Backing Becks: Don't Knock The Soccer Star's Talents

The most unforgiving criticism in sport is directed at any athlete who fans believe is celebrated too excessively above his true talent level — especially those stars who are gloried because they're such pretty people.

Boomer Housemates Have More Fun

Today more than 1 in every 3 baby boomers — that huge glut of people born between 1948 and 1964 — is unmarried. And those unmarried boomers are disproportionately women.

West Bank Businesses Seek Growth Amid Uncertainty

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads back to Israel and the West Bank on Thursday for more talks on restarting peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. When he was there last month, he walked away with at least one agreement — to improve the West Bank economy. Here's how he put it as he left Israel:

Instead Of Snoozing In Savings, Let's Put $5,000 To Work

If you have a savings account you probably already know this: Your money there is losing value to inflation. Yields are so low that returns are not even keeping up with the cost of living.

I've been watching some of my own savings dwindle. And that prompted me to take up a challenge: I'm taking $5,000 from personal savings and putting it to work. I'm not a financial whiz, pundit or any kind of guru.

Why Apple (And Lots Of Other Companies) Wound Up In Ireland

Apple was criticized in a Senate committee hearing Tuesday for using complex accounting to minimize the corporate taxes it pays. One key piece of the company's tax strategy: It funnels lots of its profits through subsidiaries in Ireland.

Offering low corporate tax rates has been a fundamental part of Ireland's economic strategy for decades — a way to get foreign companies to set up operations in the country.

Dems Say GOP Candidates' Views on Gay Rights Hurt Virginia

Virginia Democrats say Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli and Lieutenant Governor nominee E. W. Jackson’s anti-homosexual positions are bad for the Commonwealth and bad for business.

Commonwealth Memorial Day Ceremony at War Memorial

Governor Bob McDonnell will be the keynote speaker at the Commonwealth Memorial Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial.

Child Dies in Crozet Shooting

Police continue their investigation into a tragic shooting that happened around 10 yesterday morning in Crozet.

Supreme Court to Tackle Prayer at Government Meetings

The United States Supreme Court will consider the constitutional limits on prayers during legislative sessions, accepting an appeal from a New York town that starts most council meetings with a Christian invocation. 

Henrico Man Charged With Murder of His Three-Year-Old Son

A Henrico County man has been arrested and charged with murdering his three-year old son.