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Specialist Glenn Carell, left, and trader Robert Charmak work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Around The Nation December 19, 2025

Stocks rise on Wall Street as AI stocks turn higher again

US stocks rose Friday, with tech and AI shares lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to weekly gains, even as investors weighed inflation, tariffs and slowing growth.

Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Bowen is shown Oct. 18, 2025, in Euharlee, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Around The Nation December 19, 2025

Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers

Georgia regulators approved a $16.3 billion Georgia Power expansion to supply electricity to data centers, a move critics say could leave customers paying higher bills if demand projections fail.

FILE - Andrea Lucas, nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, June 18, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Around The Nation December 19, 2025

Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination

The head of the EEOC urged white men to report alleged race or sex discrimination linked to DEI programs, sparking criticism over agency priorities and civil rights enforcement.

A "For Sale" sign is displayed in front of a home in Prospect Heights, Ill., Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Real Estate December 19, 2025

November US homes sales rose from the previous month, but down from 2024 as prices climb

US existing home sales rose slightly in November but fell from a year earlier for the first time since May, as high prices and affordability challenges persist.

FILE - Sony Corp. President Kenichiro Yoshida speaks as characters from Peanuts are shown at a press conference at the company's headquarters Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Around The Nation December 19, 2025

Sony buys a majority stake in the ‘Peanuts’ comic for $457 million from Canada’s WildBrain

Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada's WildBrain in a $457 million deal.

Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
Around The Nation December 17, 2025

Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.

Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy protection; will be taken private under restructuring
Around The Nation December 15, 2025

Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy protection; will be taken private under restructuring

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process. IRobot, which became well known for its robotic vacuums, has struggled of late, dealing with increased competition, layoffs and a declining stock […]

Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved
Around The Nation December 15, 2025

Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved

WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz threatened Monday to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don’t pass by then to tighten up the rules on military flights and help prevent deadly crashes like the collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., […]

Trump Launches $1M ‘Gold Card’ Offering Path to Citizenship
Around The Nation December 12, 2025

Trump Launches $1M ‘Gold Card’ Offering Path to Citizenship

Trump launches a $1M “gold card” offering legal status and a path to citizenship, replacing the EB-5 visa to attract skilled workers.

A man records a humanoid robot inside the exhibition room at the Humanoids Summit, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Around The Nation December 12, 2025

AI boom fuels new push for humanoid robots, despite doubts

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that can move their mechanical bodies like humans and do things [&hell[...]

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CarMax names Barr as next CEO

Goochland County-based CarMax on Thursday named Keith Barr as its next president and CEO, who will t[...]

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House subcommittee punts on data center bill, but hopes to ‘continue the work’

Virginia lawmakers heard testimony for and against the measure before continuing the bill to 2027.

Jim and Augustine Smith. Photo courtesy of the Smiths.

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MacArthur Center mall was built in 1999. The city announced it will be demolished this year to make way for a redevelopment. Photo courtesy Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau Offices

Norfolk’s MacArthur Center to be demolished this year

The city of Norfolk announced Friday that it will close and demolish the MacArthur Center mall as pa[...]

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Boar’s Head reopens Jarratt plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head Provisions reopened its Jarratt meat plant Monday, roughly a year and a half after clo[...]

Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks during the InternshipsVA event Feb. 4, 2026, at the Omni Hotel Richmond. Photo courtesy Virginia Economic Development Partnership

State commits $14.5M yearly for new paid internship program

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People

BAE Systems announced that it has appointed Mona Bates as senior vice president and chief information and digital officer, effective Feb. 23. Photo courtesy BAE Systems

BAE Systems hires new chief information and digital officer

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VPM announced that longtime financial executive Ed Brown has joined the company as its new chief financial officer. Photo courtesy VPM

Richmond public media company taps new CFO

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Steven S. Diel. Photo courtesy Universal Corp.

Universal Corp. names CFO after withdrawing offer to another

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Regions

Norfolk casino General Manager Ron Bailey leads a tour of the Interim Gaming Hall, which opened in November 2025. Photo by Kristen Zeis

Will new casino be a jackpot for Norfolk?

Norfolk’s $750M casino project is on track for 2027, but rising competition and lower tax projecti[...]

Clarke County Industrial Development Authority Chair William Waite, Clarke County Director of Economic Development & Tourism Michelle Ridings and Clarke County Board of Supervisors Chair David Weiss stand at the site of a proposed business park. Photo by Norm Shafer

Clarke to repurpose ex-prison site into business park

Clarke County’s long-planned second business park has taken a significant step toward becoming[...]

InternshipsVA could help the region retain talent, says EO’s Travis Staton. Photo by Earl Neikirk

EO to lead internship development program

A new statewide initiative is connecting Southwest Virginia businesses with emerging talent at the r[...]

Vinton Town Manager Pete Peters at Extended Stay America Premier Suites site Photo by Natalee Waters

Roanoke Valley confronts hotel room shortage

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