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Articles by Valerie Richardson

This May 21, 2018, photo shows a row of dishwashers for sale at Lowe's Home Improvement store in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) **FILE**

Xavier Becerra, Gina McCarthy eye dishwasher regulation restoration

Those agitating for faster dishwashers may see their hopes go down the drain with the incoming administration. Two Biden administration picks -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Natural Resources Defense Council President Gina McCarthy -- are leading the legal fight to reverse the Trump administration's recently approved rule creating a new product class for speedier, high-performance residential dishwashers.

December 31, 2020
Gov. Charlie Baker speaks after touring the DCU Center as it gears up to be used as a COVID-19 field hospital for the second time on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Worcester, Mass. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Massachusetts overrides Charlie Baker abortion-rights bill veto

The Massachusetts legislature succeeded Tuesday in overriding Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of legislation establishing a right to abortion and expanding access to late-term procedures as blue states continue to erect a pro-choice firewalls against a right-trending Supreme Court.

December 29, 2020
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Georgia Jon Ossoff waves as he leaves a polling place after voting early in Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. For the second time in three years, Jon Ossoff is campaigning in overtime. The question is whether the 33-year-old Democrat can deliver a win in a crucial Jan. 5 runoff with Republican Sen. David Perdue. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Hunter Biden, Eric Swalwell China ties ding Ossoff

Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is fighting Republican attacks over his business ties to China as the Georgia runoff election nears, but the Hunter Biden and Eric Swalwell scandals involving Beijing aren't making it any easier.

December 27, 2020