Indian-origin couple in USA found guilty of forcing kin into labour
An Indian-origin Virginia couple has been sentenced for compelling the labour of the man’s younger cousin at their gas station and convenience store for over three years.
Plane with 5 people on board crashes in Virginia, says US FAA
A twin-engine plane with five people on board crashed near Ingalls Field Airport in Virginia, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
One firefighter dies, several injured in explosion in Virginia
One firefighter died and several were hospitalised following a gas explosion in Sterling, US, on Friday evening, local media reported.
US: Shooting outside high school graduation venue leaves 2 persons dead
Washington: At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting incident that occurred during a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond city the US, media reports said on Wednesday.
US: Man who shot dead 6 at Virginia's Walmart store was staff, killed himself too
Washington/IBNS: A Walmart employee Tuesday shot dead six people at a store in US's Virginia bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers, before killing himself, police said Wednesday.
Police boost presence at Virginia shopping centers over terrorist threats: Reports
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Police presence was increased in shopping centers and public places in the US state of Virginia on Saturday over terrorist threats, US media reported.
Two dead, 8 injured in shootings at US' Virginia Beach Oceanfront: Police
Moscow/Sputnik: Two people are dead and eight others received injuries after a series of shootings, one of which was officer-involved, at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront in the United States on Friday, according to police.
US state of Virginia passes death penalty ban, governor expected to sign
Washington/Sputnik: The main legislative chamber of Virginia has passed a measure on Friday abolishing the death penalty in the state.
Five injured in US shopping centre gas explosion
Washington/UNI: Five people including three college students were injured in a gas explosion at a strip mall in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on Saturday morning, local media reported.
US: 11 killed in mass shooting in Virginia Beach
Washington, June 1 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed in a mass shooting incident in a Virginia Beach city building in the USA on Friday, officials said.
Virgina : US Congressman shot at baseball practice
California, June 14 (IBNS): A senior US congressman was shot by unknown men at Virgina in the USA, media reports said.