Valerie Richardson

Dad eats pot brownies, says mean things to cat

Omaha police were called after a man who mistakenly ate marijuana brownies began saying mean things to the family cat.

August 17, 2016

Kim Rhode and guns: Fans blame skimpy coverage of shooter’s Olympic record on media bias

She just became the first Olympic athlete, male or female, to medal in six consecutive summer Olympic Games, but most sports fans have never heard of U.S. skeet-shooter Kim Rhode.

August 17, 2016

Black Lives Matter cashes in with $100 million from liberal foundations

For all its talk of being a street uprising, Black Lives Matter is increasingly awash in cash, raking in pledges of more than $100 million from liberal foundations and others eager to contribute to what has become the grant-making cause du jour.

August 16, 2016

Black Lives Matter’s anti-Israel platform blindsides Jewish supporters

The Black Lives Matter movement blindsided its Jewish supporters with the recent unveiling of its social and political policy agenda, a far-left manifesto that strays well beyond police brutality and accuses Israel of "genocide" and "apartheid."

August 15, 2016

Navajo Nation announces lawsuit against EPA for ‘unprecedented’ Gold King Mine ‘disaster’

The Navajo Nation announced Monday plans to file a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over damage stemming from last year's Gold King Mine spill, calling it an "unprecedented environmental disaster."

August 15, 2016

Donald Trump: Media ‘corrupt’ like Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump's love-hate relationship with the media is starting to look more like hate-hate.

August 14, 2016

Mike Pence: Public has a ‘right to know’ if Hillary Clinton engaged in pay-to-play at State

Mike Pence insisted Sunday that the public has a "right to know" whether Hillary Clinton engaged in pay-to-play by granting State Department access to top Clinton Foundation donors.

August 14, 2016

Donald Trump unloads on ‘disgusting and corrupt media,’ accuses press of pro-Clinton bias

Donald Trump unloaded Sunday on a tide of press reports insisting his campaign is imploding, accusing the "disgusting and corrupt media" of stretching the truth in order to boost Hillary Clinton.

August 14, 2016

FBI will hand over notes on Clinton email investigation to Congress: report

The FBI plans to hand over to Congress notes taken during its interview with Hillary Clinton over her exclusive use of a private email server to handle classified documents.

August 14, 2016

NFL bans Dallas Cowboys’ pro-cop helmet decals, police supporters outraged

One thing fans won't see during the National Football League preseason: Pro-police decals on the helmets of Dallas Cowboys players, thanks to a league ruling blocking the tribute.

August 13, 2016

Obama’s bureaucratic tar pit keeps oil, gas in the ground

Even without the Keep It in the Ground protesters providing backup, the Bureau of Land Management scrapped another oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Thursday in Colorado -- which wasn't unusual.

August 11, 2016

Israeli athletes at Rio Olympics endure ‘shocking’ hostility, taunting by Muslim nations

The 2016 Olympic Games have been billed as an opportunity to put politics aside in the spirit of international camaraderie, but that's not necessarily how it's working out for Israeli athletes.

August 10, 2016

Physicist who foresees global cooling says other scientists tried to ‘silence’ her

A physicist who foresees a 30-year period of global cooling says other climatologists have tried to "silence" her latest research on solar cycles.

August 10, 2016

Democratic AGs ignore polls, press case against ExxonMobil, climate skeptics

Democratic attorneys general mounted a dogged defense Tuesday of their effort to prosecute climate skeptics amid signs that the 4-month-old campaign is deteriorating into a legal and public relations flop.

August 9, 2016

Democratic prosecutors sought to boost Obama climate agenda with skeptics’ probe

When New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman invited other Democrats to join his effort to pursue climate change skeptics, he was interested in more than bringing lawbreakers to justice.

August 9, 2016

Most voters oppose government prosecution of climate skeptics, say debate isn’t over: poll

An overwhelming majority of voters oppose government efforts to investigate and prosecute scientists and others, including major corporations, who question global warming.

August 9, 2016

Darryl Glenn accused of lying, hailed as hero as 1983 arrest comes to light

A teenage boy who stands up to his father for abusing his mother is often commended for being courageous, but not Darryl Glenn.

August 8, 2016

Activists lose appeal to force Chevron to pay $9.5B after ‘corrupt’ Ecuador pollution trial

A federal appeals court refused Monday to enforce a corruption-riddled $9.5 billion judgment obtained in Ecuador against Chevron Corp., letting stand a lower-court decision holding that the award was tainted by "coercion, fraud and bribery."

August 8, 2016

Jill Stein taps ‘Bernie Sanders movement’ in Green Party presidential bid

Short of adopting wire-frame glasses and a Brooklyn accent, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein did everything possible last weekend to blur any distinction between herself and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont.

August 7, 2016

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange accuses Hillary Clinton of electoral ‘extortion’

Julian Assange has accused Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton of committing "extortion" by hyping fears over the possibility of a Republican victory in order to attract left-wing voters.

August 7, 2016