Bradford Richardson

University of Texas students wield sex toys to protest campus-carry gun law

Students at the University of Texas are protesting the implementation of a new campus-carry law by brandishing sex toys around the Austin campus.

August 25, 2016

Doctors sue over Obamacare sex-change rule, claim procedure runs counter to beliefs

Religious health care providers and five states are suing the federal government over a regulation that they say would require doctors to perform sex-reassignment procedures.

August 25, 2016

Born gay, transgender lacks science evidence

Contrary to Lady Gaga's lyrics, a report finds scarce scientific evidence to conclude that gay and transgender people are "born that way."

August 24, 2016

Air Force rules officer can keep Bible on desk

The Air Force has ruled an officer broke no rules by keeping his Bible on his desk after receiving a complaint last week about the presence of the holy book.

August 24, 2016

Md. school district: Don’t tell parents of transgender males bunking with daughters on field trips

A Maryland school district is instructing teachers and administrators not to tell parents if their daughters are bunking with male transgender students on overnight field trips.

August 23, 2016

Lawsuit challenges Chicago ‘bubble zone’ for abortion clinics

Pro-life attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a Chicago ordinance that regulates speech outside of abortion clinics.

August 23, 2016

Federal court blocks Obama’s transgender bathroom order

A federal court in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order compelling public schools nationwide to regulate restroom and locker room access on the basis of gender identity rather than biological sex.

August 22, 2016

NBA moves 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans: Report

The NBA is moving its 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans, after pulling the game from Charlotte, North Carolina, over a law regulating intimate public facilities on the basis of biological sex rather than gender identity.

August 19, 2016

Air Force orders investigation into Bible on officer’s desk

The U.S. Air Force has removed a Bible from an officer's desk while it carries out an investigation into the propriety of the religious display.

August 18, 2016

Atheists give Hillary Clinton an ‘A’ on the issues; Donald Trump receives an ‘F’

A voting guide released by a group of atheists gives Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton an "A" on the issues most important to atheists, while Republican Donald Trump receives an "F."

August 18, 2016

David Daleiden says emails show Washington state Planned Parenthood probe ‘a sham’

An email exchange between a Washington state deputy attorney general and a University of Washington administrator suggests that the state Attorney General's Office did not review critical documents before it exonerated Planned Parenthood in an investigation of fetal tissue procurement last year.

August 16, 2016

CNN edits out Milwaukee victim’s sister Sherelle Smith calling for violence in ‘the suburbs’

Both in print and on television, CNN edited out Sherelle Smith, the sister of a black man who was killed by police in Milwaukee on Saturday, calling for rioters to take their violence "to the suburbs."

August 16, 2016

Obama to issue transgender bathroom order for federal facilities: Report

The Obama administration will announce this week a new directive granting access to intimate federal facilities on the basis of gender identity.

August 16, 2016

Chicago parents seek injunction from transgender bathroom directive as school starts

Chicago-area parents and students are asking a federal judge for an injunction stalling the Obama administration's transgender bathroom directive as school reconvenes from summer break.

August 15, 2016

John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO: Socialism ‘never has worked’ and ‘never will’

The CEO of Whole Foods Market says socialism is a fundamentally flawed economic theory that never has worked and never will.

August 15, 2016

Monifa Sterling’s bad conduct discharge from Marines for posting Bible verses upheld

The highest U.S. military court has upheld the bad conduct discharge of a Marine who refused to remove Bible verses from her workstation.

August 11, 2016

California bill to ban grant students from religious colleges stymied

A California state senator is dropping his bid to pass legislation that would strip exemptions for religious universities from state anti-discrimination law, one day after Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders sent an open letter denouncing the bill.

August 11, 2016

Joe Kennedy, praying high school football coach, sues district to get his job back

A former high school football coach has filed a federal lawsuit against a Washington state school district after he lost his job for praying on the 50-yard line after games.

August 10, 2016

Internet porn addicts behave like drug abusers as enjoyment turns into compulsion

A growing body of research shows that online pornography is warping men's brains, diminishing their sex drives and producing addictive behaviors commonly found among drug abusers, as porn producers experiment with technologies to make the viewing experience more compelling.

August 10, 2016

Chris Mosier, transgender athlete, stars in Nike ad aired during the Olympics

Nike aired a new ad during coverage of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday night featuring transgender athlete Chris Mosier.

August 9, 2016