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May 13, 2021 at 12:40 pm

Judge tosses lawsuit over Virginia state senator’s censure

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sided with the state of Virginia and tossed a lawsuit filed by state Sen. Amanda Chase...

May 11, 2021 at 5:21 pm

Appeals court overturns conviction in racial slur case

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk...

May 4, 2021 at 10:58 am

Court: Black man made to work without pay entitled to $546K

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After a Black man with intellectual disabilities was enslaved, beaten and forced to work more than 100 hours a week without...

April 28, 2021 at 4:43 pm

Eight women allege sexual abuse at Virginia summer camp

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Association for Research and Enlightenment describes itself as a 90-year-old organization for people to explore meditation, holistic health and the...

April 24, 2021 at 1:44 pm

Sheriff to seek release of body cam video of fatal shooting VIEW

A North Carolina sheriff whose deputies shot and killed a Black man while serving warrants said Saturday that he will ask a court to release...

April 21, 2021 at 10:27 am

Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant VIEW

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an...

April 15, 2021 at 5:31 pm

EXPLAINER: Can officers stop drivers for air fresheners?

The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her son...

April 14, 2021 at 9:17 pm

Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, young dad VIEW

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A few years ago, Daunte Wright was talking to a high school mentor about what to do if he was pulled over...

April 14, 2021 at 12:58 pm

Daunte Wright: Doting dad, ballplayer, slain by police

Daunte Wright became a father while he was still a teenager, and seemed to relish the role of a doting young dad, his family and...

March 31, 2021 at 3:05 am

Virginia governor seeks to accelerate marijuana legalization

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Adults in Virginia could legally possess and grow small amounts of marijuana beginning in July, about three years sooner than initially...