Virginia governor's race a toss-up as Election Day nears, Post-Schar School poll finds  —  RICHMOND — Virginia's race for governor is a toss-up as Tuesday's election draws near, with 49 percent of likely voters favoring Democrat Terry McAuliffe and 48 percent favoring Republican Glenn Youngkin …

Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm  —  A consulting architect on UCSB's Design Review Committee has quit his post in protest over the university's proposed Munger Hall project, calling the massive, mostly-windowless dormitory plan “unsupportable from my perspective as an architect, a parent, and a human being.”

Group with Tiki torches stand by Youngkin campaign bus during Charlottesville event  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A rare visit by Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin in Charlottesville is being overshadowed by an incident that occurred outside a campaign stop.

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age.

Fox News wants to make it ‘clear’ it isn't airing Tucker Carlson's Capitol riot documentary  —  Yesterday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson unveiled a dramatic trailer for his new special, one which will reveal the “true story” behind the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.  —  In it, he drops real truths like …

Former Congress members file brief opposing Trump's attempt to shield Jan. 6 records  —  A bipartisan group of 66 former members of Congress filed a brief Thursday night urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss a lawsuit from former president Donald Trump that seeks …

What Happened to Matt Taibbi?  The former darling of the liberal media is now one of its loudest critics.  He says he hasn't changed.  —  Obviously, I'm anxious about why I'm being profiled," Matt Taibbi said at the end of our phone call this summer, which had already lasted an hour and a half.

The country needs a dose of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to battle COVID-19  —  Florida has the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the country.  They did it without vaccine mandates, without mask mandates in school and with no restrictions on businesses.  Life simply went on.

Live Updates: In Private Meeting, Francis Weighs In on Biden Communion Debate  —  President Biden said that Pope Francis called him a “good Catholic” and said that he should continue receiving communion amid a push by some U.S. bishops to deny him the sacrament over abortion views.

Loudoun County Sexual Assault Story Shows Danger of Media Bias  —  A right-wing outlet let ideology motivate their reporting, while the mainstream media couldn't be bothered to report on it in the first place  —  A sexual assault case in Loudoun County, Virginia involving …

Pizza Story  —  Analogies Are Hard  —  I wanted a pizza.  A large pizza with mushrooms.  Or, actually, someone promised to get me a pizza.  Actually, right, someone said they'd get pizza for me and everyone else in the building.  They brought the pizza up to begin with …

Flight attendant suffers broken bones in ‘one of the worst displays of unruly behavior’ in the skies  —  The incident prompted the pilots to divert the flight to Denver, where a passenger was detained  —  A flight attendant for American Airlines suffered broken bones in her face …

Blame Manchin and Sinema for the Delay on the Infrastructure Vote  —  The Dysfunctional Duo have been gaslighting, not negotiating, on the Build Back Better plan.  Progressives were right to demand a vote on the bill, not a “framework.”  —  All day Thursday, I found myself torn about whether …

Michigan police execute warrant looking for missing election equipment  —  The Michigan State Police launched a criminal investigation this week after a piece of election equipment went missing.  —  The inquiry comes after a local official—who has publicly questioned the validity and security …

The Fight Between Texas and Wall Street Is About to Get Bigger  — Gun and oil laws have put some bank deals on hold during boom  — ‘This is much bigger than the municipal bond business’  —  Outside San Antonio this month, a veteran of Texas politics got so upset about Wall Street's retreat …

‘We got to take white people out’: Rutgers University professor, 41, calls white people ‘villains’, says ‘Critical Race Theory is just the proper teaching of American history’ and praises dwindling white birth rates in online discussion  — Brittney Cooper, 41, said that whiteness 'totally skews …

Letitia James Is Running for Governor of New York  —  The attorney general, who oversaw the inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul for the Democratic nomination.  —  Letitia James, the New York attorney general who oversaw the inquiry …

COVID-19 Vaccine Now Required for 36% of U.S. Workers  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest Gallup COVID-19 tracking survey finds 36% of U.S. employees saying their employer is requiring all its workers without a medical exemption to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Trump's $300 Million SPAC Deal May Have Skirted Securities Laws  —  The former president began discussing a deal with a ‘blank check’ company early this year.  Investors weren't told.  —  Just days after Donald J. Trump left the White House, two former contestants on his reality show, “The Apprentice,” approached him with a pitch.

Kamalaworld is worried about a difficult, messy Democratic primary if it's Harris versus Pete Buttigieg in 2024  — Democratic insiders are quietly discussing a 2024 race if Joe Biden opts out.  — Kamala Harris' allies think she would face a tough primary against Pete Buttigieg.

Unlimited Sand and Money Still Won't Save the Hamptons  —  If you happened to be in Montauk, N.Y., when the trucks started rolling in this summer, you'd get a sense of how much sand $171,000 buys.  Load after load tumbled onto Ditch Plains Beach, one of the Atlantic Coast's better surfing spots …

Trump's real-estate empire pays the price for poisonous politics  —  Former U.S. president Donald Trump's slashing rhetorical style and divisive politics allowed him to essentially take over the Republican Party.  His supporters are so devoted that most believe his false claim that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud.

When ‘Jesus’ Came to Q  —  Holy war, the Storm, and the thin line between reality and theater.  —  No one expects to see a once-prominent actor, fallen from the limelight, delivering a crusade sermon in Las Vegas, yet these are the times we live in.  Jim Caviezel is most famous for his portrayal …

Diving into ‘woke racism’ with John McWhorter  —  With help from Rishika Dugyala, Tyler Weyant and Teresa Wiltz  —  What up Recast family!  It's the final weekend ahead of closely watched gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, Facebook goes meta and the president's signature …

Vaccinated People Also Spread the Delta Variant, Yearlong Study Shows  — Study found similar peak viral load with or without shots  — Immunized household contacts have a 25% chance of infection  —  People inoculated against Covid-19 are just as likely to spread the delta variant …

NAACP tells athletes not to sign with Texas teams: “Texas isn't safe for anyone.”  —  The NAACP called on members of professional sports leagues to not sign on with teams in Texas.  It's a purely political move, calling out only one Texas politician - Governor Greg Abbott.  Abbott is running for reelection.

A Judge Refused To Let Two Capitol Rioters Appear By Video For Sentencing  —  WASHINGTON — A judge won't let a Florida couple who pleaded guilty to joining the mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 appear by video for sentencing after they cited how expensive it would be to travel to DC for their hearing.

Inflation notches a fresh 30-year high as measured by the Fed's favorite gauge  — Headline inflation, including food and energy, rose at a 4.4% annual rate in September, the fastest since 1991.  — Core inflation, which is the Fed's preferred gauge, increased 3.6% for the 12 months …