2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (643+ words) Earlier this year a short, viral video stopped me in my tracks. It featured Steve Harvey, who said your father is really the only man on earth who genuinely wants you to do better than him. It hit me hard…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (497+ words) The clouds and rain weren't enough to dampen Williamsburg's Juneteenth celebrations Friday. The day's festivities to celebrate the national holiday, which commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States, began with a ceremonial groundbreaking of the city's African-American…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (306+ words) As the United States prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, there will be extensive celebration and reflection about our democracy and the values it embodies. But the 250th is not the only anniversary that should capture our attention. Indeed,…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (390+ words) The Obamas, joined by former'Reading Rainbow'host Le Var Burton, also read Where the Wild Things Are to 25 school children at the Chicago Public Library branch inside the center. When the former president read Maurice Sendak's line about being king of…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (983+ words) By ERIN CUNNINGHAM, JON GAMBRELL and AAMER MADHANI It came after a heavy exchange of fire killed 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah and Israel went to war shortly after the outbreak of the wider conflict, with Hezbollah…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (647+ words) Williamsburg voters will be choosing among three candidates for two City Council seats in this year's general election. After Tuesday's filing deadline, the candidates are incumbent Stacy Kern-Scheerer along with first-time office seekers Carolyn Murphy and Eino Korpela. Kern-Scheerer is…...

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (363+ words) By ALIA WONG and COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writers With growing numbers of borrowers in default, the Trump administration pitched the temporary, 1% reduction in student loan interest rates as a salve for those struggling with repayment. Education Undersecretary Nicholas Kent…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (270+ words) A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Joe Biden's attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter. U. S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich found that the public interest in…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago  (410+ words) More than 60 people gathered on Thursday to kick off Juneteenth weekend at the opening reception of the fifth annual Juneteenth Art Exhibit at Williamsburg's Stryker Center. Sponsored by the Williamsburg Regional Library, the exhibit is curated by Willis Potter, artist…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (899+ words) Her unapologetically expansive, left-wing agenda includes subsidized or even free childcare, increased down payment assistance for homebuyers and community resources to reduce crime, plus a promise to aggressively confront President Donald Trump's attempts to reshape the nation's capital. "People are…...