August 2026
US faces new pressure to build weapons without China’s rare earth magnets
EXETER, N.H. | A giant American flag hanging on the wall of a warehouse in New Hampshire hints at the national importance of the elements bound inside the mining waste stored in 1-ton bags. The company uses electrolysis to separate the key critical elements President Donald Trump’s administration desperately wants to produce domestically from the […]
Man shot in the arm early Monday while sleeping in east Aurora greenbelt
AURORA | A 61-year-old man sleeping in an Aurora greenbelt was shot in the arm and injured early Monday, police said. Officers were called to the area of 16800 E. Iliff Ave. at about 1 a.m. Monday after reports of a shooting there. There, police encountered a man with a gunshot wound to his upper […]
Aurora plans $1.9 million accessibility update for City Council chambers
AURORA | Plans are underway for a $1.9 million accessibility update for the city council chambers to bring the space in line with federal standards. Earlier this year, the city identified a number of accessibility issues with the council chambers not meeting the standards defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act and, in July, brought […]
District News: Koscove makes move up to big school ranks as new Vista PEAK Prep athletic director
Matthew Koscove will try to take small scale successes to a bigger model as the new athletic director at Vista PEAK Prep. Koscove made significant inroads over the past three years in the same role at Alameda International in Jefferson County Schools, but has graduated to the “big” leagues of a school with more than […]
Dry, hot summers are putting Dutch dikes at risk and threatening German river trade
WADDINXVEEN, Netherlands | Jeroen Wouda and Dirk Boom walk slowly along a Dutch dike, prodding at the bone dry surface with metal rods and scanning the parched grass for patches of green that could give away the location of a leak. In a scene that brings to mind the fictional Dutch boy who heroically plugs […]
Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West
LIVINGSTON, Mont. | Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally dry winter and amid widespread drought. Lower water levels mean rivers can heat […]
At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into graduate psychology programs that explore human behavior in the workplace, which is quickly being upended […]
Native son Freeland dazzles in a complete game as Rockies sweep Royals 8-1 at steamy Coors Field
DENVER | After getting the final out in the eighth inning, Kyle Freeland walked off the field as fans behind the Colorado Rockies’ dugout gave the veteran left-hander a standing ovation. As it turned out, his day wasn’t done quite yet, even as his time in Colorado may be coming to a close. The 33-year-old […]
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ROSEN: ‘Democratic socialism’ just an opening act for communism
Inheriting a deep recession and hyperinflation from the failed Carter administration, Ronald Reagan’s bold measures of across-the-board tax rate cuts, deregulation, and disciplined monetary policy broke the back of inflation in record time and ushered in a robust recovery that spanned for two decades. This vindication of the power of unshackled capitalism prompted some to […]