Valerie Richardson

Suspect arrested in Walmart shooting that left three dead in Colorado

Police arrested early Thursday a suspect in the Walmart shooting that left three dead after a 14-hour manhunt in the Denver metro area. Published November 2, 2017

Question 301 puts Colorado fracking on ballot again

On Tuesday, voters will go to the ballot box to decide on Question 301, a measure that would give Broomfield, Colorado, "plenary authority" over all aspects of oil and gas development within its boundaries, which would run counter to the high court's ruling. Published November 1, 2017

Papa John’s pizza CEO chews out NFL for hurting sales by fumbling anthem protests

John Schnatter, the CEO and face of Papa John's pizza, chewed out the NFL on Wednesday for its handling of the take-a-knee protests, saying the lingering controversy has taken a bite out of the pizza chain's sales. Published November 1, 2017

Kevin Spacey’s gay outing follows political sex scandal playbook

Kevin Spacey has been castigated in Hollywood for coming out as gay in response to an accusation of sexual misconduct, but playing the homosexuality card in the face of scandal is nothing new in politics. Published October 31, 2017

Tom Tancredo announces bid for Colorado governor

Former GOP Rep. Tom Tancredo jumped Tuesday into the crowded race for Colorado governor, the latest candidate aligned with former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon's stable of challengers to the Republican establishment. Published October 31, 2017

Cliven Bundy trial over BLM standoff starts in Nevada

The stakes were high as jury selection began Monday in the 2014 Bundy ranch standoff, not just for ringleader Cliven Bundy but also for federal prosecutors pursuing a badly needed guilty verdict after being stiff-armed by juries in Nevada and Oregon. Published October 30, 2017

Dean Baquet clashes with James O’Keefe of Project Veritas

New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet doesn't have much respect for Project Veritas, but there's little doubt that the undercover watchdog group is getting under his skin. Published October 29, 2017

Hollywood child sex abuse in focus

A 2004 conviction for child sexual abuse didn't stop actor Brian Peck from continuing to work in Hollywood on projects geared toward children, including a popular Disney Channel series. Published October 26, 2017

Berkeley student newspaper apologizes for Alan Dershowitz cartoon decried as anti-Semitic

The University of California Berkeley student newspaper has apologized for an editorial cartoon of Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz that had been denounced as anti-Semitic. Published October 26, 2017

CNN’s ‘This is an apple’ ad proves ripe for mockery, parodies

CNN's new promotional video, "This is an apple," has proven fruitful, at least in terms of inspiring conservative parodies. Published October 25, 2017

Trump blasts NFL players for ‘total disrespect’ after about two dozen refuse to stand for flag

President Trump wasted no time blitzing the NFL as two dozen players knelt or sat Sunday during the national anthem, days after the league punted on the issue at its fall meeting in New York. Published October 23, 2017

Curtis Hill: Protest against black-on-black crime

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has a suggestion for NFL players protesting on behalf of black lives: Take a stand against black-on-black homicides, which result in far more deaths than black men killed by rogue cops. Published October 22, 2017

Harvey Weinstein sex scandal exposes depth of abuse, harassment in Hollywood

Revelations of Hollywood honchos sexually abusing child actors and actresses have exposed the sordid reality of la-la land as the "open secret" at the heart of the Harvey Weinstein scandal comes further into the spotlight. Published October 19, 2017

35th Anniversary: Two generations of Richardsons cover the news at The Washington Times

When I was hired in 1988 as a reporter for The Washington Times, I gave no thought to whether my children might someday work for the same newspaper. Published October 19, 2017

AT&T, Time-Warner merger leaves conservatives fearing impact of left-leaning media conglomerate

The proposed AT&T merger with Time Warner has some conservatives nervous about its impact on free speech -- namely theirs. Published October 18, 2017

Roger Goodell doesn’t ask players to stand for national anthem at NFL meeting

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that the league agreed at its Tuesday meeting to work with players on "issues of social justice," but that he didn't ask them for a commitment to stand for the national anthem. Published October 17, 2017

NYT editor blasts ‘oblivious idiot’ Trump, ‘horrible’ Pence in latest Project Veritas sting

A New York Times senior staff editor called President Trump an "oblivious idiot" and Vice President Mike Pence "horrible" and "worse than Trump" in an undercover video released Tuesday by the watchdog group Project Veritas. Published October 17, 2017

Jerry Brown agrees with Betsy DeVos, vetoes California bill on campus sexual assault

California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Monday to codify into state law the aggressive Obama-era campus federal sexual assault guidance, echoing concerns about the rights of the accused raised by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Published October 16, 2017

Jerry Brown agrees with Betsy DeVos in veto of campus sexual-assault bill