Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
San Jose State ‘disappointed’ by Boise State’s refusal to play against transgender athlete
San Jose State University said it was "disappointed" after Boise State dropped out of the end-of-season women's volleyball championship rather than play the Spartans, whose team features a biological male. Published November 29, 2024
Boise State forfeits volleyball tournament semifinal against San Jose State, transgender player
The Boise State women's volleyball team forfeited its semifinal match in the conference finals against San Jose State, whose roster features a transgender player, bringing to a premature close the Broncos' championship quest amid a battle over fairness versus inclusion in women's sports. Published November 28, 2024
Ohio governor signs bill banning opposite-sex bathroom, locker room use at schools
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation prohibiting students from using opposite-sex locker rooms and restrooms, a measure aimed at barring male-born students who identify as female from using girls' facilities. Published November 27, 2024
Volleyball uprising: Female players seek to spike incursion of transgender athletes
It turns out that San Jose State athlete Blaire Fleming isn't the only male-born volleyball player raising hackles for competing on a female team. Published November 27, 2024
Late-term abortions spike in blue states amid liberal laws
Pro-choice advocates have dismissed concerns about late-term abortion as a right-wing talking point, but pro-life groups are flagging data showing the allegedly spurious phenomenon is surging in blue states. Published November 27, 2024
Alaska prepares recount in narrow defeat of proposal to repeal ranked choice voting
Alaska's top-four ranked choice voting system survived by a whisker in the November election, but supporters may not want to pop the champagne corks just yet. Published November 26, 2024
Teens sue after school bans ‘Save Girls’ Sports’ shirts, compares them to swastikas
Two teenage runners have sued their high school after being forbidden from wearing "Save Girls' Sports" T-shirts, saying they were told by school officials that the "hostile" messages were tantamount to swastikas. Published November 26, 2024
Pro-life advocates sound alarm as late-term abortions rise in some blue states
Women's rights advocates have dismissed concerns about late-term abortion as a right-wing talking point, but pro-lifers are flagging data showing the allegedly spurious phenomenon is surging in blue states. Published November 26, 2024
Transgender volleyball player is eligible to compete in women’s championship, judge rules
U.S. District Judge S. Kato Crews said temporary injunctive relief is intended to preserve the status quo pending the outcome of a trial, but that an order to remove San Jose State University player Blaire Fleming would disrupt it. Published November 25, 2024
Judge to expedite ruling on volleyball players’ request to bar transgender athlete from tourney
San Jose State volleyball player Blaire Fleming could become the next male-born athlete to win a women's collegiate title -- unless a federal judge calls foul. Published November 21, 2024
White House embraces Transgender Day of Remembrance despite voter skepticism on gender-identity push
Championing transgender rights may not have done Democrats any favors in the election, but the Biden administration still pulled out the stops for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Published November 20, 2024
Joy and vibes: Trump’s signature dance takes post-election nation by storm
Democrats have called him a fascist and worse, but ever since President-elect Donald Trump captured a historic second term, a growing number of Americans are literally dancing to his tune. Published November 19, 2024
Report: Biden administration ‘weaponized’ Education Department to target Christian, career schools
Conservatives have another suggestion for President-elect Donald Trump's to-do list: End the Department of Education's targeting of religious and for-profit colleges and universities. Published November 18, 2024
AOC says she dropped pronouns from X bio for space reasons, decries flap as ‘fake’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shrugged off the kerfuffle over her disappearing pronouns, saying she had to drop them from her X bio for space considerations. Published November 18, 2024
Woke no more? Speculation swirls over AOC’s missing ‘she/her’ pronouns
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is no longer displaying her preferred "she/her" pronouns from the biography on her X account, spurring speculation that the New York Democrat may have decided to moderate her woke stance on gender ideology in the wake of the Nov. 5 election blowout. Published November 15, 2024
Hate-crime hoax: Suspects charged with staging cross-burning to boost Black candidate
Three people were indicted on federal charges that accuse them of staging a cross-burning to generate support for a Black mayoral candidate in Colorado Springs in what prosecutors described as a hate-crime hoax. Published November 14, 2024
WATCH: How some in rural America are pushing to separate from their states’ urban centers
Voters in seven Illinois counties approved last week the Illinois Separation Referendum, a measure directing county boards to explore the idea of splitting from Cook County by dividing the state in two. Published November 14, 2024
Lawsuit seeks to block biological male from playing in women’s college volleyball championship
Eleven female athletes and a coach have asked a court to bar a transgender player from competing in the Mountain West Volleyball Championship, arguing that allowing a male-born athlete to compete in women's collegiate sports violates Title IX. Published November 14, 2024
Democrats for Life wins 97% of endorsed elections in rebuke to party’s abortion stance
Democrats for Life of America said Tuesday that 97% of its endorsed candidates won their races in last week's election, which raises the question: Is there such a thing as a pro-life Democrat? Published November 12, 2024
Ex-DNC official floats having Biden resign to let Harris become president before inauguration
Former Kamala Harris spokesperson Jamal Simmons drew double-takes by suggesting that President Biden step down and allow Ms. Harris to succeed him before she leads the Jan. 6 congressional counting of the electoral votes. Published November 10, 2024
