Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children.… Continue Reading
Nurse Practitioner Says CVS Fired Her Over Abortion Stance
A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia sued CVS Health on Wednesday, saying she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities.… Continue Reading
House Committee Reaches Deal to Get Trump Financial Records
A House committee seeking financial records from former President Donald Trump has reached an agreement that ends litigation on the matter and requires an accounting firm to turn over some of the material, the panel’s leader announced Thursday.… Continue Reading
Judge Tosses Suit that Tried to Deem Books Obscene for Kids
A judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that had sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors, including by booksellers and libraries.… Continue Reading
Army Grounds Fleet of Chinook Helicopters After Engine Fires
The Army said Tuesday it has grounded its fleet of about 400 Chinook cargo helicopters after fuel leaks caused a “small number” of engine fires.… Continue Reading
House Panel Calls for Cryptocurrency Fraud Oversight
A House oversight subcommittee asked regulators and industry leaders on Tuesday to explain what they are doing to stop cryptocurrency fraud and other scams perpetrated on consumers.… Continue Reading
Fairfax County Police are Searching for a Possible Suspect in a String of Assaults on Popular Trail
Fairfax County Police have released a description of a man who may be involved in a series of assaults and indecent exposures on the popular W and O-D Trail (Washington and Old Dominion).… Continue Reading
Maryland Court Rules DC-Area Sniper to be Resentenced
Maryland’s highest court has ruled that Washington, D.C.-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo must be resentenced, because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions relating to constitutional protections for juveniles made after Malvo was sentenced to six life sentences without the possibility of parole… Continue Reading
Former Westwood College Students get Federal Debt Canceled
Any federal student loans used to attend the for-profit Westwood College from 2002 through 2015 will be canceled after federal officials found that the school greatly exaggerated the job prospects of its graduates, the Biden administration announced Tuesday.… Continue Reading
Hazing Charges Against 5 Dropped in Pledge’s Death
Hazing charges against five former members of a now-expelled Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity in connection with a freshman’s death from alcohol poisoning after a party have been dropped.… Continue Reading
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