Hanna Rakes Carolinas with Rain, Some floods

Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England.

Tough Economy Hits Christian, Private Schools

In a souring economy, enrollment in private schools is dropping. South Hampton Roads, with dozens of Roman Catholic, Jewish and Protestant-run schools, has been especially vulnerable to the trend.

Madison's Home Celebrates $24 Million Restoration

It isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller, or to remove the indoor plumbing. But that's what's been done at Montpelier, the plantation mansion of President James Madison.