Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson charged with arson in Minneapolis Third Precinct razing
A Minnesota man was charged Tuesday with setting fire to the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct, which was overrun and razed by vandals last month at the height of the rioting during the George Floyd protests. Published June 16, 2020
James Edward Marshall charged in Danny Pruitt shooting at Black Lives Matter rally
A Colorado protester was charged Monday with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a disabled veteran in the head during a Black Lives Matter demonstration spurred by the death of George Floyd. Published June 15, 2020
Seattle ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ draws Donald Trump crackdown threat
President Trump says his administration is ready to crack down on leftists who have barricaded a six-block section of Seattle's Capitol Hill, warning that radicals will be encouraged to spread their lawless tactics to other U.S. cities if Democratic leaders don't stand up to them. Published June 15, 2020
Kate Brown, Oregon gov., freezes reopening over surge in coronavirus cases
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has slammed the brakes on the state's reopening plans after an uptick in novel coronavirus cases, delaying business restarts even as protesters continue to gather by the thousands for Black Lives Matter marches and rallies in Portland. Published June 12, 2020
Green River Drift cattle drive threatened by grizzly bear lawsuit
The growing grizzly population represents only one of the challenges on the annual 58-mile trek, which begins Saturday and runs from the high-desert mesas to the Bridger-Teton National Forest, but this year the ranchers face a fresh threat: efforts by environmentalists to prevent the removal or killing of grizzlies that prey on cattle. Published June 11, 2020
Twelve statues, memorials vandalized during National Mall rioting: National Park Service
The graffiti on the Lincoln Memorial and World War II Memorial has received the most attention, but a total of 12 statues and memorials were defaced by vandals during recent rioting that spread to the National Mall, according to the National Park Service. Published June 11, 2020
Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe call for NCAA to pull games out of Idaho over transgender law
Billie Jean King and Megan Rapinoe want the NCAA to give Idaho the North Carolina treatment. Published June 10, 2020
Ted Cruz: Uber Eats’ no-fee policy for black-owned restaurants violates civil rights laws
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, predicted Wednesday that Uber Eats will soon find itself in legal trouble over its decision to drop delivery fees on orders from black-owned restaurants, arguing that the policy violates federal civil rights statutes. Published June 10, 2020
Pennsylvania legislature sets up showdown with Gov. Tom Wolf with vote to end pandemic shutdown
Pennsylvania legislators approved late Tuesday a resolution to scrap the governor's pandemic shutdown order, setting up a showdown between the Republican-controlled legislature and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. Published June 10, 2020
George Floyd laid to rest after emotionally charged ‘homecoming celebration’
George Perry Floyd Jr. was laid to rest Tuesday next to his mother in Houston, capping two weeks of social upheaval with an emotionally charged funeral service that was equal parts gospel revival, civil rights summit and Democratic political rally. Published June 9, 2020
Tim Walz, Minnesota governor, orders residents to observe moment of silence for George Floyd
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ordered residents Tuesday to observe eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence in honor of the late George Floyd, a reference to the length of time that an officer pressed a knee into the back of the dying man's neck. Published June 9, 2020
Lisa Bender, Minneapolis Council president, seeks ‘police-free future’
The president of the Minneapolis City Council doesn't merely want to disband the current department -- she wants a "police-free future." Published June 8, 2020
George Floyd rioting take heavy toll on black lives, communities
The rioting on the heels of Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody has come at a high price for the black community. Published June 8, 2020
New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones rips journalism’s ‘even-handedness, both-sidesism’
New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones says that journalists today have a problem with telling both sides of the story -- not that they don't do it enough, but that they do it too much. Published June 8, 2020
Mara Liasson, journalists compares Antifa to D-Day troops
The 76th anniversary of D-Day prompted journalists and others to compare the Allied soldiers who stormed the Normandy beaches to defeat Nazi Germany to the black-masked anti-cop anarchists accused of wreaking havoc on U.S. cities. Published June 8, 2020
George Floyd, Black Lives Matter martyr, struggled with drugs, crime
In death, George Perry Floyd Jr. has become a civil-rights martyr and a catalyst for social justice. In life, he was a mass of contradictions. Published June 7, 2020
Hickenlooper violated ethics law by accepting free flights, dinners
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission ruled Friday that former Gov. John Hickenlooper violated the state's gift ban by accepting free private flights and dinners, a day after he was held in contempt for defying a subpoena to testify. Published June 5, 2020
Andy Ngo sues Rose City Antifa for $900,000 for ‘campaign of terror’
Journalist Andy Ngo filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Rose City Antifa, seeking $900,000 in damages for waging a "campaign of terror and harassment" against him, including a series of physical attacks. Published June 4, 2020
George Floyd memorial service draws politicians, celebrities
Politicians and celebrities who never met George Floyd -- and family members who knew him best -- gathered Thursday at a memorial service in Minneapolis that was less about his life than his death, which was retold as a parable for the history of black Americans. Published June 4, 2020
Eye-gouging and PowerPoint: Project Veritas infiltrates Antifa in undercover video
Oregon's notoriously secretive Rose City Antifa meets regularly "like a business" to train in weapons and tactics, including eye-gouging, as well as how to engage in violence without getting caught, according to a video released Thursday by Project Veritas. Published June 4, 2020