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Articles by Valerie Richardson

Member of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Trump ‘proud’ of Pence for walking out of NFL game

President Trump said he was "proud" of Vice President Mike Pence for walking out of Sunday's NFL game in Indianapolis game after an estimated 23 San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem.

October 8, 2017
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2014 file photo, Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Reservation in the Dakotas, sits at his desk in Fort Yates, N.D. The American Indian leader who spearheaded opposition to the four-state Dakota Access pipeline has been ousted as Standing Rock Sioux chairman. The unofficial vote count in Wednesday's tribal election shows that Dave Archambault got 37 percent of the vote and Mike Faith got 63 percent. Archambault conceded defeat in a statement Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, saying he'll "continue to advocate for the issues facing our community." (AP Photo/Kevin Cederstrom, File)

Standing Rock tribe votes out pipeline protest leader

Dave Archambault II, the tribal chairman who urged activists to "stand with Standing Rock" against the Dakota Access pipeline, has been overwhelmingly defeated in his reelection bid to lead the protest-weary tribe.

September 28, 2017
Berkeley Police officers stand guard for planned speech by Milo Yiannopoulos in Berkeley, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Milo Yiannopoulos was whisked away in a car after a brief appearance at the school that drew a few dozen supporters and a slightly larger crowd protesting the right-wing provocateur. (AP Photo/Daisy Nguyen)

Milo Yiannopoulos Berkeley speech cut short over antifa fears

A large protest crowd and nine arrests failed to stop conservative bad boy Milo Yiannopoulos from finally speaking at the University of California Berkeley, but it would be hard to describe his brief appearance Sunday as a win for anyone but antifa.

September 24, 2017
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island, Mich. DeVos said Obama-era guidance on investigating campaign sexual assaults "didn't work for anyone." (AP Photos/David Eggert)

Betsy DeVos rescinds Obama-era campus sex assault policy

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' decision to rescind the Obama administration's Title IX letter on campus sexual assault won applause from those who feared the policy eroded due process and presumed guilt of any accused person.

September 23, 2017