October 2026
Renee Good’s family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS | Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis. The two lawsuits were filed by Good’s partner, Becca Good, and Renee’s brother Brent Ganger. The Justice Department didn’t […]
Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Christa Pike remained alive and was receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said Thursday, a day after she survived a failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder during what Tennessee’s governor called a “deeply disturbing” incident. Pike is in critical condition at the hospital where she was taken […]
New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE. A memo sent to officers in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division and […]
Colorado faces fifth recent SCOTUS case regarding LGBTQ rights linked to preschool
This story was first published at the Conversation. DENVER | The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term on Oct. 5, 2026. One of the cases that the justices have agreed to hear is a First Amendment religious liberty case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy. The case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program […]
EDITORIAL: Protecting the nation from propaganda has become a critical mission
There are two lines U.S. government officials should never cross, especially the Trump administration. One is the line passing off political promotion and propaganda advertising as paid announcements to the public. Another is the line separating a president’s authority from government retaliation against journalists whose reporting he dislikes. The Trump administration has dangerously violated both […]
Poll: Cherry Creek schools voters demand more trust and accountability after controversies
AURORA | Cherry Creek schools teachers say a new poll of voters in the district shows that district leaders and administrators are getting failing grades when it comes to eliciting the public’s trust. “The results of this poll confirm what I’ve heard over and over in conversations with educators — there’s deep concern regarding failed […]
California helicopter crash kills 2 people and leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 missing
LOS ANGELES | A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people and leaving two hospitalized, authorities said. Rescuers early Thursday searched for a fifth person who was reported to be in the aircraft and was missing, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a social media post. First responders […]
Investigators work to determine why a pilot apparently tried to crash a FlyDubai flight to Israel
JERUSALEM | Investigators worked Thursday to determine why an Omani pilot stabbed the captain of a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously before others on board landed it in Saudi Arabia. Passengers on the FlyDubai plane — which was carrying 174 people, mostly Israelis, from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv […]
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON | Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party’s chances in November. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that only 17% of U.S. adults approve […]
MacKinnon has 2 goals and a rare fight in the Avs’ 8-4 victory over the Kings in opener
DENVER | Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in a four-goal second period and capped his night with a rare fight, and the Colorado Avalanche opened the season with an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Hours before the game, Colorado coach Jared Bednar was given a four-year contract extension. Bednar, who led […]