RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Executive Mansion is being featured on the latest holiday ornament celebrating the state’s Capitol Square. First lady Dorothy McAuliffe and leaders of the Virginia Capitol Foundation unveiled this year’s official Capitol Square ornament Thursday at the Executive Mansion. The official Capitol Square ornament program was established in 2012. It celebrates…
JASON KEYSER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Rep. Lane Evans, a Vietnam War-era Marine who fought for veterans’ rights during his 24 years in the U.S. House, has died after a long fight with Parkinson’s disease. The Democrat died Wednesday at a nursing home in East Moline, Illinois, said his former congressional staffer,…
MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Don Geyra has been buying season tickets to Indiana basketball games for years. He’s celebrated the good times, survived the bad and still supports his alma mater. These days, he doesn’t like what he sees — a rebuilding team tainted by legal and moral troubles. “We…
GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Newly declassified segments from the diary of President Richard Nixon’s chief-of-staff provide a detailed, subtle portrait of the disgraced president as H.R. Haldeman recounts both moments of high-stakes diplomacy and unscripted daily life that would never make a White House memo or official document. More than…
KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The retired Navy SEAL who says he shot al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in the forehead publicly identified himself Thursday amid a debate among special operations brethren about whether they should break silence about their secret missions. Robert O’Neill, 38, told The Washington Post in an interview…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams will help unveil renovations of the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington. The Department of Parks and Recreation facility has undergone an $18 million renovation that will be unveiled Friday. The facility, which opened in 2001, will have six new outdoor courts and six indoor…
The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS LAWS IN FOUR STATES AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE The ruling creates a divide among federal appeals courts, increasing the likelihood the Supreme Court will take up the issue. 2. EX-NAVY SEAL WHOSE…
Associated Press Breaking ranks with rulings from other federal courts, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Ohio upheld gay marriage bans in four states, saying the courts aren’t the right place to legalize gay marriage. Here’s a look at key passages and how they compare to previous federal rulings: 1. ON CHILDREN…
JENNIFER AGIESTA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White voters of all ages were less likely to back Democrats this year than in elections past, helping Republicans nationwide but most acutely in the South — and overpowering Democratic efforts to turn out their core supporters among blacks and Hispanics. In a nation growing ever more diverse,…
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — Air Force officials say they have recovered the remains of an F-16 fighter jet pilot from the Gulf of Mexico after a crash earlier in the day. A news release Thursday night from Tyndall Air Force Base says efforts will now shift to collecting evidence to determine the…
