Valerie Richardson

DeVos awards $1M grant to aid Parkland school district

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Friday that the department will award recovery funds to the Broward County Public Schools in Florida in the aftermath of last month's deadly shooting, starting with a $1 million grant.

March 2, 2018

Chilling: Play titled ‘Kill Climate Deniers’ launches theatrical run

Global warming skeptics, beware: A play with the alarming title "Kill Climate Deniers" may be coming to a theater near you.

March 1, 2018

High school gun control protests cheered by colleges, universities

Ditching class won't hurt your chances of gaining admission to the college of your dreams -- and may even help -- as long as you're playing hooky in order to agitate for gun control.

February 28, 2018

Most Americans blame government bungling more than guns for Parkland shooting: Poll

Most Americans say government ineptitude was more responsible for the deadly Parkland mass shooting than insufficient gun control laws, according to a newly released poll.

February 28, 2018

Georgia Republicans target Delta tax break after airline drops NRA discounts

Georgia Republicans outraged at Delta's decision to sever its partnership with the National Rifle Association have threatened to cancel a proposed tax break.

February 27, 2018

Kim Sordyl, union critic, seen as target of Oregon House Bill 4013

She may be a Democrat, but Kim Sordyl has locked horns for years with Oregon's powerful teachers unions -- and now it looks as if her foes may be seeking payback.

February 26, 2018

Cristina Garcia, state legislator under investigation for sexual misconduct, wins Calif. endorsement

The California Democratic Party refused to endorse Sen. Dianne Feinstein last weekend at its state convention but did throw its endorsement behind a state legislator under investigation for sexual harassment.

February 26, 2018

NRA accuses companies of ‘cowardice’ after severing ties under threat of boycott

The National Rifle Association has swung back at companies severing their partnerships with the gun-rights advocacy group under the threat of boycott, accusing them of "political and civil cowardice."

February 25, 2018

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, Columbine High School killers, inspire mass shooters

The 1999 Columbine High School massacre gave rise to a fascination with the two teenage killers and mass shootings in general, spawning a social media subculture and inspiring dozens of disturbed young men to seek fame and vengeance by emulating their deadly heroes.

February 22, 2018

Democrats defeat Columbine survivor’s concealed carry guns bill

Colorado Democrats defeated a bill Wednesday to remove restrictions on concealed-carry in K-12 public schools, a measure introduced by a Columbine survivor aimed at providing another line of defense against mass shootings.

February 21, 2018

Women’s March leader works behind scenes on ‘student-led’ Parkland gun-control protest

The students billed as leading the gun control charge "from their parents' living rooms" after last week's deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, are receiving help from seasoned left-wing activists.

February 21, 2018

Jill Stein, Bernie Sanders under fire as Robert Mueller Russian indictments reopen old wounds

The feud over whether Jill Stein and Bernie Sanders helped sink Hillary Clinton's presidential bid re-erupted after the Russian indictment found that the trolling operation tried to boost their 2016 election prospects along with those of Donald Trump.

February 19, 2018

Columbine survivor introduces bill to expand concealed-carry in schools

Some students are calling for tougher gun-control laws after escaping last week's horrific massacre in Parkland, Florida, but another school-shooting survivor is going in a different direction.

February 19, 2018

Bloomberg-backed gun-control group slammed for inflating school-shooting numbers

Last month, a shot fired at a high school near Seattle entered an office window and hit a three-ring binder. Six weeks later, 17 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

February 17, 2018

Increase in school shootings blamed on pressure to succeed, culture changes

Adam Lankford, University of Alabama associate professor of criminology, said today's teens and young adults are under more pressure to succeed, and they increasingly define success as being famous.

February 15, 2018

Milo Yiannopoulos ‘10 Things I Hate About Mexico’ speech canceled by UCLA Bruin Republicans

The UCLA Bruin Republicans nixed the event Wednesday, just one day after announcing that Milo Yiannopoulos would appear Feb. 26 to deliver a speech entitled, "10 Things I Hate About Mexico."

February 15, 2018

Winter Olympics’ cold weather chills global warming hype

The climate-change movement's dire warnings about how the Winter Olympics face an existential threat from global warming have been all but buried by the flurry of reports about frigid conditions at the 2018 games in South Korea, which are expected to set an Olympic record for cold temperatures.

February 14, 2018

Liberal Center for American Progress calls for restrictions on overseas military voting

After years of accusing states of voter suppression, the Center for American Progress, citing election security, wants to make voting tougher for Americans serving overseas in the military.

February 13, 2018

Oxfam official resigns after reports of sexual misconduct by aid workers in Haiti, Chad

A top Oxfam official resigned Monday after the leading global aid organization was rocked by reports of sexual misconduct by aid workers in Haiti and Chad, including an alleged "Caligula orgy" with prostitutes.

February 12, 2018

Charles Young Jr., Democratic lawmaker, waves handgun on Mississippi House floor to protest bill

A Mississippi state legislator brandished his handgun Thursday on the House floor in order to make a point about his opposition to a proposed gun-rights bill.

February 8, 2018