
House passes Gerry Connolly’s Saudi Dissidents Act
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass the Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act, legislation authored by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass the Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act, legislation authored by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Five new state historical highway markers submitted by Virginia students through the second annual Black History Month Historical Marker Contest were highlighted Monday.

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers are taking to the busy streets of Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., to test sensors and cameras that they have installed to simulate a self-driving car.

When a disaster strikes, social media can be helpful in alerting the public quickly. Social media posts can also offer useful information for emergency response and decision making.

A group of senators and representatives have introduced legislation to build more than 2 million new affordable housing units nationwide in the next 10 years and better meet the needs of at-risk groups.

The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News for the week ending April 17 follows.

The U.S. House of Representatives will soon vote on statehood for the District of Columbia.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

National Park Service South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin has announced the selection of Tracy Swartout as the new superintendent of Blue Ridge Parkway, effective May 23.

Last spring, the COVID-19 pandemic parked the Mobile Autism Clinic that a small group of Virginia Tech faculty and graduate students had been using to provide services and support to families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.