The Democrat in a closely watched eastern Virginia state Senate race appeared headed to victory after his opponent conceded on Wednesday in the special election.… Read more
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Widespread Flight Delays in US After FAA Computer Outage
A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. on Wednesday, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.… Read more
Virginia Lawmakers Returning for Short Election-Year Session
The part-time, politically divided Virginia General Assembly is set to convene this week in Richmond for its annual sprint of a legislative session.… Read more
Poland, NATO Say Missile Strike Wasn’t a Russian Attack
NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance both said Wednesday that a missile strike in Polish farmland that killed two people appeared to be unintentional and was probably launched by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine. Russia had been bombarding Ukraine at the time in an attack that savaged its power grid.… Read more
Prosecutor: Witness Told Police U.Va. Suspect Targeted Victims
A witness who saw a University of Virginia student open fire on a bus returning from a field trip described to police how the gunman targeted specific victims — many of them football players — shooting one as he slept, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday.… Read more
Trump Seeks White House Again
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his third campaign for the White House just one week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans, forcing the party to again decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection and pushed American democracy to the brink.… Read more
Florida’s Scott Takes on McConnell in Bid for Senate Leader
Florida Sen. Rick Scott said Tuesday that he will mount a long-shot bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, opening the latest front in an intraparty battle between allies of McConnell and former President Donald Trump over the direction of the GOP following a disappointing showing in last week’s midterm elections.… Read more
Suspect Caught in Fatal Shooting of U.Va. Football Players
Police on Monday captured a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally shooting three members of the school’s football team as they returned to campus from a field trip.… Read more
Virginia’s Youngkin Hauls in Cash, Campaigns Cross-Country
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin continued to raise funds at a quick clip over the past three months, outpacing his recent predecessors, while also traveling the country building his national profile and boosting midterm candidates.… Read more
Youngkin Calls Latest Student Test Scores ‘Catastrophic’
Math and reading scores declined in Virginia, as they did around the country, according to the results of a closely watched national test, findings that Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Monday were “catastrophic.”… Read more
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Category Archives: O’Connor & Company
Republican Concedes in Virginia State Senate Election
The Democrat in a closely watched eastern Virginia state Senate race appeared headed to victory after his opponent conceded on Wednesday in the special election.… Continue Reading
Widespread Flight Delays in US After FAA Computer Outage
A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. on Wednesday, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.… Continue Reading
Virginia Lawmakers Returning for Short Election-Year Session
The part-time, politically divided Virginia General Assembly is set to convene this week in Richmond for its annual sprint of a legislative session.… Continue Reading
Poland, NATO Say Missile Strike Wasn’t a Russian Attack
NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance both said Wednesday that a missile strike in Polish farmland that killed two people appeared to be unintentional and was probably launched by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine. Russia had been bombarding Ukraine at the time in an attack that savaged its power grid.… Continue Reading
Prosecutor: Witness Told Police U.Va. Suspect Targeted Victims
A witness who saw a University of Virginia student open fire on a bus returning from a field trip described to police how the gunman targeted specific victims — many of them football players — shooting one as he slept, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday.… Continue Reading
Trump Seeks White House Again
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his third campaign for the White House just one week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans, forcing the party to again decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection and pushed American democracy to the brink.… Continue Reading
Florida’s Scott Takes on McConnell in Bid for Senate Leader
Florida Sen. Rick Scott said Tuesday that he will mount a long-shot bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, opening the latest front in an intraparty battle between allies of McConnell and former President Donald Trump over the direction of the GOP following a disappointing showing in last week’s midterm elections.… Continue Reading
Suspect Caught in Fatal Shooting of U.Va. Football Players
Police on Monday captured a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally shooting three members of the school’s football team as they returned to campus from a field trip.… Continue Reading
Virginia’s Youngkin Hauls in Cash, Campaigns Cross-Country
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin continued to raise funds at a quick clip over the past three months, outpacing his recent predecessors, while also traveling the country building his national profile and boosting midterm candidates.… Continue Reading
Youngkin Calls Latest Student Test Scores ‘Catastrophic’
Math and reading scores declined in Virginia, as they did around the country, according to the results of a closely watched national test, findings that Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Monday were “catastrophic.”… Continue Reading