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An AI bot is running a retail store. Is this the future?
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (190+ words) The Daily Progress Javascript is required to use this website. Are we heading into a world divided by AI tribes? A new store in San Francisco has human employees, but they're not the ones making the decisions. An AI bot…...
Orange County church fires convicted child rapist it knowingly employed for 14 years
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (176+ words) The Daily Progress Javascript is required to use this website. A1 Minute April 20, 2026: Changes coming to Downtown Mall west end; Vote in the Reader's Choice awards An Orange County church has parted ways with a convicted child rapist that its leaders…...
Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (677+ words) Prediction market volumes surged in early 2026, with Kalshi and Polymarket recording $60 B year-to-date, already exceeding all of 2025's $51 B total. Bernstein projects $240 B in 2026 volume, up 370% year over year, and estimates markets could reach $1 trillion annually within four years. Kalsh…...
California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1099+ words) A data breach at travel site Booking. com has left customers vulnerable to a sophisticated scam in which fraudsters pose as hotel staff to get victims to send them money. LOS ANGELES " Three people in California were sentenced for insurance…...
Hashmi announces statewide lecture series linking literature and politics
1+ week, 23+ min ago (174+ words) Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is launching a statewide lecture series across Virginia's public and private colleges and universities, exploring the connection between American literature and government. Javascript is required to use this website. Virginia's lieutenant governor has few constitutional duties:…...
Former Gov. Allen wants to debate Spanberger on the redistricting amendment
2+ week, 5+ day ago (145+ words) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger declined an invitation from former Gov. George Allen to debate him on the upcoming referendum on congressional redistricting. Based on the analysis, five of the top 10 safest cities in the U. S. are located in one state. Records…...
Dusty Turner, Navy SEAL trainee convicted of 1996 Virginia Beach murder, wins parole
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (111+ words) Dusty Turner, a Navy SEAL trainee who'd been sentenced to more than 80 years in prison for the murder of a young woman in Virginia Beach in 1996, won parole Wednesday afternoon. Fort Defiance wrestling has 200 reasons to celebrate The removal of…...
Congress Ethics Swalwell
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (109+ words) The Daily Progress Javascript is required to use this website. The entrance to the office of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. , is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday. Greene County man back in court for being drunk and urinating…...
Swalwell's Capitol Hill office sign removed following resignation from Congress
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (238+ words) The Daily Progress Javascript is required to use this website. A1 Minute April 10, 2026: Trump to visit Charlottesville; Vote for Reader's Choice awards A1 Minute April 9, 2026: Spanberger signs off on $191 million grant for Astra Zeneca A1 Minute April 13, 2026: Some of the General Assembly's biggest…...
A1 Minute April 10, 2026: Trump to visit Charlottesville; Vote for Reader's Choice awards
1+ week, 4+ day ago (242+ words) The Daily Progress Javascript is required to use this website. A1 Minute April 6, 2026: Amaka Agugua-Hamilton out as Virginia women's basketball coach A1 Minute April 9, 2026: Spanberger signs off on $191 million grant for Astra Zeneca A1 Minute April 8, 2026: Virginia hires Richmond's Aaron Roussell as new…...