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Nancy Rawles' new novel My Jim is the story of Sadie Watson, the wife of "Nigger Jim," as he was referred to in the Mark Twain classic Huckleberry Finn. Rawles' novel is an enduring love story as much as it is a chronicle of slavery and resistance to it.

The Southern Taurids meteor shower is set to peak Sunday and Monday, giving viewers a chance to see what are often called shooting stars soaring above our planet.

Stacey Abrams' journey in politics has taught her a lot about life. Her greatest lessons, she says, have come from the setbacks she has experienced along the way.

Stephen Craig Paddock was 64 years old and lived about an hour outside of Las Vegas in a small town called Mesquite, Nev.

Harrisonburg high schools will re-open Tuesday, September 17. Both Harrisonburg High School and Rocktown High School were closed Monday, Sept. 16 while the Harrisonburg Police Department investigated a threat posted on social media.

After much speculation, Vice President Harris, now the Democratic nominee for president, came out with the strongest remarks so far on where she stands on the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The company dropped its starting prices of its Model X, Model Y and Model S by $2,000 in the U.S.

The justices, in a break from the way they have handled most such cases in the recent past, told the challengers to first litigate their claims in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Jones, who began his singing career in the 1950s and was a frequent guest on the popular romantic comedy TV show, died after a battle with leukemia.

The Senate of Virginia is considering a bill that would allow prosecutors to charge felony homicide for drug dealers who supply a fatal dose of fentanyl to minors.