South Korea To Scrap Military Intelligence-Sharing Agreement With Japan
A South Korean security official says the pact "does not serve our national interest." Japan's foreign minister says Seoul's decision "completely misreads the security situation." (Image credit: HOW...
View ArticleLook What They Made Her Do: Taylor Swift To Re-Record Her Catalog
The pop star said Thursday she plans to record new versions of her self-titled album, Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989. (Image credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ABA)
View ArticleFace Recognition Lets Palestinians Cross Israeli Checkposts Fast, But Raises...
Israel has begun using the technology at its West Bank checkpoints to verify Palestinians' identities as they cross into Israel. The new system means shorter wait times but is drawing criticism....
View ArticleA Perfect Summer Book, 'Late Migrations' Reminds Us Of Life's Beauty And...
Margaret Renkl's vivid and original essays capture the cycle of life in a new book that will make you want to stay put, reread and savor everything about the moment. (Image credit: Milkweed)
View ArticleCity receives grant to open a “VB Strong Center” for victims of mass shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The City of Virginia Beach has been awarded $3 million from the Department of Criminal Justice Services, which will be used to open a “VB Strong Center”. City Council...
View ArticleLack Of Diversity In Genetic Databases Hampers Research
Scientists around the world are working to correct a problem with genetic health information — too much of it is currently based on samples of Europeans. (Image credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Getty...
View Article70 Mayors Reject Trump Food Stamp Proposal, Saying It Puts Kids At Risk
Mayors from 70 American cities send a letter to the Trump administration, saying a plan to push millions of people out of the federal food stamp program would punish some of the country's neediest....
View ArticleJuvenile gunshot victim shows up at Portsmouth hospital
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – A young man showed up at Maryview Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound Thursday afternoon. Lt. Bryant Hall with Portsmouth Police said they got the call about the gunshot...
View ArticleTales Of Corporate Painkiller Pushing: 'The Death Rates Just Soared'
Washington Post journalist Scott Higham says recently released evidence shows the drug industry purposely shipped big quantities of opioids to communities without regard for how they were being used....
View ArticlePresident Trump signs bill to name Virginia Beach post office after shooting...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill to name a Virginia Beach post office after Ryan Keith Cox. Cox was one of the 12 victims of the May 31 mass shooting at...
View ArticlePortsmouth’s Missy Elliott releasing new album ‘Iconology’ at midnight
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — This week just got exponentially better for Missy Elliott fans. 14 years after the release of her last album “The Cookbook,” the Portsmouth native has secretly whipped up a...
View ArticleTour a colorful tall ship from Uruguay when it returns to Norfolk in September
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A tall ship used by the Uruguayan Naval Academy for training is returning to Downtown Norfolk in September for you to tour! Capitan Miranda will sail into the Mermaid City on...
View ArticleCenterville Turnpike Bridge to close for 6 months
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — You may need to add some extra time to your commute starting Monday as Chesapeake is closing the Centerville Turnpike Bridge for six months. Starting Saturday, August 24,...
View ArticleHVAC contractor says he’ll refund Beach couple $10,000, remove system
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Ever since last October, it’s been a winter and summer of HVAC hassles for Joe and Toby Rissin. They moved from Long Island to their home near Virginia Wesleyan University...
View ArticleDid A Hong Kong Tycoon Hide A Protest Message In His Innocuous Newspaper Ads?
The ads by Li Ka-shing, a billionaire known as Hong Kong's richest man, seem to express bland sentiment. But at least one scholar says they secretly sound a note of support for the protest movement....
View ArticlePushback grows as states require LGBTQ history
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Illinois recently became the fourth state to adopt a policy requiring public schools to teach students about the contributions of LGBTQ people to society, and Maryland is primed...
View ArticleA Dead Cat, A Lawyer's Call And A 5-Figure Donation: How Media Fell Short On...
Why did it take some of the nation's biggest news organizations so long to take seriously the accusations against the late Jeffrey Epstein? Allegations about his behavior go back more than a decade....
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