Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia on Tuesday restored voting rights to more than 69,000 people who have served time in the state’s prisons — bucking a nationwide push in Georgia and other Republican-run states to restrict ballot access.

Virginia’s governor restores voting rights to former inmates

More than 22,000 armed gun-rights activists peacefully filled the streets around Virginia's capitol building on Monday to protest gun-control legislation making its way through the newly Democratic-controlled state legislature.

Thousands of armed US gun rights activists join peaceful Virginia rally

Embattled Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's political future, and the leadership of his state, remained in limbo on Tuesday amid mounting pressure for him to resign after the revelation of a racist photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page.

Virginia governor's future in limbo amid outcry over racist photo

Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of the US state of Virginia, changed his story Saturday about appearing in a racist 1984 yearbook photo and insisted he will not resign from office.

Virginia governor Ralph Northam now denies appearance in racist photo, refuses to resign

Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of the US state of Virginia, on Friday confirmed he appeared in a racist yearbook photo and said he is "deeply sorry." "Earlier today, a website published a photograph of me from my 1984 medical school yearbook in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive," Northam said in a statement.

US governor Ralph Northam 'deeply sorry' for racist yearbook photo

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Virginia’s governor restores voting rights to former inmates

Thousands of armed US gun rights activists join peaceful Virginia rally

Virginia governor's future in limbo amid outcry over racist photo

Virginia governor Ralph Northam now denies appearance in racist photo, refuses to resign

US governor Ralph Northam 'deeply sorry' for racist yearbook photo