July 2026
Proposal would ask voters to align Aurora city elections with federal cycles to boost voter turnout
AURORA | Voters may decide this November whether to move Aurora municipal elections to even-numbered years to align with federal elections, which has been shown to increase voter turnout. A proposed ordinance sponsored by Councilmember Alli Jackson would put a question on the November ballot to move city council elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered […]
Two metro nonprofits partner to fight food insecurity — for people and their pets
This story was first published at Front Porch. DENVER | Two metro nonprofits are partnering to help communities and pets in need. On the first Tuesday of each month, We Don’t Waste, based in northeast Park Hill, and the Denver- wide Colorado Pet Pantry set up a market at Bruce Randolph School at 3955 Steele […]
Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms. But you can minimize the effects of jet lag — and not just by […]
In a German forest, 2 brothers keep the ancient tradition of charcoal burning alive
HASSELFELDE, Germany | Immo Feldmer carefully tipped smoldering charcoal into a tall mound of earth to kick off the ancient tradition of coal burning. The inside of the mound was tightly stacked with beech wood which smolders for weeks until it’s been turned into charcoal — a craft that’s been practiced in the Harz mountain […]
Rick Moranis met with standing ovation at ‘Spaceballs’ sequel Comic-Con panel
SAN DIEGO | Rick Moranis says he finally has an answer for all of the times that “Spaceballs” fans have stopped him to ask, “When are you guys going to finally make a sequel to that thing?” Fans at Comic-Con International were ecstatic with his response Friday. A crowd at the expo’s massive Hall H […]
Cantore scores in the Spirit’s 1-0 victory over the expansion Summit
Trinity Rodman got the better of U.S. women’s national team teammate Lindsey Heaps on Sunday night, assisting on Sofia Cantore’s goal in the Washington Spirit’s 1-0 victory over the visiting Denver Summit. In the day’s other National Women’s Soccer League matches, Racing Louisville defeated Angel City 2-1; and the Seattle Reign shut out the San […]
Trump is set to defend his economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting
MILFORD, Mich. | President Donald Trump plans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up. Trump is visiting a General Motors facility in Milford, home to tracks and […]
Lindsay Clancy goes on trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her 3 children
PLYMOUTH, Mass. | In the months after the birth of her third child, Lindsay Clancy ‘s mental health collapsed. Manic, unable to sleep and stricken with thoughts of harming herself, she sought care from experts in postpregnancy mood disorders, was put on multiple psychiatric medications, and when nothing worked, checked in to a psychiatric hospital. […]
France says monster fire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growing
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France | Fire crews and planes wrestled Monday to bring a monster wildfire under control in southwest France before a forecast jump in temperatures complicates the massive firefighting effort against a blaze that has burned an area four times the size of Paris. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the fire had stopped growing, […]
Britain’s new leader is set to host Zelenskyy, signaling UK’s support for Kyiv
LONDON | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday at a naval base in England with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a visit the British leader said is intended to signal the country’s “unwavering” support for Kyiv. Zelenskyy’s trip is the first by a foreign leader since Burnham took office a week ago. His predecessor, Keir […]