Movie Review: ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ drains the blood, and life, out of an old English legend
In the opening moments of Michael Sarnoski’s “The Death of Robin Hood,” Hugh Jackman’s Robin shelters on a cold and desolate peatland. A young attacker (Jade Croot) emerges from the dark emptiness beyond his campfire. He grabs her, tells her it was a mistake to bathe. He could smell her downwind. Then he puts a […]
Archaeology team unearths ‘prototype’ of world-famous Stonehenge monument just a few miles away
LONDON | Archaeologists revealed Thursday that they have discovered a structure near the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge in southern England that may have served as a “prototype” for the 5,000-year-old Neolithic monument. A team from the British firm Wessex Archaeology said the structure would have consisted of two wooden poles 120 meters (394 feet) […]
McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthday
McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it’s bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They’ll be available at most U.S. restaurants for a limited time starting June 23. McDonald’s is one of several fast food companies offering semiquincentennial […]
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Read more Toon in Friday Read more Colorado’s child well-being ranking slips to 14th nationwide, Kids Count report finds Read more Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises
Toon in Friday
Read more Colorado’s child well-being ranking slips to 14th nationwide, Kids Count report finds Read more Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises Read more MARCANO: Real history paints the real picture of Mayor Coffman’s fight for slumlords, not against them
Colorado’s child well-being ranking slips to 14th nationwide, Kids Count report finds
DENVER | Colorado is now ranked 14th nationwide for child well-being, down from 12th place. That’s according to composite scores from the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, released last week. The Data Book is “a 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation* analyzing how kids are faring nationwide.” The report […]
Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises
WASHINGTON | As Janeese Lewis George paves a path to the mayor’s office in Washington, D.C., she’s told voters they could have it all. Her unapologetically expansive, left-wing agenda includes subsidized or even free childcare, increased down payment assistance for homebuyers and community resources to reduce crime, plus a promise to aggressively confront President Donald […]
MARCANO: Real history paints the real picture of Mayor Coffman’s fight for slumlords, not against them
Take a trip back in time with me to the spring of 2023. Let’s take this journey after Sentinel Editor Dave Perry in his June 18 column went down a dead end inferring that Mayor Mike Coffman somehow deserves credit or even a nod for backing a new city council measure to ensure Aurora landlords […]
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON | The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three people, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military […]
Talks between the US and Iran are called off because of fighting in Lebanon, officials say
JERUSALEM | Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off on Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, three officials said, raising questions about a nascent agreement to end the war in Iran. Iranian officials didn’t travel as planned to Switzerland, insisting that the fighting in Lebanon must stop before […]