Defense Secretary Austin orders renaming of military bases with Confederate ties

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday signed off on an independent commission’s recommendations to remove from U.S. military facilities, “all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederacy.” “The installations and facilities that our Department operates are more than vital national security assets. They are also powerful public symbols of our…

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1 dead, 2 critically injured in Virginia plane crash

One person died and two people suffered life-threatening injuries following a plane crash Thursday afternoon at Virginia’s Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport, authorities said. Three people were on board the small Cessna, Virginia State Police said in a statement. The two people who were injured were rushed to a local hospital. The private aircraft crashed into…

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