New studies show that first-born daughters really do have it the hardest — and that's great news for the rest of us.

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This personality trend is called “convergence” and is observed by many researchers, who find that, over time, we begin to ...

Europe has become the land of visionary startups that break rules, push the frontiers of technology and analytics, and embody ...

Democratic Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, who represents Virginia's Fourth Congressional District, is seeking a second term to office this November while her Republican challenger, Bill Moher, ...

Cobbs Creek was designed by Golden Age architects, but open to everyone. A group is trying to bring the course back — and ...

But the naming itself – acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which we now know is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV – was a milestone. How people talked about and named the AIDS crisis ...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is seeking a third term to office this November while his Republican challenger, retired Navy Capt. Hung Cao, seeks to unseat the incumbent.

Virginia's Second Congressional District is one of two in the state that are considered competitive and could help to ...