Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Pilot left cockpit before France plane crash, couldn’t get back in: report
Evidence from the cockpit voice recorder indicates that one of the pilots of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps left the cockpit before the plane's descent and was unable to get back in, the New York Times reported. Published March 25, 2015
Marco Rubio rips Obama ‘political machine’ for trying to oust Benjamin Netanyahu
Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday accused President Obama's "political machine" of waging an "unprecedented" campaign to defeat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the recent Knesset election. Published March 25, 2015
Amish family Borntregers facing eviction from Wisconsin home
An Amish family faces eviction from their home after being found in contempt of court for refusing to comply with building codes on the grounds that doing so would violate the religious community's ban on modern technology. Published March 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton attacked by green groups over fracking, Keystone
Environmentalists turned up the heat Monday on former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, urging her to "come clean" on issues like the Keystone XL pipeline and hydraulic fracturing in a protest outside her speech at a journalism awards ceremony. Published March 23, 2015
Conservative professors winning legal battles but losing campus culture war
Teresa Wagner recently notched a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, but she can be forgiven if she doesn't exactly feel like a winner. Published March 23, 2015
Obama fracking rules anger environmentalists who want ban on federal land drilling
Anyone in the Obama administration who thought tougher hydraulic fracturing regulations would score points with the green movement was in for a rude awakening. Published March 22, 2015
Republicans blast new Interior fracking safety rules as unnecessary job-killers
The Obama administration's unveiling Friday of federal regulations aimed at ensuring the safety of hydraulic fracturing ignited a furious eruption from the industry and Republicans, who blasted the rules an attack on jobs and energy independence. Published March 20, 2015
Western states coalition opposes listing sage-grouse as endangered
A coalition of rural Western counties and business interests is contesting the science being used to decide whether to list the Greater sage-grouse as endangered or threatened, accusing the Obama administration of relying on "selective, false and biased" research. Published March 18, 2015
Raul Grijalva’s probe into David Legates, climate scientist, spurned by University of Deleware
University of Delaware officials have refused to provide information on a climate professor in response to an investigation by House Democrats, stating that to do so would violate the university's policies on academic freedom. Published March 18, 2015
Jewish students say Israel divestment movement leads to campus anti-Semitism
As the Israel divestment movement heats up on campuses nationwide, scoring victories with a series of student government votes to divest, Jewish activists fear the side effect has been a wave of anti-Semitism. Published March 17, 2015
Atheists post Arabic billboard in Memphis to attract ex-Muslims
Atheists' organizations have been offending Christians for years with their irreverent billboards, but the latest is directed toward the Muslim community. Published March 17, 2015
Robert Kennedy Jr. presses states to rethink child vaccination laws
Supporters of state legislation to tighten vaccine exemptions appeared poised for success this year after the Disneyland measles outbreak, but opponents are hoping the Kennedy magic proves equally contagious. Published March 16, 2015
Obamacare cancellations feared for nearly 200,000 Coloradans in 2016
Nearly 200,000 insured Coloradans will lose their health-care plans next year under the state's embattled Obamacare exchange, Connect for Health Colorado. Published March 14, 2015
James Knowles III, Ferguson mayor, hit with recall effort amid unrest
Residents of Ferguson, Missouri, launched a recall effort Friday afternoon against Mayor James Knowles III, the most prominent public figure remaining in the strife-ridden community after a recent rash of resignations. Published March 14, 2015
Cato Institute refuses to cooperate with Senate Democrats’ climate-research probe
Add the Cato Institute to the list of those refusing to cooperate with the Senate Democrats' investigation into the funding of climate research. Published March 13, 2015
Ferguson protesters set back by gunfire on 2 police officers
Activists offered their support to the two police officers shot Thursday in Ferguson but acknowledged that the gunfire delivered a setback to the movement as questions surfaced over whether nonstop protests helped provoke the incident. Published March 12, 2015
Ferguson protesters want ‘dead cops,’ says Jeff Roorda, St. Louis union official
A St. Louis police union official said Thursday that anti-police protesters aren't satisfied with reform — what they want is "dead cops." Published March 12, 2015
Police detain three in Ferguson police shooting ‘ambush’
Police brought in for questioning three people Thursday in the shooting of two St. Louis-area officers at a midnight protest rally in Ferguson, an incident the police chief described as an "ambush." Published March 12, 2015
Climate change ‘denier’ scientist funding investigation countered by ‘warmist’ probe
A Democrat-led congressional investigation into the funding sources of scientists skeptical of climate-change doomsday scenarios has triggered another scientific law — to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction — from the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Published March 11, 2015
Petition to rename Buffalo, N.Y., used as critique of Redskins controversy
For the record, Mark Beasley doesn't really want the city of Buffalo to change its name. But his petition isn't exactly a joke either. Published March 9, 2015
