UAE Agrees To Join U.S.-Led Maritime Coalition To Protect Gulf Shipping
The contingent was organized by Washington following attacks in June on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that it blames on Iran. Britain, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have also joined....
View ArticleGroup to meet, discuss economic impact of opioid crisis in Hampton Roads
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Opioid Working Group will meet Thursday morning to discuss the economic impact of the opioid crisis on the business community in Hampton Roads. The group was launched three...
View ArticleThe Real Bachelor Party Hangover: A $12,460 ER Bill
The high ER charge for treating one Colorado groom's hangover the day before his wedding illustrates how emergency room bills have become major headaches for many Americans. (Image credit: Courtesy of...
View ArticlePolice: Man armed with box cutter robbed 2 Norfolk businesses
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 53-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly robbing two businesses in the Norfolk area while being armed with a box cutter. Norfolk police said the robberies happened at an...
View ArticleThe Russian Student Who Has Become Moscow's New Face Of Dissent
In his last YouTube video, 21-year-old student Yegor Zhukov said, "Russia will eventually be free. But we may not live to see it if we let fear win." He was arrested in Moscow on Aug. 1. (Image...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting two women arrested after standoff in James City County
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Police say a man accused of assaulting two women was arrested and charged following an hours-long standoff in James City County last week. The county’s police...
View Article'We've Made It Through': Bermuda Endures Hurricane Humberto
Hurricane Humberto knocked out the power for some 80% of Bermuda's electricity customers — but government officials say they're relieved no one died when the Category 3 storm passed by. (Image credit:...
View ArticleTo Better Understand The Arctic, This Ship Will Spend A Year Frozen Into The Ice
A group of scientists is embarking on a bold plan to better understand an extremely understudied part of the rapidly warming Arctic — the central Arctic Ocean. (Image credit: Ravenna Koenig/NPR)
View ArticleNorfolk civic leagues wonder if proposed casino vote is being rushed
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — There are two questions on a survey currently being circulated by several local civic leagues. The first question essentially asks if a person thinks a casino would be positive...
View Article'We're Young, But We're Not Dumb': Millions March In Global Climate Strike
"We know it's happening. We need change. We demand better," an 11-year-old girl says at a march in Thailand. The rallies call for net zero carbon emissions and other changes. (Image credit: Jeff J...
View ArticleInvestors May Prefer Companies With More Women In The Workforce
A new study found investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies. (Image credit:...
View ArticleA Rising Generation Asserts Itself On Climate Change
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, 16, is calling on young people to skip school Friday and hold rallies to demand more action against climate change. (Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP)
View Article'It Gets To You.' Extremism Researchers Confront The Unseen Toll Of Their Work
Day after day, researchers are immersed in the propaganda of ISIS and neo-Nazi factions. But there's almost no discussion of the mental toll of examining the world's most dangerous extremists. (Image...
View ArticleColt Suspends Manufacture Of Controversial AR-15 For Civilian Market
The gun maker says it will concentrate instead on fulfilling contracts from the military and law enforcement for the semi-automatic weapon that has come for many to be associated with mass shootings,...
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