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Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson covers politics and the West from Denver. She can be reached at vrichardson@washingtontimes.com.

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Charmaine Turner, right, and Secoriey Williamson, parents of Secoriea Turner, listen as their lawyers make remarks during a press conference to announce a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta and others for a series of actions that resulted in the death of their 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, Monday, June 7, 2021. (Alyssa PointerAtlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Parents of 8-year-old killed at protest blockade sue Atlanta mayor, police

The parents of an 8-year-old girl shot and killed last summer at a protest encampment in Atlanta filed a lawsuit Monday against city officials, arguing that their failure to enforce public safety by clearing the barricade around a fast-food restaurant resulted in the child's death. Published June 7, 2021

This undated aerial photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. The Biden administration is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it reviews the environmental impacts of drilling in the remote region.(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

Biden suspends oil leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Interior Department announced Tuesday the suspension of all Arctic National Wildlife Refuge leases pending an environmental analysis, shutting down one of the Trump administration's landmark energy initiatives. Published June 1, 2021

Enbridge Inc., a Canadian pipeline company, worked in 2021 to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline in Minnesota with a state-of-the-art model aimed at improving safety. (Photo courtesy of Enbridge)

Mass pipeline protest over Line 3 looms in Minnesota

The biggest pipeline protest since Dakota Access is taking shape in northern Minnesota, where opponents are seeking to mobilize thousands of protesters to disrupt construction on the Alberta-to-Wisconsin project known as Line 3. Published June 1, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris displays her U.S. Naval Academy jacket at the graduation and commission ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 28, 2021. Harris is the first woman to give the graduation speech at the Naval Academy. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Kamala Harris bashed for ‘long weekend’ tweet that fails to mention Memorial Day

It was a long weekend for Vice President Kamala D. Harris on social media after she posted a holiday tweet that neglected to mention Memorial Day. "Enjoy your long weekend," Ms. Harris tweeted Saturday. Among those commenting was Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, who tweeted: "Care to mention WHY we're having a long weekend, Kamala?" Published May 30, 2021