Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Marshawn Lynch sits for U.S. anthem, stands for Mexico’s
Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch sat Sunday for "The Star-Spangled Banner," as he has done all season, but then stood for the Mexican national anthem before his team faced the New England Patriots in Mexico City. Published November 19, 2017
Patty Murray campaigned for Ted Kennedy after decrying harassment
Sen. Patty Murray was quick to condemn Sen. Al Franken last week after he was accused of sexual harassment, but she took the opposite tack 24 years ago with another Democratic senator dogged by accusations of lecherous behavior. Published November 19, 2017
Progressives call for replacing Al Franken with Keith Ellison as support for resignation builds
Progressives aligned with the Bernie Sanders camp called for replacing disgraced Sen. Al Franken with a fellow Minnesota Democrat, Rep. Keith Ellison, as support grew Friday for the senator's resignation. Published November 18, 2017
Bill Clinton’s sexual misconduct under Democrat scrutiny after 20 years
Whenever a Republican -- in this case, Alabama Senate hopeful Roy Moore -- is accused of sexual harassment, his backers are sure to counter the Democratic onslaught with three little words: Remember Bill Clinton? Published November 15, 2017
Governors outsource climate campaigns to advocacy groups
It may look as if Democratic governors -- not climate change activists -- are driving the campaign to "fill the void" left by President Trump's exit from the Paris agreement, but that's not necessarily the impression left by behind-the-scenes emails. Published November 14, 2017
CNN slammed for listing 26 Texas shooting victims as ‘25 and unborn child’
Texas authorities have confirmed that 26 people were killed in last week's Sutherland Springs church massacre, but according to CNN, it's 25 plus an unborn child. Published November 14, 2017
NFL take-a-knee anthem protests nosedive as military honored for Veterans Day
The NFL take-a-knee protests dropped off dramatically Sunday, with all but a handful of players standing for the national anthem as teams pulled out the stops to honor the military for Veterans Day. Published November 12, 2017
George Takei, ‘Star Trek’ actor, denies sexual assault on former model in 1981
George Takei has denied allegations that he groped another man at his Los Angeles condominium. Published November 12, 2017
NFL announces ‘no change’ in national-anthem policy in face of Veterans Day boycotts
The NFL announced Saturday there has been "no change" in its national-anthem policy despite a Veterans Day campaign to boycott Sunday's games over the take-a-knee protests. Published November 11, 2017
NFL take-a-knee protests boil down to two liberal cities
The NFL has taken a beating over players kneeling during the national anthem, but a closer examination shows that the protests are less a story of the league as a whole and more a tale of two liberal cities: San Francisco and Seattle. Published November 9, 2017
California NAACP seeks to abolish ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ calling it ‘racist’
The California chapter of the NAACP has a solution for the NFL take-a-knee flap: Get rid of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Published November 9, 2017
Believers rally around Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips before religious liberty case
Masterpiece Cakeshop's Jack Phillips may be an evangelical Christian, but he has a host of believers from other faiths behind him as he takes his religious-freedom case next month to the Supreme Court. Published November 8, 2017
LAPD will not investigate Corey Feldman child molestation claim
The Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday it cannot investigate a child molestation complaint filed by actor Corey Feldman because the statute of limitations has expired. Published November 8, 2017
New York constitutional convention proposal trailing before vote: Polls
A New York state ballot measure to call a constitutional convention was defeated in Tuesday's election, driven by opposition from labor unions and others worried about the consequences of rewriting the state constitution. Published November 7, 2017
Devin Kelley, Texas shooter, escaped from mental-health facility after smuggling firearms onto base
During his short but violent life, the Texas shooting suspect escaped from a mental facility, spent a year behind bars for domestic abuse, was cited for beating his dog, and came under investigation for sexual assault, yet still managed to slip between the cracks. Published November 7, 2017
Mattis tells Pentagon to ‘find out what’s going on’ with failure to report Texas massacre suspect
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday he has instructed the Pentagon watchdog to "find out what's going on" with the Air Force's failure to report the Texas church shooting suspect's criminal history. Published November 7, 2017
Stephen Willeford: ‘No hero’ after wounding, pursuing Texas church gunman
A former National Rifle Association instructor has come forward as the "good Samaritan" who shot and wounded the gunman who attacked the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Published November 6, 2017
Air Force didn’t submit Texas church shooter’s criminal history to FBI: Officials
The Air Force launched a review Monday after admitting that it had blundered by failing to submit Devin Patrick Kelley's criminal history to the FBI background check system, thus providing ammunition to both sides of the gun control debate. Published November 6, 2017
Suspect in Texas church massacre wore black mask with a skull face
The gunman in the Texas church massacre wasn't trying to blend in: Not only was he dressed entirely in black, but he also wore a black mask emblazoned with a white skull face. Published November 6, 2017
Perez on hot seat as feuding Democrats fear more election losses
As Democrats head into two key off-year elections on Tuesday, their party is a mess. Published November 5, 2017
