Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Oregon rose parade cancelled after radicals threaten to oust GOP celebrants
An annual community parade in Oregon has been canceled after radicals threatened to shut down the event unless the local Republican Party was banned from participating. Published April 26, 2017
Rasmea Odeh, convicted terrorist, pleads guilty to lying about criminal record on U.S. visa
Convicted terrorist Rasmea Odeh, who has lived in the United States since 1995, pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying about her criminal past on her visa application as part of a deal in which she agreed to be deported in exchange for no prison time. Published April 25, 2017
Shots fired over Earth Day weekend at campus building home to prominent climate skeptics
Seven gunshots were fired over Earth Day weekend at a University of Alabama in Huntsville science center that holds the offices of two of the world's most prominent climate skeptics. Published April 25, 2017
Marcel Williams, Jack Jones executed in Arkansas
Arkansas executed inmates Marcel Williams and Jack Jones Monday night in the nation's first double execution since 2000. Published April 24, 2017
Jack Jones executed in Arkansas by lethal injection
Arkansas put to death a convicted killer on Monday night with plans to execute a second inmate the same night as officials moved to carry out multiple death sentences before the expiration of a key lethal-injection drug. Published April 24, 2017
Judge declares mistrial in Bundy standoff after jury deadlocks on conspiracy counts
A federal judge on Monday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked on conspiracy counts against six men charged in the 2014 armed standoff between the Bureau of Land Management and Nevada's Bundy ranching family. Published April 24, 2017
March for (Political) Science: Earth Day rally doubles as latest anti-Trump protest
Take the Women's March on Washington, slash its attendance, throw in Bill Nye "the science guy," and you have the formula for Saturday's March for Science, the latest in this year's series of anti-Trump protests. Published April 22, 2017
March for Science comes under microscope over left-tilting political agenda
The March for Science has landed under the microscope amid mounting criticism over its left-of-center political agenda, prompting fears that the event could do more harm to the image of scientific research than good. Published April 21, 2017
Ledell Lee put to death before key drug expires in first Arkansas execution since 2005
Convicted murderer Ledell Lee was executed shortly before midnight Thursday in Arkansas, making him the first prisoner to die under an expedited timetable before a key lethal-injection drug expires at the end of the month. Published April 21, 2017
Greater sage grouse kills Oregon wind-energy project
After years of creating headaches for the oil-and-gas industry, the greater sage grouse is now standing in the way of renewable energy. Published April 20, 2017
Louis Marinelli, Yes California leader, plans move to Russia
The Calexit movement was thrown into turmoil this week after the leader of the secession referendum effort to split California from the U.S. himself split -- to Russia. But to others, the dream of an independent California is going nowhere. Published April 19, 2017
Stacey Eugene Johnson win Arkansas execution delay
A fourth Arkansas convicted killer has won a last-minute bid to delay his execution, further disrupting the state's plan to put to death eight inmates before the April 30 expiration of a key lethal-injection drug Published April 19, 2017
Louis J. Marinelli Yes California founder withdraws independence proposal
The Calexit movement was thrown into turmoil after the leader of the secession ballot referendum split -- to Russia -- but the dream of a California nation isn't going anywhere. Published April 19, 2017
Progressives take on establishment Democrats at town halls
Those rowdy progressives shouting down Republicans at town-hall meetings are starting to train their sights on establishment Democrats. Published April 19, 2017
Arkansas battles to keep executions on track after first two inmates elude death
Arkansas officials vowed to keep the state's remaining five executions on track after Monday came and went without either of the state's two scheduled executions taking place. Published April 18, 2017
Judge Wendell Griffen barred from death penalty cases over activism
A state judge who railed against the death penalty at protest rallies while he blocked executions in his courtroom ran afoul of the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday as the legal fight over a planned spate of executions continued into the night. Published April 17, 2017
Wendell Griffen, Arkansas judge who stopped executions, has long history of left-wing advocacy
The Arkansas judge who blocked the state's April executions on the same day he joined death-penalty protests isn't shy about sharing his views on hot-button topics . Published April 17, 2017
Arkansas fights court orders blocking executions as time runs out on lethal injection drug
A last-minute spate of court orders has derailed Arkansas' unprecedented eight-men-in-11-days execution schedule, sending the state into a race against the clock to reverse the rulings before a key lethal injection drug expires April 30. Published April 16, 2017
Arkansas fights to put convicted killer Bruce Ward back on April execution list
Arkansas officials want convicted murderer Bruce Earl Ward back on the list of executions planned for this week. Published April 16, 2017
Arkansas judge joined death-penalty protests on same day he blocked executions
An Arkansas judge attended two death-penalty protests on the same day that he issued an order blocking the state's multiple executions, at one point allowing himself to be strapped to a cot in a simulation of an inmate slated to die by lethal injection. Published April 15, 2017
