Valerie Richardson

Virgin Islands AG raises free-speech fears with subpoena for climate dissenters

One of the 17 attorneys general who vowed last week to target climate change fraud issued a subpoena Thursday to the free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute in what its counsel described as an attack on free speech.

April 7, 2016

Christian cross ordered off Los Angeles County seal

Restoring a tiny Christian cross to the Los Angeles County seal is unconstitutional because it places the county's "power, prestige and purse" behind one religion, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

April 7, 2016

Climate-change models wrong on predicting rain, drought extremes: study

A newly released international study debunks climate models on global warming that forecast extreme rainfall and drought tied to temperature swings, casting doubt on disaster scenarios promoted by the climate-change movement.

April 7, 2016

Climate change fears put wolverine on endangered species watch

The solitary, aggressive wolverine faces few threats in the wild — even humans tend to give the remote creatures a wide berth -- but it does need snow to create dens.

April 6, 2016

Kamala Harris, California AG behind Daleiden raid, slammed for Planned Parenthood advocacy

California Attorney General Kamala Harris is facing conflict-of-interest accusations after launching a raid on pro-life activist David Daleiden's apartment even as she campaigns for Senate on a pro-Planned Parenthood platform.

April 6, 2016

Mississippi religious-freedom bill protects businesses for denying services

Mississippi bakers, florists and photographers who want to avoid serving gay weddings for religious reasons can breathe easy -- at least for now.

April 5, 2016

David Daleiden: Planned Parenthood footage seized when California authorities searched home

Pro-life activist David Daleiden said California authorities searched his apartment Tuesday and seized all video footage related to his explosive undercover investigation into Planned Parenthood.

April 5, 2016

Planned Parenthood accused of finagling fetal donations with promises of AIDS, cancer cures

Planned Parenthood consent forms used to obtain fetal tissue from abortions are coming under fire for promising cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's and AIDS in what may violate federal guidelines on organ donations.

April 5, 2016

Hillary Clinton feels ‘sorry’ for voters who believe Bernie Sanders on fossil fuel

The fracas over Hillary Clinton's ties to the oil-and-gas industry intensified Sunday as the Democratic front-runner said she feels "sorry" for young voters who believe the attacks by her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

April 3, 2016

John Kasich: Open GOP convention would be ‘fun,’ ‘cool’

Far behind rivals Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in the hunt for delegates, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Sunday an open convention in July to pick the presidential nominee would be "fun" and "cool" from his perspective.

April 3, 2016

Ted Cruz captures first six GOP delegates chosen in Colorado

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday picked up the first six of 37 Colorado delegates to be chosen before the Republican National Convention, giving his candidacy a boost entering this week's Wisconsin primary. The six delegates, three each from 1st and 6th congressional districts, shut out would-be delegates for businessman Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at party assemblies.

April 3, 2016

RNC chief Priebus cites ‘posturing’ after Donald Trump weighs third-party candidacy

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus insists that he doesn't think Donald Trump or any other GOP presidential candidate will make a third-party run if he loses the nomination. But if someone does, the GOP will be ready.

April 3, 2016

Colorado marijuana company seeks naming rights for Denver Broncos’ Mile High Stadium

DENVER--One of Colorado's top marijuana businesses wants to keep the high in the Denver Broncos' Mile High Stadium.

April 2, 2016

John Hickenlooper blocks Obama, opposes transfer of Gitmo detainees to Colorado

Colorado may have been President Obama's best bet as a destination for detainees from Guantanamo Bay given the lack of opposition from the Democratic governor, but no longer.

March 30, 2016

Exxon climate change probe spurs Democratic AGs’ crackdown on dissenters

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general in 16 states announced Tuesday an unprecedented campaign to pursue companies that challenge the catastrophic climate change narrative, raising concerns over free speech and the use of state authority to punish political foes.

March 29, 2016

War on Christianity feared as radical Islamists warn of more attacks

The deadly Easter Sunday attack by a suicide bomber in Pakistan has sent fears soaring of an expanding war on Christianity globally, even as the radical Islamic group behind the strike warned that more assaults on believers were in the works.

March 28, 2016

California wages ballot fight over plastic-bag ban

LOS ANGELES -- California's first-in-the-nation statewide ban on reusable plastic bags could be sacked in November amid a brewing backlash over whether the measure's effectiveness outweighs its inconvenience.

March 17, 2016

Anti-Israel BDS movement dealt series of setbacks in state legislatures

It's been a BDS year for the anti-Israel BDS movement -- bad, difficult and substandard.

March 16, 2016

Emails show peer reviewer ‘not happy’ with Interior Dept.’s report on Gold King Mine spill

The federal engineer charged with reviewing the Interior Department's report on the Gold King Mine spill said he had misgivings about it but felt under pressure to sign off, according to emails released Tuesday.

March 16, 2016

Farming, not fracking, likely causing methane levels to rise, study finds

A newly released international study finds that farming, not fracking, is the likely culprit behind rising global methane levels, undermining the Obama administration's crackdown on methane from oil-and-gas production in the name of climate change.

March 14, 2016