Virginia

"Ideas Are Meant To Be Free": Graduation Speech Found Borrowed From Actor

World News | Jenna Glatzer, The Washington Post | Sunday June 23, 2019

At Parkersburg High School's commencement ceremony in West Virginia, Principal Kenneth DeMoss took to the stage to deliver an inspiring speech to the 2019 graduates and their families. There was just one problem: He plagiarized large swaths of it from Ashton Kutcher's 2013 Teen Choice Awards acceptance speech.

Viral Pic Of Rare Wave-Shaped Clouds Wows Netizens

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Saturday June 22, 2019

A picture of magnificent cloud waves in the sky has gone viral on the Internet, and people can't stop marvelling at it. The clouds, known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability clouds, are rare.

Fake Cop Wore Body Armour, Gun Belt, Then Luck Runs Out At Traffic Stop

World News | Arelis R. Hernández, The Washington Post | Monday June 17, 2019

A Virginia man was charged with impersonating a police officer after a Maryland State trooper spotted him attempt a traffic stop on Interstate 695 near Baltimore on Saturday, police said Sunday.

Father's Day 2019: Know Date And Origin Of The Day That Celebrates Dads

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Saturday June 15, 2019

2019 Father's Day: The first known Father's Day service was conducted at a church in West Virginia in 1908. This year, Father's Day date is on June 16.

Virginia Gunman E-Mailed "Ordinary" Resignation Hours Before Killing 12

World News | Michael E. Miller, Peter Jamison, Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post | Monday June 3, 2019

Virginia Shooting: After an unremarkable career spent tending the water and sewer systems beneath this city of 450,000 residents, DeWayne Craddock quit on Friday morning.

Virginia Gunman, Who Killed 12, Resigned Hours Before Shooting: Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 3, 2019

The engineer who shot dead 12 people at a municipal building in a US beach resort city had submitted his resignation hours before the killings, a city official said on Sunday.

Virginia Gunman "Was In Good Standing" With His Employer, Says Official

World News | Reuters | Monday June 3, 2019

Virginia Beach Shooting: Officials trying to learn what prompted a city engineer to kill 12 people in Virginia Beach before he was shot dead by police said on Sunday investigators were examining employment-related issues but stressed that the suspect was not being disciplined.

Virginia Gunman Who Killed 12, Stayed Up At Odd Hours, Say His Neighbours

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 2, 2019

Virginia Beach Shooting: Police in Virginia searched Saturday for the reason why a city engineer fired indiscriminately on his workplace colleagues, turning a municipal building into a war zone as he killed at least 12 people and wounded four before being fatally shot himself.

Virginia Gunman Who Killed 12 Was "Disgruntled" City Engineer: Police

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 1, 2019

Virginia Beach police named the gunman who killed 12 people and wounded four others at a municipal building on Friday as DeWayne Craddock, saying he was a disgruntled city engineer.

12 Dead In Shooting At Government Building In Virginia; Gunman Shot Dead

World News | Jim Morrison, Peter Hermann, Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post | Saturday June 1, 2019

A longtime municipal employee in Virginia Beach shot and killed 11 people Friday afternoon and injured several others inside a public works building before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police, city officials said at a news conference.

12 Dead, Including Gunman; 6 Injured After Shootout In US's Virginia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 1, 2019

A gunman went on a shooting spree at a government building complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding six, police said.

Amazon Says It Will Avoid a Housing Crunch With HQ2 by Planning Better Than It Did in Seattle

Robert McCartney, Patricia Sullivan, The Washington Post | Friday May 3, 2019

Amazon said its new second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, will not aggravate housing problems.

North Korea Issued $2 Million Bill For Comatose US Student's Care

World News | Anna Fifield, The Washington Post | Friday April 26, 2019

North Korea issued a $2 million bill for the hospital care of comatose American Otto Warmbier, insisting that a U.S. official sign a pledge to pay it before being allowed to fly the University of Virginia student from Pyongyang in 2017.

Antares Rocket Carrying Cygnus Spacecraft Filled With NASA Cargo for ISS

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 18, 2019

The Antares rocket has been launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore, carrying cargo with the space agency's resupply mission for the International Space Station (ISS).

Leader Of Pak Party's US Branch Arrested Over "Slaughter" Family Threat

World News | Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 9, 2019

The head of a Maryland chapter of a prominent Pakistani political party has been accused of threatening to "slaughter" a man and his family in their Virginia home, according to Fairfax County, Virginia, police and a search warrant.