Hollywood gets into the microdrama race as mobile-first storytelling draws stars and major studios
LOS ANGELES | While much of Hollywood was consumed by the streaming wars, Issa Rae was studying a different mode of entertainment thousands of miles away: microdramas. No stranger to creating a successful online series, the Emmy-nominated actor and producer became intrigued by China’s booming market for the short, mobile-first soap operas, seeing its potential […]
120 Years of Fun: Why This Year’s Arapahoe County Fair is Making History
This summer, the Arapahoe County Fair is celebrating a massive milestone. When the gates open in Aurora from July 23 to July 26, 2026, it will mark exactly 120 years of local tradition. But that is not the only reason this year’s event is so special. Get your pre-sale tickets now at https://www.arapahoecountyfair.com/p/tickets. A Triple Birthday Party The […]
The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump’s power to be decided
WASHINGTON | The Supreme Court is wrapping up a term that has focused on President Donald Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power. Trump’s efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, fire the heads of most independent agencies at will and remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor are among the remaining eight cases the justices are expected to […]
3 firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flames
GRAND JUNCTION | Three firefighters killed over the weekend in a wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when they were overcome, authorities said. The firefighters were part of a specialized crew that goes into remote areas by helicopter to quickly put out new and rapidly […]
Colorado court rejects November ballot initiatives aimed at redrawing congressional districts
DENVER | Colorado voters will not get a say this November on whether to replace the state’s congressional districts with ones that could help Democrats win additional seats in future elections. The state Supreme Court on Monday struck down a series of proposed ballot initiatives that would have sidestepped the state’s independent redistricting commission and […]
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Toon in Tuesday
Read more Not politics as usual. Democratic primaries linked to age, ideals and outside money Read more Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people Read more Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence
Not politics as usual. Democratic primaries linked to age, ideals and outside money
AURORA | Colorado’s Democratic primaries on Tuesday will help answer a question the party has increasingly faced nationally: Are voters gravitating toward a younger, more progressive generation of leaders or sticking with established veterans? That choice is starkly reflected in the fight to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette has […]
Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people
The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella. On a typical shift, he said, he chatted with more than 100 people […]
Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence
TRENTON, N.J. | Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who’s been away from Congress for almost four months, is expected to re-emerge in public after months of speculation about the unspecified medical condition he says has kept him away from Washington. Kean, 57, a second-term lawmaker and scion of a New Jersey political family, […]