http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-5506-virginia/topic-rss.do Virginia RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23765617-gunman-gave-away-furniture-on-morning-of-shootings.do Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, is an American citizen, born and raised in Virginia. His parents emigrated to the US from a Palestinian town near Jerusalem. Military officials said he is of Jordanian origin 2009-11-06T13:53:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23737373-animal-charity-boss-let-dog-die.do The head of an anti-animal cruelty group accidentally left her 16-year-old blind and deaf dog to die in a car during a heatwave 2009-08-27T08:00:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23733012-suu-kyis-freed-visitor-in-hospital.do The American who sneaked into the home of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in a Bangkok hospital today after being spared seven years in prison. 2009-08-17T10:25:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23731955-when-tinsley-mortimer-came-to-town.do Spotted: Manhattan's original queen bee with a German prince in Knightsbridge. William Cash gets the lowdown 2009-08-13T10:34:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23720678-shunned-by-obama-but-its-probably-for-the-best.do It’s taken a while, but President Obama has his technology team in place. What’s most striking to us in California is how few of them have any association with the foremost regional generator of tech innovation (which would, ahem, be us) 2009-07-17T05:48:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23718721-plumbers-have-the-job-prospects-in-a-recession-hit-world.do White-collar workers are standing by helplessly as technology, cheap labour and the recession destroy their jobs. It's plumbers who now have prospects 2009-07-13T08:02:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23717961-why-art-is-the-social-lubricant-of-our-great-city.do At last night’s annual Serpentine Summer party, London shoulders its way to the front of the queue when it comes to sexing up the art world 2009-07-10T07:08:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23709627-world-stanford-to-appear-in-court-on-fraud-charges.do Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is to appear in a federal court in Virginia over allegations of massive fraud involving his Antigua bank, after he surrendered to the FBI 2009-06-19T07:16:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23682136-pig-manure-dumps-could-be-pandemic-ground-zero.do A series of manure dumps near a small Mexican village could be "ground zero" for the flu pandemic now threatening the world, it has emerged 2009-04-28T08:22:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23679814-suicide-of-freddie-mac-chief-not-linked-to-federal-inquiry.do The suicide of a top banking executive at Freddie Mac is not being linked to an investigation into the mortgage giant's business practices 2009-04-23T09:25:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23679362-finance-chief-of-failed-us-lender-commits-suicide.do A senior executive with one of the failed US mortgage lenders has reportedly committed suicide, according to police 2009-04-22T13:44:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23661096-grim-register-of-school-shootings.do 2009-03-11T14:19:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23624135-group-hugs-for-ken-mandy-and-george.do 2009-01-21T09:06:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582352-yes-he-did-the-day-change-came-to-the-us.do Barack Obama faces a mountain of problems as President - but his runaway triumph today gives his country fresh hope 2008-11-05T09:49:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582353-how-hiram-and-blanche-did-their-bit-for-the-president.do After Barack Obama's historic victory last night, one of the greatest taboos in American politics has been put to rest 2008-11-05T09:54:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582448-women-and-the-young-secure-obamas-route-to-victory.do A lethal combination of daily TV ad blitzes, demographic changes and unprecedented on-the-ground organisation helped Barack Obama sweep to victory in the crucial swing states 2008-11-05T09:14:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582449-democrats-could-miss-their-super-majority.do The Democrats made a series of gains in the Senate elections but seemed certain to fall short of the "super-majority" they were hoping for 2008-11-05T09:17:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23581885-obama-crowds-flock-to-chicago-razzle-dazzle.do Police set up road blocks as vast crowds headed for Chicago's Grant Park in the hope of celebrating the election of the first black President of the United States 2008-11-04T09:30:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23581886-baracks-final-word-for-supporters-tomorrow.do Barack Obama addressed his final rally of a campaign last night in Virginia, one of the most symbolic and critical states in his quest to win back the South and pave his way to the presidency 2008-11-04T09:33:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23581312-mccain-hits-7-states-in-whirlwind-bid-for-votes.do John McCain squeezed extra dates into a frantic final dash for votes 2008-11-03T10:13:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23581175-only-obama-can-make-america-walk-tall-again.do Barring a last-minute upset, the US will tomorrow elect its first black president. One leading historian explains why that is so exciting 2008-11-03T09:53:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23580665-winner-takes-all-how-the-electoral-colleges-work.do America's Founding Fathers designed a voting system that would stop small-fry states being bullied by their big neighbours 2008-10-31T10:41:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23572491-its-official-mothers-are-the-cleverest.do A splendid neuroscientist from Virginia has come up with a refreshingly positive theory researched on rats and primates, but let's not split hairs that after a wobbly patch of pregnancy head, mothers do in fact have supercharged brains, for life. 2008-10-14T08:13:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23499606-exclusive-billy-zanes-wild-night-picking-up-women-while-girlfriend-kelly-brook-works-3000-miles-away.do Billy Zane spent a wild evening attempting to pick up women behind Kelly Brook's back, Mail Online can reveal. 2008-06-25T11:37:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23395585-disturbing-dazzling-vernon.do This stage adaptation of Vernon God Little falls short in some areas by straying too far from D B C Pierre's terrifying, black comedy novel, says Nicholas de Jongh. 2007-05-08T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23388611-tots-not-about-to-give-up-the-ghost.do The Canterville Ghost is a good children's ballet, and almost a very good one, says Sarah Frater. 2007-03-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23378945-a-one-man-jukebox.do Virginia rapper, singer and producer Pharrell Williams turned himself into a one-man jukebox at his rare solo show at the Brixton Academy perfoming many of his farmed-out hits. 2006-12-21T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23373190-downloads-of-the-week.do Two of the world's biggest bands unite for Music Rising, cult music show The Tube returns in barely recognisable guise and MIA is offering the first fruits of her next album as a free download. 2006-11-03T15:04:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23369575-a-very-messy-missy.do Oh dear: poor sound, half-hearted medleys, not enough rapping - this Missy Elliott gig came up short on every level, says Chris Elwell-Sutton. 2006-10-05T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23368989-great-songs-but-no-sparkle.do One man band Sparklehorse extinguished any atmosphere created by his sumptuous songs with an aloofness that didn't do him or his music any favours. 2006-09-28T23:00:00Z