Nearly two-thirds of Virginians were overweight or obese in 2021, according to a new report by the Joint Commission on Health Care.
Read more ...As the House GOP struggles to pick a speaker, a lawmaker aims to simplify the process National News
Previous efforts to elect a House speaker have failed at the floor vote. As the search stretches into a third week, Rep. Mike Flood wants Republicans to commit to voting for their party's nominee.
Read more ...2 more hostages held in Gaza are freed, while Gaza officials say death toll tops 5,000 National News
Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said.
Read more ...Up First briefing: Aid trickles into Gaza; 9 GOP reps battle for House speaker job National News
Palestinian Christians mourn civilians killed in a Gaza church, as aid begins to arrive in the enclave. Rep. Mike Flood advocates for a"unity pledge" to support any speaker nominee.
Read more ...A new benefit at top companies: College admissions counseling National News
A growing number of companies say it's a way to keep workers. Critics call it another leg up for families that can already afford counseling.
Read more ...For Palestinian Christians, a Sunday spent mourning civilians killed at a Gaza church National News
Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering.
Read more ...9 words that helped this cancer patient: 'You look like you could use a mom hug' National News
As Katie Ortman Doble struggled with a medical ordeal, a stranger offered exactly the comfort she needed.
Read more ...Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change National News
Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.
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