Man accused of mass shooting attempt at Virginia church ruled competent to stand trial
A judge has ruled that a Northern Virginia man is competent to stand trial after he was arrested last year on suspicion that he was about to embark on a...
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Some convictions overturned in terrorism case against Muslim scholar from Virginia
A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was found guilty of soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks for encouraging...
Cliffhanger congressional contest between Bob Good and John McGuire tests power of Trump endorsement
One of America's most conservative congressmen is facing a serious primary challenge after his opponent was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while voters in two other districts are nominating...
‘Spectacular’ discovery: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at Mount Vernon
Whole pieces of fruit, recognizable as cherries, were found in some of the bottles. Other bottles held what appear to be gooseberries or currants, though testing is underway to confirm...
Judge orders retrial of civil case against contractor accused of abuse at Abu Ghraib
A judge on Friday ordered a retrial over allegations that a Virginia-based military contractor contributed to the abuse and torture of detainees at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades...
Republican Party rifts on display in Virginia congressional primary pitting Good and McGuire
Bob Good is fighting a two-front battle to hold his seat in Virginia's 5th Congressional District. And that doesn't even count his opponent in the June 18 GOP primary, state...
Company that bred beagles for research in Virginia pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine
The plea deal also bars Envigo RMS, as well as parent company Inotiv, from breeding or selling dogs in the future.
Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
The antitrust case set to go before a jury in Alexandria, Virginia, in September is one of two major lawsuits the Justice Department has brought against Google. While the Virginia...
Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property
A trial is underway in Virginia that will determine whether state law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and assigned a monetary value.
Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant’s search engine...