US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals

U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic ...

Editorial: Progress slow as Virginia works to strengthen mental health response

Virginia is making progress in how agencies respond to mental health crises, but officials must continue to push for ...
Opinion

Letters for Nov. 13: Dems had ‘no choice’ but to end ‘painful’ shutdown

I am a moderate Democrat who is happy that some Democrats broke ranks to reopen the government. While I am against ever shutting down the government — they are always painful, and accomplish little — ...

Criminal trial against former Richneck assistant principal — set to begin next week — is postponed until May

Former Richneck Elementary School assistant principal, Ebony Parker, looks back into the courtroom during Abby Zwerner’s lawsuit against her Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Newport News. (Stephen M. Katz / ...
Opinion

Democrats were never going to win the shutdown fight

After forcing the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, Senate Democrats threw in the towel Sunday night. Eight Democratic senators voted with the Republicans Sunday to advance a deal to ...

2 new malaria treatments announced as drug resistance grows

Dr. Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma led a study in Gabon in which researchers gave a single-dose treatment combining an artemisinin with three other antimalarial medications — pyronaridine, sulfadoxine, and ...

2 Federal Reserve officials oppose an interest rate cut in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Federal Reserve officials expressed opposition Wednesday to another interest rate cut at the central bank’s next meeting in December, further muddying the outlook for the Fed’s ...