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Governor-elect Ralph Northam announcing his decision to pick Atif Qarni as Secretary Education at Beville Middle School, Photo: Northam Twitter  Pakistani-American Atif Qarni, a Prince William County Public School teacher and Marine Corps veteran, has been...

Photo:Screenshot/NBC America has found its newest star athlete – 17-year-old Maame Biney – whose electrifying speedskating at Utah Olympic Oval on Saturday won her a spot in the U.S. team for 2018 Winter Olympics. Her scintillating...

As a publisher, author, philosophy professor, and avid theater buff, I attend, on an average, twenty-five movies a year. It would be reasonable to estimate that I watch double that amount, on cable television, in a...

Veteran Pakistani journalist and former Washington correspondent of the Associated Press of Pakistan Afzal Khan passed away in Virginia on Thursday. Khan had been unwell in the last few years with cardiac complications and was under...

A children’s park in Alexandria’s Excelsior Tower complex  Washington metro area had its first snowfall of the season on Saturday, with accumulation forecast to be between one to four inches varying in different parts. By early...

Derawar Fort in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan Photo Tahsin Shah/Wikimedia Commons If the western media outlets are to be believed, little but murder and mayhem comes out of Pakistan. The images that dominate are those of men...

Journalism in the rapidly changing environment has a lot of new opportunities. However, it also faces many new challenges. In several developing countries, challenges facing working journalists outweigh opportunities, especially when journalists investigate corruption and misuse...

Photo: Kcdtsg/Wikimedia Commons Rich in fibers and vitamins and low in fat, vegetables have long been known as hugely beneficial part of the diet. But lately, Americans seem to be turning away from fruits and vegetables...

In a time of conflicting clamor, it is hard for those serving quietly to make their voices heard. Noor Naghmi, a Pakistani-American actor and producer, has attempted to give voice to medical doctors from his country...

Photo: Screenshot/NBC News Virginia’s Republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock called for Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore to step aside and suggested that Democratic Al Franken should also hit the door, as Sunday talk shows weighed in...