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Va.— A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates in April reunited Thursday with the U.S. Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue, thanking them for saving him. "You are the true...

Norfolk Southern Corp. has unveiled an electric-powered locomotive, fueled by a 1,500-horsepower system made up of 1,080 12-volt batteries. Officials with the Norfolk-based transportation company say the NS 999 relies exclusively on battery power instead of a diesel engine, so...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As President Obama navigates his way through a series of issues as controversial as they are vital, he's getting a yellow flag from the American people. Support for President Obama's policies has dropped, but his approval rating...

Saxophonist Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons knew his life would never be the same when he walked up to a New Jersey bar nearly 40 years ago and the door blew off its hinges and sailed into a storm-battered night....

White House aides have dissed the struggling campaign of Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, as his Republican opponent has built a double-digit lead in the race to be governor of Virginia. But President Obama appeared Tuesday at a Norfolk rally with...

The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck in 2010. The first expedition to the North Atlantic shipwreck since 2004 is revealed in a filing by RMS...

The Navy says a service member is dead and eight others injured after an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during a training exercise. Navy spokesman Lt...Thursday off the coast of Fort Story, Va., which is north...