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Bradford Richardson

brichardson@washingtontimes.com

Bradford Richardson was a reporter for The Washington Times.

Articles by Bradford Richardson

A crane atop a building under construction in downtown is shown after it collapsed as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Hurricane winds cause crane to collapse in Miami

The boom of a crane at an apartment building under construction in Miami collapsed on Sunday morning and sent bricks toppling to the ground due to strong winds as Hurricane Irma made landfall.

September 10, 2017
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett sits during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL preseason football game between the Raiders and Seahawks in Oakland, Calif. Packers tight end Martellus Bennett plans to give his older brother, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, a hug when he sees him this weekend. Recent events off the football field make the high-profile season opener on Sunday between Green Bay and Seattle seem trivial by comparison. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Michael Bennett’s racism charge disputed by Las Vegas cops

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says there is "no evidence" to support Michael Bennett's claim that race played a part in his temporary detention last month, when police were called to a nightclub after what turned out to be an erroneous report of an active shooter.

September 7, 2017
A teacher at Rocklin Academy in Sacramento, California, reportedly used "I Am Jazz" as part of a kindergarten lesson on transgender identity, upsetting parents who were not made aware of the lesson plan in advance. (Amazon.com) **FILE**

Kindergarten transgender lessons have parents changing schools

California's Rocklin Academy has a long waiting list for admissions, but that isn't stopping some parents from pulling their children out of the prestigious charter school after a kindergarten class was exposed to transgender "indoctrination" without parental notification.

September 3, 2017
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster made defunding Planned Parenthood a top priority. Last week, he issued an order directing state agencies to stop funding clinics and doctors who perform abortions. (Associated Press/File)

Planned Parenthood defunding starts with states

The effort to defund Planned Parenthood may be stalled at the federal level, but recent legal and legislative victories have given states more power than ever to cut off taxpayer funding to the nation's largest abortion provider.

August 29, 2017
Tom Lever, 28, and Aaliyah Jones, 38, both of Charlottesville, put up a sign that says "Heather Heyer Park" at the base of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee monument in Emancipation Park Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Charlottesville, Va.  Alex Fields Jr., is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, including Heyer, Saturday, where a white supremacist rally took place.  (AP Photo/Julia Rendleman)

Confederate statues: Honoring patriots or traitors?

A group comprised mostly of black activists dedicated to preserving American history is calling for Confederate monuments and statues to be preserved as reminders and lessons of the darker side of the country's past.

August 16, 2017