Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Columbus Day fans, Italian Americans defy culture, coronavirus with celebrations
His statues have been toppled and his holiday increasingly displaced by Indigenous Peoples Day, but Christopher Columbus still has plenty of Italian American fans, who refused Monday to be shut down by the protests or the pandemic. Published October 12, 2020
World Health Organization envoy urges end to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns
A leading World Health Organization official has urged governments to stop using lockdowns as their primary method of fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic, citing the devastating economic and public-health consequences. Published October 12, 2020
Joe Biden razzed after pulling down mask to cough into hand
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has accused President Trump of not taking mask-wearing seriously enough, but the Democrat himself may be unclear on the face-covering concept. Published October 11, 2020
Steve Bullock open to add justices while John Hickenlooper dodges question
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Saturday that he would be willing to consider expanding the size of the Supreme Court in response to a question increasingly confronting Senate Democratic candidates. Published October 11, 2020
Swedish teen Greta Thunberg endorses Biden for his climate-change stance
U.S. emissions continue to drop under President Trump, but Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday announced that she has endorsed Joseph R. Biden for U.S. president. Published October 10, 2020
Thousands of scientists urge end to ‘devastating’ lockdowns in Great Barrington Declaration
About 15,000 scientists and doctors worldwide have signed a newly created document urging an end to pandemic lockdowns, arguing that the policies aimed at curtailing the novel coronavirus have produced "devastating" effects on public health. Published October 8, 2020
California group calls for fighting wildfires with ‘air armada’ using bullet-train funding
California businessman John Cox has an idea for tackling the state's catastrophic wildfires: Divert funding from the much-maligned high-speed rail project to build a firefighting "air armada." Published October 7, 2020
Project Veritas denies offering ballot harvester Liban Osman $10,000 to implicate Ilhan Omar
Project Veritas president James O'Keefe denied Tuesday an allegation that his organization offered a bribe to a Minneapolis ballot harvester to lie about working on behalf of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. Published October 6, 2020
Trump seeks to boost LGBTQ support amid pushback from left
The opt-in survey by the dating app Hornet was unscientific, yet its finding that 45% of gay men in the U.S. plan to support President Trump has spurred double-takes and furious debate over whether the left-skewing LGBTQ electorate may be taking a Trumpian turn. Published October 6, 2020
David Daleiden, pro-life activist, accuses Kamala Harris of targeting him with raid, investigation
As California attorney general, Kamala D. Harris launched an investigation into David Daleiden for secretly filming Planned Parenthood officials as part of his hidden-camera probe into fetal-tissue trafficking, and he doesn't want anyone to forget it. Published October 6, 2020
Judge Mae D’Agostino forbids New Hope Family Services shutdown
A federal judge on Monday prohibited New York from shutting down a faith-based adoption center pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging state regulations requiring agencies to accept as clients unmarried and same-sex couples. Published October 5, 2020
Joe Biden riles Catholics with ads depicting him as ‘clear moral choice’
The battle for the faith vote heated up over the weekend as the Biden campaign launched a trio of ads aimed at winning over churchgoers, prompting blowback from pro-life Catholics who said the message was at odds with the Democrat's record on abortion and religious freedom. Published October 4, 2020
Herschel Walker accuses California Gov. Gavin Newsom of ‘pandering for a vote’ with reparations push
Football great Herschel Walker has accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of "pandering" by signing first-of-its-kind legislation establishing a task force to develop reparations proposals for Black residents. Published October 2, 2020
Enrique Tarrio says Proud Boys not White supremacists
Enrique Tarrio insists that the Proud Boys aren't White supremacists, and he would be in a position to know. For one, he's the international chairman. For another, he's Black. Published October 1, 2020
Fracking central to U.S. energy, climate change debates
When President Trump and Joseph R. Biden talk about fracking on the campaign trail, they're talking about more than hydraulic fracturing. They're talking about the future of U.S. energy. Published October 1, 2020
Robert Johnson says he prefers ‘the devil I know,’ doesn’t know what Biden will do
Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson says he would rather have "the devil I know" in the White House, and he still doesn't know Joseph R. Biden's plan for the economy. Published October 1, 2020
Gavin Newsom, California governor, signs bill requiring minority quotas for corporate boards
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday a first-in-the-nation bill requiring every corporate board to include at least one director from an "underrepresented community," a year after the state did the same for women. Published September 30, 2020
Trump: ‘I don’t know who Proud Boys are,’ defends record of denouncing White supremacy
President Trump said Wednesday he was unaware of "who Proud Boys are" and pushed back against Democrats accusing him of going soft on White supremacy at the presidential debate, saying he had "always denounced" it. Published September 30, 2020
Wilfred Reilly insists ‘Proud Boys aren’t white supremacists’ as Trump takes flak
It turns out not everybody believes the Proud Boys are white supremacists, including a prominent Black professor at a historically Black university. Published September 30, 2020
Joe Biden blasts Green New Deal after defending it
The Green New Deal was back on the front burner Tuesday after Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said that he doesn't support the ambitious climate plan shortly after defending it. Published September 29, 2020
