The lawsuit was filed by William C. Gregory, a descendant of two signatories to the deed.

In recent days, amid an extraordinary outpouring of grief over Floyd's death, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has pledged to remove the Lee statue, while city leaders have also committed to taking down the other four Confederate memorials along Richmond's prestigious Monument Avenue.

As the tragedy nears its one-year anniversary Sunday, some victims' family members feel it has effectively been forgotten after the national spotlight moved on to other mass killings, and more recently has been all but eclipsed by the coronavirus pandemic.

"Without his bravery, I would not be here today," she said.

They didn't realize the bags they found were carrying cash until they got home.

Blow-up dolls at a South Carolina restaurant, dressed in clothes and wigs, are just one playful way businesses are adhering to coronavirus safety rules.

The United States has seen the highest death toll of any country in the pandemic, and public health officials have warned that a premature easing of social distancing orders could exacerbate it.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is looking for an early home-state win in Vermont, and polls began closing in some of the 13 other states voting from California to Maine.

Virginia attorney Daniel Schuman never plays the lottery, but a ticket his wife gave him had the winning numbers.

The National Weather Service was using radar data and making damage assessments to confirm many reports of tornadoes touching down, including spots in Virginia and Maryland.