Valerie Richardson

Dakota Access pipeline protesters defy tribe’s plea to leave

The Standing Rock Sioux chairman called Monday for non-tribal activists to leave the protest area now that the Obama administration has blocked the Dakota Access pipeline, but they're not going anywhere.

December 5, 2016

Pat McCrory concedes defeat in N.C. governor’s race

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory conceded defeat Monday after his post-election challenge failed to produce enough votes to overtake Democrat Roy Cooper's lead, bringing to an end a contentious race billed as a referendum on transgender rights.

December 5, 2016

Heidi Heitkamp, N.D. senator: Pipeline will be built under Trump; fight to stop it ‘not winnable’

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat under consideration for the Trump cabinet, said Monday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline will be finished after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, calling the fight to stop the project "not winnable."

December 5, 2016

Dakota Access pipeline: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denies easement

The Obama administration bowed Sunday to protesters by pulling its previously issued permit for the Dakota Access pipeline, leaving the company building the project in limbo for now and pushing the headache to the Trump administration.

December 4, 2016

David Petraeus makes his case for secretary of state while admitting to ‘serious mistake’

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus made his case Sunday for a position in the Trump Cabinet.

December 4, 2016

Donald Trump calls ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit mocking him ‘unwatchable’

Donald Trump gave a thumbs down to a "Saturday Night Live" spoof featuring Alec Baldwin as the Republican president-elect, calling it "unwatchable."

December 4, 2016

Pence ‘mystified’ by criticism of Trump’s Taiwan call despite praise for Obama’s Cuba deal

Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Sunday defended Donald Trump's conversation with the president of Taiwan.

December 4, 2016

Clinton campaign manager: FBI director’s letter to Congress cost her the election

Robby Mook blamed Hillary Clinton's loss primarily on the letters from FBI Director James Comey regarding her secret email server.

December 4, 2016

Dakota Access protesters accused of destroying environment in order to save it

In the name of saving the environment, thousands of green activists fighting to stop the Dakota Access pipeline are making a huge mess.

December 1, 2016

Dakota Access pipeline protest: Veterans’ group to take stand against ‘enemy’ police

As many as 2,000 veterans planning to join the Dakota Access pipeline protest Monday have been advised to bring body armor and gas masks in anticipation of a conflict with local officers, identified as the "enemy."

December 1, 2016

Death penalty winning support after yearslong slide

This year's election results suggest that reports of the death penalty's demise may have been greatly exaggerated.

November 30, 2016

Dakota Access protesters leave as snowstorm hits

Most Dakota Access pipeline protesters have ignored the Obama administration's pleas to vacate their illegal encampment on federal land, but they are listening to Mother Nature.

November 29, 2016

Pro-Castro guild sues N.D. sheriff for civil-rights violations, excessive force at protests

The National Lawyers Guild may have been a big fan of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, but it's got a real problem with Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier.

November 29, 2016

Tim Kaine initially blames ‘gun violence’ for Ohio State car-and-knife attack

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Monday he was saddened by the "senseless act of gun violence" at Ohio State University, even though the attacker used a butcher knife and a car.

November 29, 2016

Court orders New York AG Schneiderman to turn over climate change secrecy pact

A court has ordered New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to turn over documents related to a multistate confidentiality agreement on climate change investigations.

November 28, 2016

Aaron Mair, Sierra Club president: Fidel Castro had ‘more honor’ than Donald Trump

Sierra Club President Aaron Mair marked the Friday death of Fidel Castro by declaring that the Cuban dictator had "more honor" than U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

November 28, 2016

Complaints grow over whites turning Dakota Access protest into hippie festival

Tension is brewing within the Dakota Access protest as complaints grow about outside activists trashing the camps, mooching off donations, and treating the anti-pipeline demonstration like a Burning Man-style festival for hippies.

November 28, 2016

Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier fights to keep peace amid Dakota Access pipeline protests

If he's said it once, he's said it a thousand times: Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier doesn't care whether the Dakota Access pipeline gets built or not.

November 27, 2016

North Dakota Gov. Dalrymple: Feds made Dakota Access mess, they can clean it up

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple had a message Saturday for the Obama administration: Don't expect local and state law enforcement to do your dirty work by evicting the Dakota Access pipeline protesters.

November 26, 2016

Obama administration sets deadline for Dakota Access protesters to leave federal land

After months of inaction on the Dakota Access pipeline protest, the Obama administration has put itself at odds with the Standing Rock Sioux by giving protesters 10 days to vacate the camps illegally located on federal land.

November 26, 2016