Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said he hoped the initiative will help to foster public trust in the ...

Wrongful convictions undermine public trust in the justice system and have devastating impacts on defendants, their families, ...

A proposal for a casino resort in Fairfax County’s Tysons Corner is dividing the county’s General Assembly delegation, with advocates calling for new sources of revenue to relieve pressure on ...

National Guard deployment, restaurant menus and immigration feature in three bills moving through Virginia General Assembly ...

George T. Alexander Jr.'s funeral.</p><p>The 34-year-old Chilton County native from Killeen, Texas, died last Saturday in San Antonio of wounds suffered Oct. 17 in a blast in Samarra, 60 miles north ...

Supporters must submit to the circuit court a petition ... number of votes cast in the county in the preceding presidential election. Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Fairfax, a former elected member ...

The Federal Government of Iraq aims to unify the country under its control by ending Kurdistan's independence and controlling all oil and gas production and revenue. The ongoing oil embargo and ...

Iraq has passed a law that would legalise the marriage of children as young as nine. Three divisive laws have now been passed which give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters ...

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance - a dramatic change to the unified ...

The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law ...

RESTON, Va. — The group "No Fairfax Casino Coalition" lobbied in Richmond Wednesday against a proposed bill that would allow a referendum for a casino in Tysons Corner. Senate Bill SB982 "adds ...