For doomsday preppers, the end of the world is good for business

Shoppers are buying six-month food supplies wrapped in military-grade Mylar pouches, and kits filled with duct tape, food bars and an air-filtration mask. Some companies that specialize in selling items to people planning for the worst — so-called doomsday...

Heather Heyer, Charlottesville Victim, Called ‘a Strong Woman’

By CHRISTINA CARON August 13, 2017 Heather D. Heyer, who was killed in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday when a car plowed into a crowd that was protesting a rally of white nationalists, was a passionate advocate for the disenfranchised and was often moved...

McAuliffe Counters Critics of Police Response to Charlottesville Violence

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG August 13, 2017 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Sunday strongly defended the police response to the violent demonstrations here on Saturday, saying that law enforcement authorities had done “great...