In a visit to Richmond, former President Barack Obama offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, as he encouraged voters to support Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the closely watched race.

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Maine’s proposal for a first-in-the-nation “right to food” constitutional amendment has sown discord. Supporters want residents to have the right to grow food and raise livestock. Opponents say the amendment could threaten food safety and animal welfare.

Data centers help people stream movies, conduct transactions, and store trillions of photos. Google wants to build two more centers. But a single facility can churn through millions of gallons of water a day, sparking worries over scarce Western water.

Cities, states and businesses have reported that more than 9 out of 10 of their workers are complying with vaccine mandates. But other American workers opposed to the requirements are deciding whether to quit their jobs over them.

The judge and attorneys trying to select jurors in the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing aren’t finding many prospects with a “blank slate.” Some remain in the jury pool despite already knowing a lot about what happened, or the people involved.

Striking workers at one of the world's largest bourbon makers plan to vote on a new contract after announcing a tentative deal with Heaven Hill of Bardstown, Kentucky. About 420 workers went on strike over health care, scheduling and other issues.

"This is super unsafe." Seven crew members walked off the set of the movie "Rust" over safety and other complaints, hours before Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer with a gun a crew member said contained no live ammo.