August 2026
Iran déjà vu: Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war. It starts with a grim warning to Tehran that the Republican president is on the cusp of ordering U.S. forces to “obliterate” its power plants or seize key parts of its oil industry if its leaders don’t quickly agree to […]
Democrats’ future is on the line as El-Sayed and Stevens make final push in Michigan primary
DETROIT | Abdul El-Sayed sat quietly alongside his wife and Black political leaders in a packed Detroit church Sunday morning, clapping as the congregation sang and the pastor preached. Then he stood before the room and asked for their votes. Less than 10 miles away, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens was making her own appeal at […]
Water-dropping planes battle Athens wildfire as England records driest-ever July
ATHENS, Greece | A prolonged heat wave and lack of rainfall led to the driest July in England and Wales in nearly two centuries of record-keeping, according to provisional statistics, the U.K.’s weather service said Monday . All of Wales and more than half of England are officially in drought, the Met Office said. The […]
Metro postal workers protest potential threats they say Trump poses to mail delivery, voting
AURORA | The U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in the midterm elections. Postal workers in and near Aurora are making clear they’re energized to move into the public spotlight. “People depend on the Post Office, and they like it,” Denver area postal worker Steve Brown told the Sentinel last week during […]
‘Sopranos’ actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
NEW YORK | Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for portraying Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 80. Bob McGowan, who managed Pastore since his run on “The Sopranos,” told The Associated Press that he learned of his death Saturday from […]
What to Stream: ‘Ted Lasso,’ Billie Eilish, Stray Kids, ‘You Me & Tuscany’ and ‘The Shards’
The return of “Ted Lasso” and Billie Eilish’s immersive concert film are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the rom-com “You, Me & Tuscany,” a new mini-album from […]
At creative reuse centers, old art supplies get a new life at a fraction of the cost
NEW YORK | Charlene Catalano was looking for a ball of green-and-white yarn to crochet this year’s winter scarf. Instead of going to a big-box retail store, she found what she needed at Brooklyn Creative Reuse, along with gently used crochet kits, hooks, labels and other bits. It all cost just $6. “Nowadays, art is […]
Of thee I sing: A guide to US patriotic songs, from ‘The Liberty Song’ to Jay-Z and Kanye West
NEW YORK | The history of American patriotic songs offers a lesson about the different ways you can say you love your country. Composers have celebrated endurance under fire ( “The Star-Spangled Banner” ) and invoked divine approval (“God Bless America”). While Toby Keith’s “Made in America” dares anyone to question American eminence, Woody Guthrie’s […]
Grand jury indicts Aurora cop in fatal shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield at traffic stop
EDITOR’S NOTE: Be advised that the officer worn video contains graphic language and graphic shooting violence. AURORA | An Aurora police officer faces a murder charge for the fatal shooting of a Black man during a traffic stop last year. On Monday, an Arapahoe County grand jury indicted Aurora Police officer Matthew Neely, 54, on […]
Aurora Sports Notebook: Grandview grad Kevin Gausman traded to Chicago Cubs near deadline
News and notes about current or former Aurora prep sports, athletes and coaches from Sports Editor Courtney Oakes.