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Restaurant owners prepare for Va. smoking ban

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Metro board calls for oversight, communication

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No verdict by jury in trial of Ohio police chief accused in Parker-Broderick surrogacy case

The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ended five hours of deliberations Friday without a verdict.

2 Virginia universities raise their tuitions

Two public universities in Virginia approved rare midyear tuition increases Friday to help offset drastic state funding cuts.

Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case

A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind bars for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom in six years.

Warrant: Drug cited in Michael Jackson's death came from Las Vegas pharmacy

Court finds NYC cable TV news anchor guilty of attempted assault of his wife

Court reverses ruling on 2005 protest

Jury says deliberations heated in mayor's trial

Police sergeant accused of misconduct

Ethics committee admonishes Sen. Burris of Ill. in letter, but recommends no punishment

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