Election Day: Presidential Results

"As the official numbers are calculated today when the polls begin to close, we'll give you the run-down here, state by state. We'll update this story with the most recent coverage as it becomes available, so check back throughout the day and night.So far early voting is...

Va. court grants first writ of actual innocence in Chesapeake case

" - A man convicted in Chesapeake of felony firearm possession has become the first person exonerated under a 2004 Virginia law allowing prisoners to present new, non-DNA evidence of their innocence. The Virginia Court of Appeals granted Darrell Andrew Copeland's writ of...

Arson probe after school blaze

The huge fire that destroyed a school in Suffolk, England yesterday afternoon may have been arson, authorities said today. Luckily the 400 pupils who attend the school were not in session when the blaze, which took more than 70 firefighters to put out, began. "A fire which...

Fewer UK beaches gain top marks

The UK's beaches, which already have a pretty bad rep, have been given bad ratings for pollution again this year."Bathing water at beaches across the UK is more polluted as a result of last year's stormy summer, the Marine Conservation Society has warned.Its annual Good Beach...