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West Virginia News

West Virginia again bans religious reasons for school vaccine exemptions

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Board of Education on Tuesday reinstated a school vaccination mandate after the state Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that allowed parents to cite religious beliefs to opt out of shots required for their ...

US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members

By CEDAR ATTANASIO, COLLIN BINKLEY, and BEN FINLEY Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the nation's capital to ...

US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members

By COLLIN BINKLEY and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in Washington to intensify efforts to rein in legal ...

Communities honor West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington

By JEFFREY COLLINS, BRUCE SCHREINER and SARAH BRUMFIELD West Virginia communities and officials were honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their dedication to serving their country. U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, ...