September 2026
The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That’s being tested in Georgia
ATLANTA | Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been cast. The system’s vulnerability has been drawing increased attention, with election security advocates criticizing state election officials for […]
The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs are
Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove heavy metals. But six years after buying the house, she still can’t be sure that her tap water is lead-free because she […]
REEL NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in Wednesday’s NewsMinute video
Read more Toon in Wednesday Read more PERRY: Wheel life turns by itself in a Waymo and turns up too often in the national news Read more Woman, 33, pleads guilty to $40,000 romance scam against 90-year-old Centennial widower
Toon in Wednesday
Read more PERRY: Wheel life turns by itself in a Waymo and turns up too often in the national news Read more Woman, 33, pleads guilty to $40,000 romance scam against 90-year-old Centennial widower Read more Aurora repeals tough-on-crime jail laws to comply with state Supreme Court ruling
PERRY: Wheel life turns by itself in a Waymo and turns up too often in the national news
Life is so rich, if not overwhelming and exhausting, these days. I took my first Waymo ride last week. I survived it. If you have a real life and don’t pay attention, Waymo are the odd-looking driverless cars in Denver that actually went driverless while being rider-full last week. When I first heard about driverless […]
Woman, 33, pleads guilty to $40,000 romance scam against 90-year-old Centennial widower
AURORA | A 33-year-old woman who met a 90-year-old widower at a local grocery store, told him she was grieving the death of her fiancé and later claimed she had cancer has pleaded guilty to running a scam and stealing $40,000 from him, prosecutors said. Priscilla Johnson pleaded guilty to theft and criminal exploitation of […]
Aurora repeals tough-on-crime jail laws to comply with state Supreme Court ruling
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers agreed Monday to repeal “tough on crime” ordinances that accumulated over the past few years after the state’s highest court ruled them illegal. The measure, approved unanimously, repeals or modifies dozens of minimum jail sentences for petty and misdemeanor crimes mandating jail time for crimes like shoplifting, car parts theft, vagrancy […]
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 9.15.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, includes results and highlights for Aurora area teams in softball, boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls flag football and field hockey.
These bulbs have evolved to avoid being eaten. You can take advantage of that
There’s little worse in a gardener’s mind than watching their careful planning and hard work go up in a cloud of teeth, thanks to every four-legged freeloader within chewing distance. So if you’re planting bulbs this fall, select the rights to avoid planting dinner. Although no plant is 100% animal-proof, some spring-blooming bulbs have toxic […]
Complete list of winners at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES | “The Pitt” keeps its Emmy streak for best drama going, and Jean Smart of “Hacks” keeps stacking the wins. The hospital drama starring Noah Wyle won the top prize in its genre for the second consecutive year. Wyle took the best actor in a drama trophy at Monday night’s Emmy Awards. Smart […]