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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach Schools once again took up the Youngkin Administration's education model policy at its board meeting Tuesday night. The school board voted to pass a slightly modified version of the model policies. It includes calling students by nicknames commonly associated with their given name, upon request. Any other nickname would need to be approved by the parents.

It is statistically unlikely that many of you watched last week’s televised shouting match between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his California counterpart Gavin Newsom. But even if you missed it (or watched, processed and quickly forgot about Fox News’ (Right bias) efforts to pit the two chief executives against each other), the residue of the unappetizing exchange is

(St. Paul, MN) -- It's going to take a lot more money to renovate the Minnesota Governor's Mansion than originally thought. State officials in charge of the project say renovations could cost nearly $13 million dollars. That total is up significantly from initial estimates of around $7 million dollars. In a letter to lawmakers, the Department of Administration says some areas of the residence

Matthew Shepard was taken from a Laramie bar, beaten and left for dead on Oct. 6, 1998. Six days later on Oct. 12 — 25 years ago today — the gay University of Wyoming student died from the injuries he suffered during the brutal attack. His death shocked Laramie and reverberated around the world, immediately catalyzing action, which continues to this day. Nichol Bondurant, who’s taught