Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Peyton Manning threats to sue Al Jazeera over doping story
An Al Jazeera reporter defended Monday the network's explosive report linking Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning to illegal doping even though the source has since recanted. Published December 28, 2015
Peyton Manning doping claim repudiated by Al Jazeera source
An Al Jazeera America investigation alleging that Peyton Manning used illegal performance-enhancing drugs came under attack Sunday after the report's source recanted his allegations. Published December 27, 2015
British Muslim family denied Disneyland trip for good reason, border security reports say
The initial outrage over a British Muslim family being denied a trip to Disneyland is increasingly being challenged as reports emerge that U.S. authorities may have had good reason to turn away the party at the airline gate. Published December 24, 2015
Air Force Academy rejects complaint against football players who pray before games
Score one for the Air Force Academy football players taking a Tim Tebow-style knee in a brief pregame prayer on the field. Published December 23, 2015
College students sign fake petition to ban ‘White Christmas’ as ‘racist’
An undercover video released this week shows college students signing a petition asking radio stations to boycott the "racist" song "White Christmas." Published December 22, 2015
Planned Parenthood hit with fetal tissue research probe, defunding in Utah
An inspector general has agreed to probe how the government doles out money to study fetal tissue, Sen. Rand Paul announced Tuesday, in an investigation he said could pry into Planned Parenthood's sale of parts of aborted fetuses for research purposes. Published December 22, 2015
Judge deals setback to Planned Parenthood, allows Utah to block funding
Planned Parenthood's winning streak in its funding battle with a half-dozen states ended Tuesday with a federal judge's ruling that Utah may block federal funds from the state's Planned Parenthood affiliate as it pursues a lawsuit. Published December 22, 2015
No war on Christmas: In many communities, officials opt to surrender
There was no flap this year over the "Merry Christmas" sign in Bethlehem, New York, because the town never displayed it, opting to avoid the possibility of a legal fight even in a community named for the birthplace of Jesus. Published December 21, 2015
House Republicans blast Interior Dept. for bowing to pressure from greens on lease sales
House Republicans are calling out the Interior Department for delaying a recent spate of oil-and-gas lease sales, accusing the department of kowtowing to pressure from environmentalists. Published December 17, 2015
EPA use of social media to tout own program broke law: GAO
When the Environmental Protection Agency launched a social media blitz touting its hotly contested proposal to expand its water regulatory authority, Republicans accused the agency of breaking the law by spreading propaganda on the public dime. Published December 15, 2015
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ censored by Kentucky school district over religious lines
A Kentucky school district is being urged to reconsider after censoring "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other programs by removing all references to religion. Published December 15, 2015
California’s Privacy for All ‘bathroom bill’ challenged with Personal Privacy Protection Act
Give voters a chance and they will overturn California's landmark coed bathroom law in November, conservatives say -- just as voters in Houston did last month with an ordinance requiring transgender restroom access. Published December 13, 2015
Most Americans favor GOP plan to defund Planned Parenthood, says poll defying narrative
A little-noticed poll is challenging the widely touted narrative that most Americans oppose GOP efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. Published December 12, 2015
ACLU Colorado Springs official resigns after threat to ‘shoot’ Trump voters before election
The co-chair of the American Civil Liberties Union's Colorado Springs chapter has resigned after announcing on Facebook that he would "shoot" supporters of Republican Donald Trump before election day. Published December 11, 2015
Army-Navy game an all-American tradition ‘bigger than football’
It's the biggest college football game of the year, featuring a 2-9 team, a hopelessly lopsided rivalry in which one team has won 13 years in a row and a field full of players who will in all likelihood never play in the NFL. Published December 10, 2015
Sally Jewell, Interior Secretary, unaware of any punishments for EPA toxic mine spill
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Wednesday she is unaware of anyone being fired, fined or even demoted for the Gold King Mine spill, prompting Republicans to accuse her of taking the EPA off the hook for the toxic blowout. Published December 9, 2015
Senate Democrats steamed over Ted Cruz hearing disputing climate-change science
Even before it began, Sen. Ted Cruz's subcommittee hearing Tuesday challenging the accuracy and objectivity of the science behind climate doomsday scenarios drew a heated rebuke from Senate Democrats. Published December 9, 2015
Retired police officers frustrated by barriers to concealed carry
It's hard to complain about living in Hawaii, unless, like Tom Fratinardo, you're a retired police officer trying to obtain concealed carry authorization under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. Published December 8, 2015
Republicans move to undermine Obama on Paris climate change deal
As Obama administration officials confer Tuesday at the climate talks in Paris, a who's who of top climate change doubters will be testifying before a Senate subcommittee at a hearing convened by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Published December 7, 2015
Global-warming activists ask U.N. to banish skeptics from Paris Climate Conference
Climate-change activists are calling on the United Nations to revoke the credentials of global-warming skeptics at the ongoing Paris Climate Conference, or COP21. Published December 7, 2015
