school students about the ills of communist governments. Florida is home to tens of thousands of people…
Grand jury to investigate election-equipment tampering in Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A grand jury will investigate allegations of tampering with election equipment and official misconduct in a Colorado county where the clerk is being investigated for an alleged security breach of elections equipment, prose…
Lori Lightfoot, Chicago mayor, tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democrat said she has “cold-like symptoms” but otherwise feels fine. She credited being vaccinated and receiving a booster shot. &ldquo…