
Randy Forbes: The cost of human trafficking
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates human trafficking generates $32 billion in illegal profits per year around the globe, second only to drug trafficking.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates human trafficking generates $32 billion in illegal profits per year around the globe, second only to drug trafficking.

The price at the gas pump continues to reflect seasonality as refineries complete scheduled maintenance and prepare for the summer driving season.

The real news in the world of fake news today is that 31-year-old South African comedian Trevor Noah has been named to replace Jon Stewart at the anchor desk at The Daily Show.

The University of Virginia Board of Visitors on Wednesday approved tuition rates for the 2015-16 academic year, adding a key component to a new financial model that significantly reduces student indebtedness for Virginia families.

University of Virginia Health System and Novant Health are in discussions to create a Northern Virginia regional health system.

Western Albemarle residents in need of specialty neurological care have a new choice in Crozet. UVA neurologist and neuromuscular specialist Sarah M. Jones, MD, now offers weekly neurology consultations at UVA Family Medicine and Specialty Care Crozet.

The Princeton Review revamped its annual ranking of the best college values in America this year, but the results were familiar: the University of Virginia is listed as the nation’s top public school for affordability, academics and career prospects.

Ebola is frightening – terrifying even – but bowing to the fear that Ebola can produce invites additional unrest and cultural destruction in societies already reeling from recent civil wars.

2015’s opening offers an appropriate time to examine high technology and its development of weapons of mass destruction and other threats to the Earth.

It’s hard to believe there are still any climate change deniers. But a recent survey by the non-profit Center for American Progress found that some 58 percent of Republicans in the U.S. Congress still “refuse to accept climate change.”