Valerie Richardson

Kamala Harris, Calif. AG and Planned Parenthood backer, to probe Center for Medical Progress

California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a staunch Planned Parenthood supporter, said Friday she will investigate the Center for Medical Progress, the pro-life group behind two explosive undercover videos targeting the nation's largest abortion provider.

July 25, 2015

Texas Supreme Court suspends Houston’s ‘bathroom bill,’ sets up ballot fight

The Texas Supreme Court gave Friday the Houston city council 30 days either to repeal a civil-rights ordinance allowing opposite-sex bathroom use or place it before the voters on the November ballot.

July 24, 2015

Doctor: Don’t call them ‘baby parts,’ call them ‘products of conception’

A pro-choice doctor is challenging the term "baby parts" to describe fetal tissue and organs, arguing that they should be referred to as "products of conception."

July 24, 2015

Hillary Clinton, Democrats mum as Planned Parenthood videos ignite furor

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is a rarity, a Democrat who has admitted -- in public -- that he's concerned about accusations of unlawful conduct at Planned Parenthood.

July 22, 2015

Rand Paul pushes to defund Planned Parenthood after alarming videos

Efforts to defund Planned Parenthood steamrolled Wednesday as Sen. Rand Paul introduced an amendment to cut off federal support, citing concerns raised in two undercover videos about the organization's handling of fetal-tissue donations from abortion.

July 22, 2015

Planned Parenthood fetal organ donations’ legality questioned after second video

A second undercover video with a Planned Parenthood official has sharpened the focus on whether the organization is violating federal law governing the donation of fetal tissue and organs from abortions.

July 21, 2015

Mt. Soledad cross to stand as veterans group buys land from Defense Department

The enormous white cross that overlooks the Pacific Ocean atop the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego isn't going anywhere.

July 20, 2015

Abby Johnson, Planned Parenthood defector: Loophole allows profits from fetal organ sales

Abby Johnson wasn't horrified by last week's undercover video showing a Planned Parenthood doctor describing over lunch and wine how to "crush" a fetus during an abortion to preserve the organs because she's been there.

July 19, 2015

Environmentalist to Coloradans worried about coal-mine shutdown: ‘Tough sh**’

A WildEarth Guardians official had this message after the Interior Department refused to appeal a court ruling that could cost the jobs of 220 Colorado coal miners: Tough luck. Except he didn't say "luck."

July 17, 2015

Renewable energy standards reconsidered as states question mandates, fret over costs

California Gov. Jerry Brown drew headlines for his proposal to increase the state's renewable energy standard to 50 percent by 2030, but elsewhere, the momentum on mandates is shifting in the opposite direction.

July 16, 2015

Pro-life undercover group calls on Planned Parenthood to release fetal-tissue contracts

The Center for Medical Progress called on Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards to release all contracts with companies that provide fetal tissue to laboratories after she apologized Thursday for a top doctor's "tone and statements."

July 16, 2015

Planned Parenthood’s Richards defends donating fetal tissue but denies profiting

The Center for Medical Progress called on Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, to release all contracts with companies that provide fetal tissue to laboratories after she apologized Thursday for a top doctor's "tone and statements."

July 16, 2015

Lawsuit aims to trash Seattle law requiring garbage-snooping

A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Seattle of violating residents' civil rights by requiring trash collectors to snoop through people's garbage to check for items such as half-eaten hamburgers and used pizza boxes.

July 16, 2015

California curbs lawn size for new homes to save water

Those planning to buy new homes in California will have to make do with less lawn.

July 15, 2015

Sweet Cakes by Melissa crowdfunder breaks record with $352K

A crowdfunding campaign for the Oregon bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa has set a site record by raising $352,500 in about two months after being kicked off the GoFundMe website, far exceeding the initial goal of $150,000.

July 14, 2015

Mini ice age likely from 2030 to 2040, European scientists say

A team of European researchers says the Earth is likely to experience a "mini ice age" from 2030 to 2040 as a result of decreased solar activity.

July 12, 2015

Gun Owners of America calls background checks ‘utter failure’ after failing to flag Dylann Roof

That Dylann Roof was able to purchase a firearm despite a drug arrest comes as evidence that background checks have been an "utter failure," says a leading gun-rights group.

July 11, 2015

George Soros-backed death penalty foes spend big in bid to block Nebraska vote

Opponents of the death penalty rejoiced when the Nebraska Legislature voted in May to abolish capital punishment, hailing a breakthrough win in a certifiably red state.

July 9, 2015

Sally Jewell rebuffs Colorado pleas to appeal Colowyo coal mine decision

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has rebuffed the entreaties of Colorado lawmakers urging her to appeal a federal judge's order that threatens to shut down the Colowyo coal mine.

July 9, 2015

Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate Action still looks like one-man band

DENVER -- Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer plowed $5 million into his NextGen Climate Action in the last reporting period, which was $4,997,543 more than all other donations combined.

July 8, 2015