For These Women, The Equal Rights Amendment Has Been A Decades-Long Battle
Women who fought for and against the Equal Rights Amendment decades ago — sometimes as teenagers — are watching the votes in Virginia.
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Virginia Man Charged In Neo-Nazi-Affiliated 'Swatting' Ring
Swatting is harassing a target by drawing extreme law enforcement responses with fake bomb or shooting reports. The government says the suspect bragged about it in a white supremacist chatroom.
Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline
The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.
Virginia Governor Suspends Policy Allowing Strip Searches Of Children At Prisons
An 8-year-old girl was strip searched at Buckingham Correctional Center last month. A prison spokesperson says the prison staffer who approved the search didn't have the authority to do so.
As Democrats Prepare To Take Power In Virginia, Gov. Northam Focuses On Gun Control
Democrats will soon control Virginia for the first time since 1993. Gov. Ralph Northam tells NPR: "With a Democratic Senate and House, I believe we can move forward with common sense gun legislation."
Tuesday's Elections Show Impeachment Might Not Boost GOP As Much As It Hoped
The president's campaign may be raising lots of money off impeachment, but it may not be firing up rural voters as Republicans anticipated. We talk about that and six other lessons from the elections.
In Virginia, 2 Young Candidates Vie To Be First Black GOP Lawmakers In 15 Years
Since Reconstruction, Virginia has elected only two African American Republicans to the legislature. This year, two young black men running against Democrats might change that.
Gun Control Is Front And Center In Virginia Races
A mass shooting there this spring that left 12 dead has put the issue into sharp focus. Democrats — bolstered by large cash infusions from gun control groups — hope to turn the state legislature blue.
Doctor Gets 40 Years For Illegally Prescribing More Than Half A Million Opioid Doses
Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted in May of more than 800 federal counts of illegal drug distribution. He was facing life in prison and a $200 million fine. The court ordered him to pay $86,000.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Files $400 Million Lawsuit Against CBS
Fairfax alleges the network defamed him by airing interviews with two women who had accused him of sexual assault. CBS said it stands by its reporting and will "vigorously defend" against the lawsuit.