the beginning of the phenomenon where young Australians bedeck themselves with Aussie flags and become patriotically drunk on nationalistic occasions such as Australia Day and Anzac Day.

The other phase occurred during the period of John Howard's prime ministership when two things happened. The first was when Howard attended the 90th anniversary of the ill-fated Gallipoli landing on Anzac Day in 2005 and declared that the Anzac legend had helped Australians define themselves. He said: "Anzac Day is a chance to reflect with pride on what it means to be Australian and the values we hold dear: determination, courage, compassion and resourcefulness".arrested in Connecticut, authorities said. The suspect has committed attacks spanning 13 years, beginning in Prince George's County in the late 1990s, moving into Virginia and then up to...

UPDATE: Metro reports that a person has been struck by a train at the Rockville station. Metro spokesman Lisa Farbstein said Metro received the report at 12:21 p.m., and the accident occurred on the Glenmont-bound tracks, Dr. Gridlock reports. The...

The Virginia Historical Society is creating an online database that will contain the names and personal information about formerly enslaved African-Americans. The project is called "Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names." It is financed by a $100,000...

State wildlife officials say a harsh winter contributed to a 15 percent decline in the number of deer killed during Virginia's 2010-2011