Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Asa Hutchinson, Ark. governor, defends rapid execution timetable, cites victims’ ‘25-year nightmare’
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that the state has waited long enough, in some cases more than two decades, to execute the seven men slated to die before the end of the month. Published April 14, 2017
Republican town halls on health care draw hostile crowds
For someone who had just braved nearly two hours of booing, shouting and heckling from an audience of rowdy Obamacare fans, Rep. Mike Coffman was taking it rather well. Published April 13, 2017
Rebecca Petty, Arkansas lawmaker whose daughter was murdered, sees executions as end of long wait
The Arkansas plan to execute multiple murderers over 11 days before a lethal injection drug expires has been condemned as a reckless rush to judgment, but that's not how Rebecca Petty sees it. Published April 12, 2017
Tufts student senate divestment vote sparks outrage
Student government at Tufts University in Massachusetts stoked outrage this week by approving an anti-Israel divestment measure on the eve of Passover, spurring accusations that the timing was intended to minimize opposition from the Jewish community. Published April 11, 2017
Bill Nye’s March for Science role helps stir political activists
An early indication that next week's March for Science may be more about politics than the periodic table is the brouhaha over Bill Nye, the Science Guy. Published April 10, 2017
Dead body found near former Dakota Access Pipeline protest camps
An apparent Dakota Access Pipeline activist missing since October has been found dead floating in the Cannonball River near the site of the former protest camps. Published April 10, 2017
Body of man linked to Dakota Access protest found in river near campsite
An apparent Dakota Access pipeline activist missing since October was found dead Sunday floating in the Cannonball River near the site of the former protest camps. Published April 10, 2017
Democratic Party’s anti-Trump front splits over U.S. airstrikes on Syria
The left's united anti-Trump front has fractured over the airstrikes on Syria, dividing establishment Democrats and antiwar progressives. Published April 9, 2017
Lindsey Graham: U.S. airstrikes on Syria show ‘there’s a new sheriff in town’
Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that the U.S. airstrikes on Syria demonstrate that "there's a new sheriff in town." Published April 9, 2017
Soros-funded report mocked for blaming 1989 Exxon Valdez spill on global warming
A report blaming the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in part on global warming has generated more ridicule than alarm, renewing scrutiny over the role of liberal foundations in keeping the fading #ExxonKnew social-media campaign alive. Published April 8, 2017
George Soros-backed prosecutor yanked after refusing to seek death penalty for cop killer
A Florida prosecutor elected with $1 million from liberal billionaire George Soros has been removed from all first-degree murder cases after refusing to seek the death penalty for any suspect, including an accused cop killer. Published April 7, 2017
Aramis Ayala yanked from murder cases after refusing to seek death penalty for accused cop killer
A Florida prosecutor elected with $1 million from liberal billionaire George Soros has been removed from all first-degree murder cases after refusing to seek the death penalty for any suspect, including an accused cop killer. Published April 6, 2017
Judge blocks execution of one of eight Arkansas inmates slated to die over 10 days
A federal judge blocked Thursday the execution of one of the eight Arkansas inmates scheduled to die this month, and left open the possibility that another man could have his sentence delayed before the executions begin April 17. Published April 6, 2017
Arkansas’ 8 in10 execution rush riles death penalty critics
Arkansas has come under fire for its rush to execute eight prisoners in 10 days, even though some of the staunchest critics bear responsibility for the state's predicament. Published April 5, 2017
Bathroom bill in North Carolina leaves NCAA in crosshairs between gay groups, state officials
The NCAA may have gotten what it wanted with the repeal of the North Carolina bathroom bill, but it wasn't much of a victory for the college sports behemoth. Published April 4, 2017
House Democrats urge teachers to trash book by climate scientists on global-warming dissent
Three ranking House Democrats on Monday urged teachers to throw away copies of a book written by climate scientists challenging the catastrophic global-warming view, saying the nation's schools are "inappropriate" forums for such a discussion. Published April 4, 2017
Transgender bathroom bill’s hit to North Carolina economy amounts to ‘rounding error’
It turns out that the economic devastation to North Carolina wrought by the much-publicized boycott over House Bill 2 wasn't all that devastating -- and it wasn't all about HB2. Published April 3, 2017
Rasmea Odeh, convicted terrorist, wins standing ovation at Chicago conference
Facing deportation, convicted terrorist Rasmea Odeh on Sunday bid a tearful but defiant farewell as she blasted "Zionists" and President Trump in a fiery speech that drew a standing ovation from a pro-Palestinian crowd in Chicago. Published April 2, 2017
Rasmea Odeh’s status as leftist icon untarnished by plea deal
She's a convicted terrorist preparing to be deported for entering the United States illegally, but Rasmea Yousef Odeh's status as a leftist celebrity remains intact. Published March 30, 2017
Maryland legislature sends fracking ban bill to Governor Larry Hogan
Marylanders are using more natural gas than ever, but the state legislature has drawn the line at producing it. Published March 28, 2017
