Long-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Approximately $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, was released Friday to states and tribes, according to the National ...

College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order

Concord, N.H. (AP) — A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her ...

Williamsburg is among the places to be during the holidays

The Historic Triangle, which includes Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, was also recently named a winner in Good ...

3 rescued after boat overturns on Lake Drummond in Chesapeake

CHESAPEAKE — Three people were rescued after their boat overturned early Friday morning. Just before 6:30 a.m., dispatchers ...

What we do and don’t know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in the nation’s capital has left some questions unanswered. Officials say the suspect in Wednesday’s attack is an Afghan ...

Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown on dissent continues

Founded in 1978, Human Rights Watch monitors and researches human rights violations in countries across the world. It has been outspoken in its opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recently ...

Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, officials said Friday, as receding waters started to reveal devastating damage across the region.

Photos capture enduring enthusiasm for Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year

Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season with enthusiasm, despite consumer confidence in the U.S. economy falling ...

Hungary’s Orbán seeks more Russian oil and gas at Kremlin talks with Putin

The trip to Moscow is the second since last year for Orbán, who is widely considered Putin’s closest partner among all EU ...

Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials said, in the deadliest ...

Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rises to 164

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their ...

Editor’s note: ‘In everything, give thanks’

The Rev. Reginald F. Davis, pastor of Historic First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, delivered this message at HART’s Multifaith Thanksgiving Service.