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Elderly Chesapeake couple tied up at gunpoint during home invasion

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A Chesapeake homeowner is sharing her ordeal after she and her husband were held up in their own home.  It happened back in August, but the people who did it haven’t been...

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Friday Night Flights 2019: Oct. 4

Friday Night Flights 2019: Oct. 4

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Norfolk’s Attucks Theater celebrates 100th anniversary this weekend

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A symbolic theater in Norfolk is celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend. The Attucks Theater was built in 1919 and served as the epicenter for the African American...

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Trump's Ukraine Call Might Violate Election Laws, But No One's Enforcing Them

Campaign finance lawyers believe the request to Ukraine's president that he investigate Joe Biden and his family broke the law. But the FEC lacks a quorum, and the Justice Department sees no crime....

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Is Redemption Possible In The Aftermath Of #MeToo?

Some of the powerful men accused of sexual misconduct in the early days of the #MeToo movement are now attempting comebacks, which raises questions about rehabilitation, redemption and reentry. (Image...

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ACLU Calls On Homeland Security To Stop Turning Away Pregnant Asylum-Seekers

Attorneys for the organization say vulnerable populations are supposed to be excluded from the groups of asylum-seekers being sent back to Mexico to wait for their U.S. immigration court hearings....

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New Research: China Is Winning Some Health-Care Battles — And Losing Others

A suite of new research shows the country beating infectious diseases over the last two decades. But deaths from lifestyle-related diseases like cancer and diabetes are on the rise. (Image credit:...

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Hoop Dreams Come True For South Sudanese Wheelchair Player

Malat Lueth Wei, a top wheelchair basketball player who has helped introduce the sport to his homeland, is featured in a new short documentary. (Image credit: Shuran Huang for NPR)

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Hong Kong Protesters Defy Ban On Face Masks And Adopt A New Slogan

"We have the right to wear face masks," protesters in Hong Kong chanted Saturday. It followed a night of violent protests and pitched street battles among hardcore demonstrators and police Friday....

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Opinion: Did Secretary Pompeo Forget His West Point Pledge?

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a West Point graduate, should remember the academy's honor code as the Ukraine story unfolds: "A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." (Image...

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College Students: How To Make Office Hours Less Scary

Students say one of the most intimidating things about college is talking one-on-one with professors. But developing that relationship can be key to college success. (Image credit: Grace HeeJung Kim...

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'We Need Support': Pacific Islands Seek Help And Unity To Fight Climate Change

They are urging the international community for more resources to help manage climate change and calling for larger countries to cut their carbon emissions. (Image credit: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images...

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Pompeo Calls Ukraine Inquiry 'A Silly Gotcha Game' But Says He'll Be...

Congressional investigators are demanding documents from the White House, Vice President Pence and the State Department. So far, they've had little success. (Image credit: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

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Electric company PG&E to pay $65M over claims it falsified records

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For Hong Kong protesters, masks shield against Big Brother

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US-China trade war forcing many farmers to take 2nd jobs to make ends meet

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Suspect held in fatal bludgeoning of sleeping homeless men

NEW YORK (AP) — A homeless man wielding a long metal bar rampaged through New York City’s Chinatown early Saturday attacking other homeless people who were sleeping, killing four and leaving a fifth...

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Over 200 sign letter criticizing DC bill to decriminalize commercial sex work

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Video: Man attacks Walmart clerk in Florida

STUART, Fla. (NBC) — A man attacked a Walmart cashier in Florida, and it was caught on video. Police say it happened Wednesday evening at the Walmart in Stuart, Florida. Security video shows the man...

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Carter, Martin power NC A&T in 58-19 rout of Norfolk State

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Kylil Carter threw for three touchdowns and Jah-Maine Martin ran for three more to lead North Carolina A&T’s 58-19 rout of Norfolk State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference...

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