Valerie Richardson

Peeved anarchists accuse Donald Trump of ‘scapegoating’ antifa, defend ‘militant unrest’

Anarchists have accused President Trump of "demonizing" and "scapegoating" them by blaming far-left extremist groups such as antifa for the spread of mass U.S. rioting.

June 2, 2020

George Floyd death a homicide, had drugs in his system, medical examiner says

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner released Monday updated autopsy results for George Floyd, ruling that he was killed while being restrained by police officers and that he had drugs in his system.

June 1, 2020

George Floyd protests give way to ‘organized’ looting, riots, destruction

State and local officials across the country have been left blindsided and dumbfounded by the unprecedented number of rioters, the intensity of the destruction, and the unexpectedly high level of coordination and organization.

June 1, 2020

George Floyd family autopsy: Asphyxiation cause of death

Independent autopsy results released Monday by the family of George Floyd found that he died of asphyxiation as one Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck and two others pushed on his back.

June 1, 2020

Donald Trump slams ‘Radical Left’ Biden staffers for donating to protester bailout fund

President Trump accused Democratic presidential rival Joseph R. Biden of employing "Radical Left" campaign workers over a report that they donated to a bail fund aimed at springing arrested Minneapolis protesters.

June 1, 2020

George Floyd’s family to announce results of independent autopsy

The family of George Floyd, the black man who died last week in Minneapolis police custody, plans to announce Monday the results of an independent autopsy challenging the county medical examiner's preliminary findings.

June 1, 2020

Portland officials beg Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to deploy National Guard after denials

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams pleaded Monday for Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to call up the National Guard, saying she has been asked repeatedly but has so far refused to send troops to help "desperate" officers besieged by rioting.

June 1, 2020

Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial defaced by vandals in rioting

Some of the nation's most iconic monuments were defaced over the weekend as roving rioters spread to the National Mall, leaving a trail of vandalism in their wake.

June 1, 2020

Univ. of Alabama Birmingham professor instructs rioters on how to tear down monuments on Twitter

A professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham used Twitter to tell protesters how to successfully pull down monuments, as rioters vandalized the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial and other iconic sites in the nation's capital over the weekend.

June 1, 2020

J.R. Smith beats up car window-breaker in Los Angeles riot

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith beat up a man who allegedly broke the window on his parked vehicle amid protests over the death of George Floyd, as shown on video released Sunday by TMZ.

May 31, 2020

Jeremiah Ellison declares antifa support as Keith Ellison to lead George Floyd case

Jeremiah Ellison, son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a Minneapolis city council member, declared Sunday his support for antifa, the secretive left-wing anarchist group accused of driving the violent protests sweeping the nation.

May 31, 2020

Dave Patrick Underwood named as black FPS officer killed in Oakland George Floyd protest

A protest over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed last week in Minneapolis police custody, was the stage for the killing of another black man Friday in California.

May 31, 2020

Donald Trump: U.S. to designate Antifa as terrorist organization

The U.S. will designate the "Antifa" group as a terrorist organization, President Trump said Sunday, as his administration blames the leftist organization for much of the violence at police-brutality protests across the country.

May 31, 2020

Target closes 100 stores temporarily amid George Floyd protests, riots

The novel coronavirus pandemic couldn't shut down Target, but the rioting ripping apart major U.S. cities has.

May 31, 2020

Joe Lockhart, Ex-NFL, Bill Clinton spokesman: Vikings should sign Colin Kaepernick amid protests

Joe Lockhart, a former NFL and Clinton White House spokesman, had a suggestion for addressing the violent rioting taking over the streets of Minneapolis: The Minnesota Vikings should sign Colin Kaepernick.

May 31, 2020

Celebrities called out for donating to protester bail fund as rioting escalates

Celebrities such as comedic actor Steve Carell ("Space Force", "The Office"), are coming under fire for donating to a bail fund aimed at springing protesters even as police struggle to stop the escalating violence in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities.

May 30, 2020

Trump administration blames rioting on antifa, leftists as Democrats eye white supremacists

The Trump administration blamed on Saturday far-left groups using antifa tactics for fomenting the violent protests upending Minneapolis and other major cities, even as Minnesota Democrats say they're looking at white supremacists and far-right extremists.

May 30, 2020

Minnesota Gov. Walz seeks help from Pentagon as protest violence spreads nationwide

An overwhelmed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday that he has reached out to the Pentagon for help in controlling the growing mobs of out-of-state agitators seeking to "break the back of civil society" in the wake of George Floyd's death.

May 30, 2020

Angry mob storms CNN headquarters as protests roil Atlanta over George Floyd death

An angry mob outraged at the death of George Floyd stormed CNN's world headquarters Friday night in Atlanta, vandalizing the building's facade, breaking windows, and tossing a firecracker or smoke bomb at officers blocking the entrance.

May 29, 2020

Family of George Floyd wants charges against officer upped to first-degree murder

The family of George Floyd called Friday for ex-cop Derek Chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder instead of third-degree murder in the "brutal killing" of Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis.

May 29, 2020