Valerie Richardson

Wendell Griffen, Arkansas judge who stopped executions, has long history of left-wing advocacy

The Arkansas judge who blocked the state's April executions on the same day he joined death-penalty protests isn't shy about sharing his views on hot-button topics .

April 17, 2017

Arkansas fights court orders blocking executions as time runs out on lethal injection drug

A last-minute spate of court orders has derailed Arkansas' unprecedented eight-men-in-11-days execution schedule, sending the state into a race against the clock to reverse the rulings before a key lethal injection drug expires April 30.

April 16, 2017

Arkansas fights to put convicted killer Bruce Ward back on April execution list

Arkansas officials want convicted murderer Bruce Earl Ward back on the list of executions planned for this week.

April 16, 2017

Arkansas judge joined death-penalty protests on same day he blocked executions

An Arkansas judge attended two death-penalty protests on the same day that he issued an order blocking the state's multiple executions, at one point allowing himself to be strapped to a cot in a simulation of an inmate slated to die by lethal injection.

April 15, 2017

Asa Hutchinson, Ark. governor, defends rapid execution timetable, cites victims’ ‘25-year nightmare’

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday that the state has waited long enough, in some cases more than two decades, to execute the seven men slated to die before the end of the month.

April 14, 2017

Republican town halls on health care draw hostile crowds

For someone who had just braved nearly two hours of booing, shouting and heckling from an audience of rowdy Obamacare fans, Rep. Mike Coffman was taking it rather well.

April 13, 2017

Rebecca Petty, Arkansas lawmaker whose daughter was murdered, sees executions as end of long wait

The Arkansas plan to execute multiple murderers over 11 days before a lethal injection drug expires has been condemned as a reckless rush to judgment, but that's not how Rebecca Petty sees it.

April 12, 2017

Tufts student senate divestment vote sparks outrage

Student government at Tufts University in Massachusetts stoked outrage this week by approving an anti-Israel divestment measure on the eve of Passover, spurring accusations that the timing was intended to minimize opposition from the Jewish community.

April 11, 2017

Bill Nye’s March for Science role helps stir political activists

An early indication that next week's March for Science may be more about politics than the periodic table is the brouhaha over Bill Nye, the Science Guy.

April 10, 2017

Dead body found near former Dakota Access Pipeline protest camps

An apparent Dakota Access Pipeline activist missing since October has been found dead floating in the Cannonball River near the site of the former protest camps.

April 10, 2017

Body of man linked to Dakota Access protest found in river near campsite

An apparent Dakota Access pipeline activist missing since October was found dead Sunday floating in the Cannonball River near the site of the former protest camps.

April 10, 2017

Democratic Party’s anti-Trump front splits over U.S. airstrikes on Syria

The left's united anti-Trump front has fractured over the airstrikes on Syria, dividing establishment Democrats and antiwar progressives.

April 9, 2017

Lindsey Graham: U.S. airstrikes on Syria show ‘there’s a new sheriff in town’

Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that the U.S. airstrikes on Syria demonstrate that "there's a new sheriff in town."

April 9, 2017

Soros-funded report mocked for blaming 1989 Exxon Valdez spill on global warming

A report blaming the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in part on global warming has generated more ridicule than alarm, renewing scrutiny over the role of liberal foundations in keeping the fading #ExxonKnew social-media campaign alive.

April 8, 2017

George Soros-backed prosecutor yanked after refusing to seek death penalty for cop killer

A Florida prosecutor elected with $1 million from liberal billionaire George Soros has been removed from all first-degree murder cases after refusing to seek the death penalty for any suspect, including an accused cop killer.

April 7, 2017

Aramis Ayala yanked from murder cases after refusing to seek death penalty for accused cop killer

A Florida prosecutor elected with $1 million from liberal billionaire George Soros has been removed from all first-degree murder cases after refusing to seek the death penalty for any suspect, including an accused cop killer.

April 6, 2017

Judge blocks execution of one of eight Arkansas inmates slated to die over 10 days

A federal judge blocked Thursday the execution of one of the eight Arkansas inmates scheduled to die this month, and left open the possibility that another man could have his sentence delayed before the executions begin April 17.

April 6, 2017

Arkansas’ 8 in10 execution rush riles death penalty critics

Arkansas has come under fire for its rush to execute eight prisoners in 10 days, even though some of the staunchest critics bear responsibility for the state's predicament.

April 5, 2017

Bathroom bill in North Carolina leaves NCAA in crosshairs between gay groups, state officials

The NCAA may have gotten what it wanted with the repeal of the North Carolina bathroom bill, but it wasn't much of a victory for the college sports behemoth.

April 4, 2017

House Democrats urge teachers to trash book by climate scientists on global-warming dissent

Three ranking House Democrats on Monday urged teachers to throw away copies of a book written by climate scientists challenging the catastrophic global-warming view, saying the nation's schools are "inappropriate" forums for such a discussion.

April 4, 2017