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Former UVA Lacrosse Player Must Pay $15M in Damages for 2010 Beating Death of Girlfriend, Jury Says
George Huguely V is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in the killing of Yeardley Love after being convicted of second-degree murder in 2012. Huguely and Love both played lacrosse at UVA and had an on-again, off-again relationship before Huguely drunkenly killed her.
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Civil Trial to Begin in 2010 Death of UVA Lacrosse Player
Nearly 12 years after University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love was found dead, the man convicted of second-degree murder in her killing is headed back to court for a civil trial
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COVID Outbreaks End Fenway Park's First Bowl Game, BC Football's Season
The first annual Fenway Bowl, a college football bowl game scheduled for Wednesday, won’t be played this year after a COVID outbreak in one of the teams. The University of Virginia was set to face off against SMU, but the Cavaliers have too many COVID cases and had to withdraw, organizers said Sunday. Meanwhile, a COVID outbreak in Boston...
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Vaccine Mandates for Travel Are Legal in the U.S. — and More Are Probably Coming
Travel companies and attractions in the United States can legally require travelers to wear masks and show proof of vaccination to enter.
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UVA: Students Who Didn't Meet Vaccine Mandate Disenrolled
However, only 49 of them were enrolled in fall courses, so “a good number” of the remaining students may not have been planning to return to school this fall at all, a UVA spokesperson said.
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Trump Is Taking the Latest in COVID-19 Treatments – Here's What Doctors Know Works Against the Virus
With 74-year-old President Trump and 50-year-old first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus, what are the best proven treatments for them and other patients?
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American Students' Performance Lags on Nation's Report Card
The latest Nation’s Report Card is painting a dismal picture of math and reading achievement among American fourth and eighth graders despite a few bright spots. Students in the nation’s capital, which faced multiple scandals in its public school system last year, made significant gains in both reading and math this year, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress....
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Grandson of Ex-Virginia Governor Avoids Prison Time in Rape Case
A grandson of a former governor of Virginia has avoided prison time after being accused of rape.
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Future of AP Classes Unclear as Schools Seek Alternatives
Leaders of some of Washington, D.C.’s top private schools announced this week they are eliminating advanced placement classes by 2022, drawing attention to the “diminished utility” of the courses in a joint statement. Instead, the schools plan to offer classes geared toward “collaborative, experiential and interdisciplinary learning,” according to the statement, which also explained students feel pressured to take the...
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Cancer Group Says Colon Screening Should Start at 45, Not 50
New guidelines released Wednesday recommend U.S. adults start colon cancer screening earlier, at age 45 instead of 50. The American Cancer Society’s advice puts it out of sync with guidelines from an influential government advisory group, which kept the age at 50 in an update two years ago. Cancer society officials acknowledge the shift to 45 could cause confusion for...
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White Nationalist Arrested for Public Swearing, Intoxication
A white nationalist from New Hampshire who was charged in connection with a torch-lit rally at the University of Virginia last year has been arrested for public swearing and intoxication last month.
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Jann Wenner says #MeToo Suffers From Absence of Due Process
Jann Wenner feels the #MeToo movement shows a “real absence of due process.”
In an interview with The Associated Press, the Rolling Stone publisher said he feels that mere accusations of sexual impropriety are threatening careers, many times without corroboration with people losing their jobs over “some of the most harmless (expletive) things.” -
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Dave Matthews Band to Host Charlottesville ‘Unity' Show
The Dave Matthews Band, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande will be among the performers at a free unity concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, later this month.
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Charlottesville, Jusice Department to Host ‘Community Recovery' Town Hall
Charlottesville residents are getting a chance to talk with city officials about a white nationalist rally earlier this month that devolved into deadly violence. The city is hosting what it calls a “community recovery town hall” on Sunday, after it had been rescheduled from Thursday, in collaboration with the Community Relations Services of the Department of Justice. Officials will provide...
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Arrest Warrant Issued for White Nationalist From New Hampshire for Alleged UVa. Attack
The warrants stem from incidents on campus the evening of Aug. 11, when hundreds of white nationalists marched across the grounds, chanting anti-Semitic slogans and carrying torches. At one point, the marchers were confronted by a much smaller group of counterprotesters.
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Tina Fey Returns to ‘Weekend Update' to Talk Charlottesville
Tiny Fey has returned to “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live” to discuss the violence surrounding a white nationalist rally near her alma mater’s campus in Charlottesville.
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Charlottesville Community Sings at Candlelight Vigil
Members of the Charlottesville community gathered at the University of Virginia campus Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil to help bring peace after the deadly events in the Virginia city over the weekend.
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‘We Will Not Surrender': University of Virginia Returns to Regular Schedule After Weekend Violence
After a weekend of deadly violence and chaos in Charlottesville, regular operations resumed at the University of Virginia with officials again denouncing white supremacy and insisting that the community “will not surrender” to hatred. Virginia President Teresa Sullivan said Sunday evening that the school went back to its regular schedules, which include open houses later this week, after she canceled...
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Crash Suspect's Former Teacher Says He Idolized Hitler, Nazism
The young man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler, and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his “deeply held, radical” convictions on race, a former high school teacher said Sunday. James Alex Fields Jr. also confided that he...