Valerie Richardson

Colorado appeals court rules against baker in case of gender-transition birthday cake

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday against Christian cakeshop owner Jack Phillips, finding that he violated the state's anti-discrimination law by declining to bake a custom birthday cake to celebrate a gender transition.

January 26, 2023

DirectTV cuts off Newsmax, keeps channels with low ratings

AT&T-owned DirecTV ignited an uproar on the right Wednesday by pulling the plug on the Newsmax network, spurring allegations that the satellite service is censoring conservative voices less than a year after dropping One America News.

January 25, 2023

Feds indict two Florida residents in multiple attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers

A grand jury has indicted two Florida residents on charges of vandalizing multiple crisis pregnancy centers, marking the first federal charges filed in the dozens of attacks last year on pro-life facilities nationwide.

January 24, 2023

Corporate Bias Ratings rank companies on risk of canceling accounts over political, religious belief

Conservatives worried about woke banks shuttering their accounts over political or religious considerations have a new resource to consult.

January 24, 2023

Justice Dept. brings pro-life activist Mark Houck to trial amid claims of abortion double standard

Attorney General Merrick Garland's crackdown on pro-life protesters will encounter its first federal courtroom test starting Tuesday in Philadelphia with the trial of Mark Houck.

January 23, 2023

Kamala Harris blasted for omitting ‘life’ part of Declaration of Independence during abortion speech

Vice President Kamala Harris left out the "life" part of the Declaration of Independence in her abortion-rights speech marking the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, but if she thought nobody would notice, she was sadly mistaken.

January 23, 2023

DeSantis trounces Trump in pro-life straw poll for 2024 presidential race

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the top choice of young pro-life activists in a 2024 presidential straw poll taken by Students for Life Action following the annual March for Life.

January 22, 2023

Ted Cruz defends March for Life speaker Tony Dungy as ‘hero’ amid media onslaught

Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy was hit with a media blitz ahead of his Friday speech at the March for Life, but Sen. Ted Cruz for one had his back.

January 20, 2023

FBI offers $25,000 reward for info on attacks on pro-life centers, critics ask what took so long

The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information on a series of attacks and threats to pro-life pregnancy centers and offices, eight months after the start of the crime spree tied to the fall of Roe v. Wade.

January 19, 2023

Federal court dismisses ACLU lawsuit challenging Indiana transgender sports law

A federal court threw out a legal challenge Wednesday against an Indiana law barring biological males from girls' scholastic sports after the student being represented transferred schools.

January 18, 2023

Activists strive to transition in first post-Roe March for Life

For the first time in its five-decade history, the March for Life is no longer about overturning Roe v. Wade. So why march?

January 18, 2023

Hamline University retreats on Islamophobia comments as ex-professor sues

Hamline University walked back its previous denunciations of an art history professor who showed a celebrated painting of Muhammad in class, conceding a "misstep," but the backpedaling came too late to stave off litigation.

January 18, 2023

Puberty blockers, preferred pronouns, cross-dressing banned by Diocese of Des Moines

Male students who identify as female cannot wear dresses, use the girls' restroom, adopt female pronouns or play girls' scholastic sports under a newly implemented policy from the Diocese of Des Moines facing pushback from the left.

January 17, 2023

San Francisco reparations committee proposes $5 million to each eligible Black person

San Francisco's reparations committee has recommended giving each Black person who meets the criteria a lump-sum payment of $5 million, along with a bonanza of financial benefits that includes a guaranteed income of $97,000 for at least 250 years and paying off all educational and personal debts.

January 16, 2023

Hamline board jumps in to review fracas over academic freedom, Islamophobia

The Hamline University Board of Trustees announced it will review the school's response to an allegation of Islamophobia that has placed the small Minnesota institution at the heart of a national debate over academic freedom.

January 16, 2023

Attacks on three Catholic churches in New Jersey investigated as hate crime

A New Jersey man was in custody after being charged with attacking three Catholic churches in a rampage being investigated as a hate crime, prompting police to step up patrols to houses of worship.

January 15, 2023

Crowds brave California rain to hear Kirk Cameron’s latest library reading

Neither rain nor wind deterred Kirk Cameron fans from turning out for his latest library appearance.

January 14, 2023

Muslim group defends Minnesota professor who showed Muhammad images in class

The Council on American-Islamic Relations isn't shy about leveling accusations of Islamophobia, but not even CAIR believes that a Minnesota professor who showed medieval artwork of Muhammad crossed the line.

January 13, 2023

USC to keep using word ‘field’ despite departmental ban over slavery ‘connotations’

The University of Southern California isn't banning the word "field," no matter what its School of Social Work may say.

January 12, 2023

Female athletes warn NCAA to ‘keep women’s sports female’ or face lawsuit

Current and former female collegiate athletes warned Thursday that they will sue the NCAA unless the association eliminates its policies allowing male-born students who identify as female to compete in women's sports.

January 12, 2023