August 2026
How to make the most of parent-teacher conferences during back-to-school and beyond
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. | Parent-teacher conferences can conjure a familiar scene: adults crammed into child-size chairs, listening to teachers run through a list of students’ achievements and struggles. For many families, they can also mean frustration. Today’s school conferences are sometimes 15 to 20 minutes, with little time for parents to ask their own questions. Adults […]
Aurora City Council approves accountability plan for regional navigation campus
AURORA | The Aurora City Council approved an accountability reporting plan for the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus, in an effort to track data and outcomes at the shelter. On Monday, the council unanimously approved reporting requirements for the shelter to keep track of campus operations and determine its success. Councilmember Gianina Horton introduced the plan, […]
At Lindsay Clancy trial, focus turns to medications prescribed before she killed her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy messaged one of her caregivers less than two months before she killed her three young children in 2023 to say she was having “intrusive thoughts I never had before,” “feeling completely hopeless” and worried about becoming addicted to some medications. Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at South Shore Health Perinatal Behavior Health […]
Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released
WASHINGTON | Russia released an American military veteran on Tuesday, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and abusive treatment that left him near death. Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old Massachusetts teacher and former Marine, was freed after President Donald Trump said he […]
Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
BOSTON | A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the U.S. Postal Service in election operations in a way that would limit mail voting. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani had already halted the order Trump signed in March, […]
Controversial ERBOCES education group survives as Pikes Peak State College stays
This story was first published at Colorado Chalkbeat. DENVER | A controversial Colorado education group will continue to exist for at least 10 more months after a clause in a 13-year-old agreement prevented one member from exiting. Until late last week, the group, Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Educational Services, or ERBOCES, appeared to be […]
New Colorado laws on sports betting, missing students, and AI take effect Wednesday
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Dozens of new laws passed during the Colorado legislative session this year go into effect Wednesday. They range from proper produce labeling to artificial intelligence in health care settings. These are bills that passed without a “safety clause,” so they become law 90 days after […]
Western Canada fights growing wildfires as thousands more told to be ready to leave
WEST KELOWNA, British Columbia | A deadly wildfire in western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday. One hundred firefighters from Mexico have joined the effort, bringing the number of firefighters battling the blaze […]
Inflation cooled last month as gas prices fell, though costs remain elevated
WASHINGTON | U.S. inflation slowed last month and a measure of underlying price pressures also cooled, suggesting higher oil and gas prices from the Iran war are only having a limited impact on broader costs in the economy. Consumer prices rose 3.4% in July from a year ago, down slightly from 3.5% in June, the […]
An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia’s Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine | Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Moscow’s full-scale invasion over four years ago have repeatedly targeted Russian ships in the Black Sea, including warships and […]