September 2026
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science
Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. Researchers who studied milk from cockroaches and analyzed soil health using underwear received Ig Nobel prizes celebrating unusual and imaginative contributions to science. The awards organized by a digital […]
Rome mounts a crackdown on golf carts that are increasingly popular with tourists
ROME | Beneath the splendor of its monuments and ruins, Rome is taking aim at a modern-day chariot: the golf cart. Hundreds of them have started carrying tourists through the historic center. Even rolling along at a moderate speed, these golf carts have so far outpaced regulation. But the city is mounting a crackdown. For […]
SENTINEL MUSE: Spend part of Labor Day checking out the real thing at the Gully House
AURORA | Get out of the house and celebrate the noted end of summer out on the farm. The DeLaney Farm will host an open-house Saturday afternoon, allowing visitors to explore its historic round barn and Gully House. This free community heritage event features scavenger hunts and refreshments. Inside only over the three-day weekend? There’s […]
Man injured in shooting during dispute at condemned northwest Aurora apartment
AURORA | An unidentified man was shot and injured Thursday morning during what police say was some kind of dispute at a condemned apartment building in northwest Aurora. Police were called to an apartment building at 1933 Dallas St. at about 7 a.m. after reports of shooting there. When officers arrived, they found a man […]
Colorado sues Trump administration over Medicaid gender-affirming care ban
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming healthcare. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts alongside other Democratic-led states, says the U.S. Department of Health and […]
State seeks $51,427 fine against Victor Marx for campaign finance violations
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for Colorado governor, is starting to feel the heat from state elections officials over a litany of alleged violations of campaign finance laws. Regulators in the Elections Division of the Colorado secretary of state’s office are seeking a $51,427 fine […]
Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming
BOSTON | The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system that would govern the entire project was operational yet. The administration filed its […]
Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army secretary following the departure of Driscoll
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle, a civilian leader in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works. But he […]
Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters as litigation over Trump’s order creates uncertainty
Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections kicks off Friday amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice and mounting concern over Postal Service changes that some state officials blame for a rise in rejected ballots. The developments have created a sense of uncertainty about a popular voting […]
Argentina’s Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country’s dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the British-controlled archipelago and praising U.S. President Donald Trump for saying Washington could reconsider its neutral stance on the islands’ sovereignty. Milei cast Trump’s comments as […]