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Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9.

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Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit

10:17am April 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The suit accuses school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun on the day Abby Zwerner was shot and seriously wounded in January.

The USS John F. Kennedy, CVN 79, is now 67% complete. After Christening, Dec. 7, employees of Newport News Shipbuilding will complete the project before it goes to a testing pier ahead of its 2022 commission with the US Navy.

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A Day For Shipbuilders: Caroline Kennedy Christens The USS John F. Kennedy

11:26am December 07, 2019

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

The ship's high-profile christening marks a day of recognition for the thousands of workers that have participated in the project over more than five years.

An Army horse wears a gas mask to guard against German gas attacks.

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The Unsung Equestrian Heroes Of World War I And The Plot To Poison Them

6:28am April 06, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

April 6 marks 100 years since the U.S. entered World War I. Years before, the U.S. supported the effort by sending over thousands of horses — who were so important that Germans plotted to kill them.