Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Voters want fresh face for GOP White House bid in 2016: poll
Republican and Democratic voters say their respective parties should choose a fresh face to run for president in 2016, while a significant number are leery of political dynasty families. Published December 30, 2014
Cliven Bundy still grazing his cattle on disputed Nevada lands
Unbowed and unapologetic, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is still running his cattle on disputed grazing land eight months after his highly publicized standoff over public lands, but that doesn't mean his feud with the federal government is over. Published December 29, 2014
Hacking, First Amendment open private email to public
Let's say your computer has been hacked and now websites are posting your private emails. What can you do stop them? The answer: Not much, according to First Amendment authorities. Published December 24, 2014
Sony’s ‘The Interview’ to have limited release Christmas Day
The nation's feisty independent and art-house cinemas plan to show "The Interview" after Sony reversed itself Tuesday and agreed to a limited Christmas Day release, defying hackers tied to North Korea who threatened to attack theaters that show the film. Published December 23, 2014
Protest groups demand apology from NYPD for linking them to cop killings
Black Lives Matter and other groups demanded an apology Monday from New York police commissioner William Bratton and police union head Patrick Lynch for linking Saturday's deadly police ambush to recent protests. Published December 22, 2014
Obama charged with throwing Sony under bus, failing to lead on terrorist threat
President Obama was quick to second-guess Sony Pictures Entertainment for its handling of the North Korean terrorist threat, which has critics asking why a movie studio has been left to conduct foreign policy instead of the White House. Published December 20, 2014
Oklahoma, Nebraska ask Supreme Court to overturn Colorado marijuana law
The legal challenge, an original action filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, is the first of its kind since Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 in 2012, which allows recreational pot use and sales for adults 21 and over. Published December 18, 2014
Celebrities, lawmakers slam Sony’s surrender: ‘The hackers won’
Hollywood stars and politicians took to social media to decry Sony Pictures Entertainment's decision Wednesday to pull its Christmas release of "The Interview" after a terrorist threat by North Korea-friendly hackers. Published December 18, 2014
F*** Yeah: Dallas theater plans to show ‘Team America’ instead of ‘The Interview’
The Alamo Drafthouse in Dallas plans to screen a movie next week about North Korea, but it won’t be “The Interview,” which was pulled Wednesday from release by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Published December 18, 2014
Sony kills ‘The Interview’ after North Korea hack, terror threat
Federal investigators have connected the Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. hacking to North Korea, even as the studio on Wednesday canceled the scheduled Dec. 25 release for "The Interview" amid a terrorist threat that had prompted most of the top U.S. cinema chains to pull plans to show the film. Published December 17, 2014
Gov. Andrew Cuomo OKs fracking ban in New York state
New York on Wednesday announced it will become the second state to ban hydraulic fracturing, ending a five-year moratorium and handing a pivotal win to foes of the revolutionary oil-drilling technique while fueling outrage from proponents of job growth. Published December 17, 2014
North Korea linked to Sony hacking as studio scuttles release of ‘The Interview’
Federal investigators have connected the Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. hacking to North Korea, even as the studio on Wednesday canceled the movie's scheduled Dec. 25 release amid a terrorist threat that prompted most of the top U.S. cinema chains to pull plans to show the film. Published December 17, 2014
‘The Interview’ fallout: Theater chains pull movie, cancel New York premiere after terrorist threat
The New York premiere of the movie at the heart of the Sony hacking uproar has been cancelled while at least two cinema chains have pulled the film after hackers threatened a Christmas terrorist attack on theaters showing the comedy. Published December 17, 2014
‘War on Christmas’: Atheists unveil anti-Christmas TV specials
Conservatives have been mocked for insisting there's an ongoing war on Christmas, but now it looks like they may have simply been ahead of their time. Published December 17, 2014
Sony hackers up ante with terrorist threat as cybersecurity bill languishes
Congress is expected to exit this week without passing legislation to combat cyberattacks like the one against Sony Pictures Entertainment, now grappling with a terrorist threat in addition to thousands of hacked emails and documents. Published December 16, 2014
Senate Democrats grouse over passage of sage-grouse rider
Not all Westerners were relieved to see the sage-grouse rider make it into the final $1.1 trillion federal spending bill. Published December 15, 2014
Sage grouse protection block gives Western developers win over environmentalists
A successful Republican move to stop in its tracks the Obama administration's bid to list the sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act may be a sign of things to come in the long-running battle between environmentalists and economic developers across the West. Published December 14, 2014
Federal crackdown on campus sex assault threatens free speech: report
The Obama administration's crackdown on campus sexual harassment has led to the adoption of "flatly unconstitutional" speech codes and poses what may be the greatest threat to free speech facing higher education today, according to a newly released report. Published December 14, 2014
Obama administration sued by Colorado’s Gov. Hickenlooper over Gunnison sage grouse
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper made good Friday on his promise to sue the federal government over its hotly contested move to list the Gunnison sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act. Published December 13, 2014
Independent Colo. women like Cory Gardner, not sold on Hillary Clinton: poll
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may want to study some film on Republican Cory Gardner before wooing independent women voters in swing-state Colorado. Published December 11, 2014