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September 11, 2021

St. Louis' Forest Park honors thousands of 9/11 heroes with 'Flags of Valor' display

Thousands of American flags lined Art Hill in St. Louis' famed Forest Park, "one for each First Responder and Hero Solider lost in theater in the War on Terror."

September 10, 2021

Former airline ticket agent recalls helping 9/11 hijackers board flight that hit Pentagon, fights guilt

A former American Airlines ticket agent who checked-in two hijackers involved in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 has lived with that decision for two decades, riddling him with guilt for allowing them on the flight the crashed into the Pentagon.

September 10, 2021

Ben Carson derides critical race theory at Loudoun rally, says it will 'erase' racial progress made by US

Dr. Ben Carson warned about critical race theory Wednesday, telling a crowd in Loudoun County, Va., the controversial ideology threatened to reverse racial progress Americans made.

September 9, 2021

Virginia county denies identifying itself as 'woke special services' in automated message

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is denying it openly labeled as "woke" the department that requested a large-scale, social-emotional monitoring project for the district's students.

September 9, 2021

Virginia drive-by shooting of pedestrians released by police

Police in Virginia released footage of a drive-by shooting on two pedestrians Wednesday evening in Portsmouth.

September 9, 2021

Crews searching for Confederate statue's 1887 time capsule

Work crews were still searching Thursday morning for a time capsule believed buried inside the pedestal under a statue of Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond, Virginia, for more than a century.

September 8, 2021

Trump deplores removal of Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue

Former President Donald Trump condemned the removal of a 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.

September 8, 2021

GOP rep claims in Ingraham exclusive Afghan evacuees held at Va. base 'leave in Ubers'; sent letter to Blinken

U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., told "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday about his letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking about allegations that Afghan refugees are allowed to leave Fort Pickett at will.

September 8, 2021

Virginia county directing $20M of COVID relief toward 'equity,' 'social and emotional' programs

One of the nation's wealthiest school systems is planning to spend millions in coronavirus relief money on so-called "equity" training and a type of learning intervention that has been scrutinized for its purported ties to left-wing ideas.

September 8, 2021

Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee taken down in Virginia

A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.