World shares advance as oil prices climb higher and Iran launches new attacks

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares advanced Thursday, while U.S. futures slipped as Iran launched more missiles at Israel on the sixth day of the war in the Middle East. The future for the Dow Jones ...

Review: Prepare to suspend disbelief — theater delivers a haunting ‘Ghost’

Do two real marriages among the cast and directors influence the Newport News production in tangible ways? Indeed, they do, reviewer Page Laws says.

Prosecutors oppose bill allowing judges to delay convictions without their agreement

Legislation that would allow state judges to defer criminal convictions without the prosecution’s agreement is sailing ...

Tracing our past: Genealogy societies, finding identity and belonging

People who join a genealogy group find like-minded people who become friends outside of the confines of a genealogy group ...

Brawl in Sun Belt women’s tourney results in 8 ejections, 4 suspensions

A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt women’s basketball tournament Wednesday left eight players ejected and knocked an official to the ground, where she required medical ...

ODU’s Jordan Battle scores tournament-record 45 points, but comeback falls short as season ends

Battle, a senior guard from Norfolk, set a career high and a tournament record with 45 points on a night when the Monarchs were without injured 7-footer Caelum Swanton-Rodger. With Georgia Southern ...

Chesapeake native scores winning goal as Admirals take series opener vs. Idaho

The fans who came to Scope Wednesday night got to see a hometown product emerge as the hero. Brandon Osmundson netted the winning goal with 1:53 left in regulation, giving the Norfolk Admirals a 3-2 ...

Churchland boys win Class 4 state indoor track title

It was the school’s second sports state title. The first came in 1964, when the Truckers won a golf championship.

Norfolk Admirals outlast Idaho Steelheads as teams begin 3-game series at Scope

Brandon Osmundson scored the game-winner at the 18:07 mark of the third period as the Norfolk Admirals opened a homestand by edging the Idaho Steelheads 3-2 at Scope on Wednesday night. Osmundson, a ...

High school scoreboard: Norfolk Christian girls earn private school soccer shutout

Junior Colt Bradshaw went 4 for 4 with a home run, a double and six RBIs as the Dolphins won their season opener at Croatan High in Newport, N.C. Senior Noah Hummel pitched 3 2/3 innings and struck ...

Manor girls return to the court, win over Warhill to gain state tournament spot

That’s the bracket skinny of the Mustangs’ 89-45 win over the Lions in the Class 4 Region A semifinals on Wednesday at Warhill. Manor (22-1) moves on to the Class 4 state tournament via the win, and ...

Photos: Manor wins delayed Class 4 Region A semifinals over Warhill

The Manor Mustangs beat the Warhill Lions 89-45 in the delayed Class 4 Region A semifinals to earn a spot in the state tournament at Warhill High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, on March 4, 2026.