No. 1s: The Latest Greatest Of All Time

The Great Gatsby is on the screen again, re-opening the perennial debate about whether or not it is the great American novel. Or was that Huckleberry Finn? Or are we still waiting for the great American novel? Is the title vacant, like most recent Tour de France championships? In the arts, the argument over the great American novel is a rather unusual great fuss about the greatest. In most disciplines there simply doesn't seem to be a passion to constantly assess who's No. 1. Except, except ...

Except in sport.

Governor's Chef Trial Set for Three Weeks Before Election

Craig Carper in News

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Margaret Spencer has scheduled the trial of former Executive Mansion chef Todd Schneider for October 15th through October 18th, just three weeks before this year's election for Governor.

Accused Attacker of Goochland Teacher Goes to Trial June 18

John Ogle in News

The Henrico man charged with attacking his former girlfriend, a teacher, outside of Goochland Middle School in December will go to trial next month.

Children’s Museum Offering Internships

John Ogle in News

The Children’s Museum of Richmond is looking for a few good high school students for its Junior Internship Program.

Richmond Police Search for Clues in Triple Shooting

Charles Fishburne in News

Two men remain in critical condition following a 3:00 am Monday shooting incident in 400 block of East Broad in Richmond that resulted in one death. 

Navy Launches First Unmanned Jet From Aircraft Carrier

Charles Fishburne in News

The United States Navy says it has successfully launched an unmanned aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. 

Acting in "Red" Will Win You Over, Says Critic

Joan Tupponce in Theater Reviews

Free lancer Joan Tupponce reviews "Red" at Virginia Rep.

Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records

The Associated Press is protesting what it calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion into its gathering of news. The target of that wrath is the U.S. Justice Department, which secretly collected phone records for several AP reporters last year. The AP says it's caught in the middle of a Justice Department leak investigation.

The scope of the Justice Department subpoenas is what gives David Schultz, a lawyer for AP, pause.

In Somalia, Surviving A Kidnapping Against 'Impossible Odds'

In 2011, Jessica Buchanan was an aid worker in northern Somalia, helping to raise awareness about how to avoid land mines. The north was the relatively safe section of the country; that October, she traveled to the more dangerous southern region for a training. The night before she left, she texted her husband, Erik Landemalm, also an aid worker in Somalia. She asked him a question: "If I get kidnapped on this trip, will you come and get me?"

'Guns At Last Light' Illuminates Final Months Of World War II

In December 1944, the Nazis looked like a spent force: The U.S. and its allies had pushed Hitler's armies across France in the fight to liberate Europe from German occupation.

The Allies were so confident that the Forest of Ardennes, near the front lines in Belgium, became a rest and recreation area, complete with regular USO performances.