Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
John Earnest, synagogue shooting suspect, despised ‘Zionist, Jew-loving’ Donald Trump
The suspect in the deadly shooting at a San Diego County synagogue had no love for President Trump, apparently blasting him as a "Zionist, Jew-loving" traitor in a hate-filled manifesto posted before Saturday's attack. Published April 28, 2019
New York Times pulls anti-Semitic cartoon, cites ‘error in judgment’
The New York Times deleted a political cartoon over the weekend after acknowledging that it contained "anti-Semitic tropes," an episode decried as the latest example of rising anti-Semitism on the left. Published April 28, 2019
Canadian cafe owners charged with faking anti-Semitic hate crime
An investigation into an attack on a Jewish-owned cafe in Winnipeg resulted in charges against the owners after police said they staged the robbery, vandalism and anti-Semitic graffiti. Published April 25, 2019
Cory Booker, Eric Swalwell each pledge to name a woman as a running mate
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Rep. Eric Swalwell of California on Wednesday each pledged to name a woman as his vice presidential pick. Published April 24, 2019
Xavier Becerra Planned Parenthood ties under fire in David Daleiden, Sandra Merritt case
There's no doubt that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is a staunch pro-choice Democrat, but the question is whether he's too close to Planned Parenthood to prosecute undercover pro-life investigators David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt. Published April 24, 2019
Eric Swalwell admits ‘I’m a white man,’ pledges to run with a female veep candidate
Rep. Eric Swalwell, California Democrat, pledged to run with a female vice president candidate if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination, admitting what many have long suspected by declaring, "I'm a white man." Published April 24, 2019
Netflix ‘Our Planet’ hit on climate change walrus cliff-diving claim
A new Netflix documentary series that features disturbing footage of walruses plunging off a cliff to their deaths -- a phenomenon attributed by the filmmakers to climate change -- has sparked a fact-check backlash by critics questioning whether the animals were actually fleeing polar bears or drones. Published April 22, 2019
Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member’s wife
The Pulitzer Prizes organization has been accused of being an exclusive club in which members give awards to each other, and the institution did nothing to dispel that notion last week by honoring the wife of a prominent board member. Published April 22, 2019
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBTQ employees, granting review in a series of cases that test the limit of what qualifies as "sex"-based discrimination. Published April 22, 2019
Pete Buttigieg, gay candidate, surges in polls
Amid the hoopla over the blue wave in November, not everybody noticed the simultaneous rainbow tide that swept record numbers of LGBT candidates into office. But Pete Buttigieg did. Published April 21, 2019
Rashida Tlaib’s Passover greeting falls flat
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, offered Passover greetings to her "Jewish sisters and brothers" with a graphic that included two fluffy loaves of bread. There's just one problem: Jewish people don't eat leavened bread on Passover. Published April 21, 2019
Resignations of two top Kim Foxx deputies feeds post-Smollett turmoil
Two top deputies to Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx have announced their resignations on the heels of the uproar over her office's handling of the Jussie Smollett case. Published April 19, 2019
Sol Pais is dead: Manhunt over for woman obsessed with Columbine massacre
Add the brief but tragic odyssey of Sol Pais to the story of Columbine High School as Colorado prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the infamous school shooting. Published April 17, 2019
Sol Pais sought: Denver-area school closures prompted by manhunt for woman obsessed with Columbine
Virtually every school in the greater Denver metro area closed Wednesday after the FBI launched a "massive manhunt" for a Miami woman described as armed, dangerous and obsessed with the Columbine High School massacre. Published April 17, 2019
Roe v. Wade abortion ruling’s possible overturn further divides red, blue states
In New York, it's easier than ever to obtain an abortion up until the moment of birth. Not so in states like Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio, which passed bills this year banning most abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, or as early as six weeks. Published April 15, 2019
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis adds fuel to recall fire by signing red-flag firearms bill
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Friday a hotly debated red-flag bill allowing courts to order firearms confiscated from those deemed an extreme risk to themselves or others, stoking an already fiery campaign to recall Democratic state legislators. Published April 13, 2019
‘Gosnell’ star Dean Cain accuses media of lying about abortion film before White House screening
"Gosnell," a 2018 movie about convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, is scheduled to be screened Friday at the White House, sending an unabashedly pro-life message from the Trump administration and touching off a media dust-up. Published April 12, 2019
Steve and Bridget Tennes of Country Mill Farm fight East Lansing to stay out of gay-wedding business
All Steve and Bridget Tennes want is to sell their apples, peaches and blueberries at a Michigan farmers market without being required to get into the same-sex wedding business, and they are hoping for an assist from Colorado baker Jack Phillips. Published April 11, 2019
National Popular Vote catches fire in blue states as Democrats seek to upend Electoral College
After seven failed attempts in 12 years, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact suddenly caught fire this year in Oregon, finally winning passage in the Democrat-controlled state Senate. Published April 10, 2019
Washington Post denies ‘anti-Trump bias’ in bid to dismiss Nick Sandmann defamation lawsuit
The Washington Post has asked a federal court to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann, disputing his counsel's allegation that the newspaper's coverage of his face-off with a Native American man was tainted by "an anti-Trump bias." Published April 10, 2019
