Virginia

US female firefighters fight discrimination with lawsuits

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The highest ranking female firefighter in Asheville, North Carolina, says she was repeatedly discriminated against because of her sex and fought...

Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown

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<p>At an intense pace, lawmakers in Republican-governed states are considering an array of tough anti-abortion restrictions they hope might reach the Supreme Court and...

Stay or go? Fence, Guard pose Capitol security questions

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WASHINGTON — Nobody, it seems, wants to keep the security fence around the U.S. Capitol anymore — except the police who fought off the...

Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown

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At an intense pace, lawmakers in Republican-governed states are considering an array of tough anti-abortion restrictions they hope might reach the Supreme Court and...

Stay or go? Fence, Guard pose Capitol security questions

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; Nobody, it seems, wants to keep the security fence around the U.S. Capitol anymore — except the police who fought off the...

Ex-Coast Guard officer seeks review of terrorism sentence

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RICHMOND, Va. — A former Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of plotting to kill members of Congress to advance a white nationalist agenda...

Ex-Coast Guard officer seeks review of terrorism sentence

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<p>RICHMOND, Va. &mdash; A former Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of plotting to kill members of Congress to advance a white nationalist agenda...

Appeals court takes up Fairfax’s defamation case against CBS

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Appellate judges reviewing a defamation lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax expressed concern that journalists gave an overly...

160 years later, Confederate constitution an ignoble relic

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With the nation locked in debates over Confederate symbols, the very document that laid out the legal framework of a government...

Virginia GOP nominating contest confusion deepens

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<p>RICHMOND, Va. &mdash; The Virginia GOP appears to be headed back to the drawing board in its ongoing struggle to sort out how to...