Sunday, May 19 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:43:25 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) -- As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes. This is therapy in a newborn intensiveMore >>
As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes...More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:02:59 GMT
(ABC News)--Students at Hofstra University wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony today to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer responding to a home invasionMore >>
Students at Hofstra University wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony today to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer responding to a home invasion call...More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:22 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:22:23 GMT
Newport News, VA—A Master Police Officer with the Newport News Police Department has been arrested and charged, after he reportedly exposed himself on the front porch of a residence last month. On Sunday,More >>
A Master Police Officer with the Newport News Police Department has been arrested and charged, after he reportedly exposed himself on the front porch of a residence last month...More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:02 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:02:13 GMT
(ABC News)--Aimee Copeland, the 25-year-old who lost her hands, both feet and her entire right leg to flesh-eating bacteria a year ago, has received two new bionic hands. Copeland spent the week in OhioMore >>
Aimee Copeland, the 25-year-old who lost her hands, both feet and her entire right leg to flesh-eating bacteria a year ago, has received two new bionic hands...More >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Bob McDonnell's cautious revisions to Virginia's two-year budget target modest spending increases for indigent health care, conditional raises for teachers and a $128 million deposit into the state's rainy day reserves.
McDonnell tempers forecast revenue over the next year. He's wary of an economic shock that would slam Virginia if Congress doesn't agree on deficit reductions and avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff."
His midpoint amendments for year two of the $80 billion budget include $93 million in savings state agency chiefs recommended for their departments.
Overall, the budget spends about $211 million more than it cuts. That includes almost $59 million for 2 percent teacher raises, provided legislation passes making it easier to fire incompetent teachers.
It also seeks $70 million to hold down state employee health insurance rates.
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