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US: `Obama leads over Romney in Virginia`

US President Barack Obama is leading by seven points against his possible Republican rival Mitt Romn...

White House gate crasher to run for governor

Tareq Salahi plans to file as a Republican and it comes days after Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli s...

Jet crash: US Navy to compensate those affected

Dozens of apartment units were destroyed when the F/A-18D Hornet careened into the Mayfair Mews apar...

Many elderly homeless after US Navy jet levels apartments

All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a US Navy ...

Pilots in US Navy jet crash faced tough choices

The two-seat jet had dumped loads of fuel before crashing, though it wasn`t clear if that was becaus...

Virginia Beach jet crash: `Don’t breathe air`

Virginia Beach residents have been warned to avoid the site of a Navy jet crash.

US Navy jet crashes in Virginia, at least 9 hurt

A US Navy F/A-18D fighter crashed soon after take-off into an apartment complex in Virginia on Frida...

US Navy jet crashes into Virginia apartment complex

Officials say at least three people were taken to hospitals, including the two pilots.

US launches five rockets to chart high-altitude winds

NASA launched five rockets early today to measure a high-altitude jet stream some 105 kilometers abo...

US: 6 kids, 2 adults killed in house fire

A West Virginia mayor says no smoke detector was working when a fire erupted inside a home, killin...

Now, a robot jellyfish fulled by hydrogen!

In a technological innovation, scientists in the US claim to have created a hydrogen-powered robot w...

US military unveils new non-lethal weapon

The US military has developed a new non-lethal weapon that makes people feel they are burning when s...

NASA to launch 5 rockets quickly to track winds

NASA will be launching a series of rockets to learn more about the little-understood jet stream wind...

Gunman in Virginia Tech shooting case identified

The man who shot dead a campus police officer at Virginia Tech on Thursday before killing himself wa...

Two dead in Virginia Tech University shooting

A gunman ambushed and killed a campus police officer and was later reported to have been found dead ...

US: 13 dead, millions without power after storm

Devastation from a rare and deadly October snowstorm lingered in the Northeast where 1.6 million hom...

Gun scare at Virginia Tech, scene of 2007 massacre

Authorities issued a lockdown at Virginia Tech after a man suspected of carrying a gun was sited.

Beware of predatory visa fraud rings: US

As another US university came under the scanner, the United States asked Indian students to be alert...

Another US varsity under scanner for visa fraud

Authorities in US have raided University of Northern Virginia on the charges of fraud.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign supporters indicted

The two men allegedly distributed back-dated letters to 15 contributors.

Virginia executes 1st woman in 93 years

Teresa was put to death for arranging killings of her husband and a stepson.

US state to execute first woman in nearly 100 yrs

Teresa Lewis will become 1st woman to be put to death in Virginia since 1912.

Virginia Tech to open centres in Chennai

Virginia Tech of USA has decided to open three centres of excellence in Chennai dedicated to carryin...

Virginia to execute first woman in almost 100 years

Barring a last-minute reprieve from the US Supreme Court, 41-year-old Teresa Lewis will on Thursda...

3 dead, 4 wounded in shootout in US state Virginia

A man who shot and killed his son and nephew and wounded four other relatives had been involved in...

Caterpillar inspires soft-body robot design

"Weird movements" in the guts of caterpillars could improve the design of soft material robots.

Obama, others arrive for Byrd memorial in W Va.

President Barack Obama and thousands of ordinary West Virginians honored the late Robert C Byrd`s le...

SpermCheck technology to let men test sperm count from home

Men could soon be able to test their sperm count from the comfort and privacy of their homes, all th...

American on US no-fly list stranded in Egypt

A Virginia man said he has been placed on a US no-fly list because of a trip to Yemen.

Obama demands `accountability` for deadly US mine disaster

President Barack Obama demanded "accountability" on Saturday over the worst US mining disaster in 40...

Four missing US miners found dead

Four US miners missing after a deadly blast at a West Virginia coal mine have been found dead, a dis...

Smoke, fear of fire push rescuers from West Virginia mine

Rescue teams trekking through a ruined coal mine encountered smoke and had to retreat early Friday f...

W Virginia mine blast: Crews drilling to ventilate toxic gas

Crews were drilling early Wednesday to ventilate toxic gas from a West Virginia coal mine shattered ...

25 dead in worst mine blast since 1984 in W Virginia

An explosion at a coal mine with a history of safety problems killed 25 workers and at least four ot...

Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast

Obama is to announce on Wednesday a plan to permit exploration for oil and natural gas off the coast...

`US to maintain minimum nuclear deterrence`

The US would maintain a minimum nuclear deterrent while working towards the goal of achieving a nuke...

`Man in custody` as Virginia hostage ordeal ends

A daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office ended peacefully with three hostages being r...

White House closes gate crashing case

The White House has officially closed the case related to the Salahis – the Virginia couple – who ga...

US Congress panel to summon Salahis, Secret Service chief

A Congressional committee said it will ask the Secret Service chief and the Virginia couple, who gat...

Obama completes one year, Dems lose 2 states

Independents who swept Obama to victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as GOP wrested pol cont...

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