Contradictory election mailers, conflicting TV ads and vague wording on the ballot have Virginia voters saying that the campaigns on either side of the redistricting vote are muddying the waters.
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Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee’s, which was removed in 2020.
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A former teacher shot by her 6-year-old student wins a $10 million jury verdict
Abby Zwerner’s lawsuit accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at the Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest.
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Virginia’s governor’s race could be a barometer for how voters feel about Trump
On Tuesday, Virginia hold its primary election. The contest is a barometer for how Virginians, and maybe the country, feel about the Trump administration ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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A 3 year legal saga over an inmate’s death has its final day in court
NPR first reported on the case of Charles Givens, a disabled inmate at Virginia’s Marion Correctional Treatment Center, in 2023. Four corrections officers were accused of beating him to death and a fifth accused of negligence. Givens’ sister, Kymberly Hobbs, sued the five men.
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This Virginia program helps former foster youth get degrees, at any age
Great Expectations was designed to help people who grew up in foster care get their two-year degrees. And unlike many programs for former foster youth, there are no age limits.
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A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse
The jury also decided to hold a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees at the notorious Iraqi prison two decades ago.
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Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls
The court’s order comes less than a week before the 2024 general election.
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The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls
The lawsuit filed Friday alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law.
