US military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran is ‘negotiating on fumes’
WASHINGTON | U.S. forces carried out new defensive strikes on Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump asserted that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted that November’s midterm elections in the United States won’t make him rush into a deal to end the nearly three-month-old conflict. U.S. Central Command forces shot down four Iranian […]
AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say
MIAMI | The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials, in the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich […]
WATTS UP? Buckley’s fission for nuclear power, right on the base
AURORA | Buckley Space Force Base will soon be home to one of the first portable nuclear reactors installed on a U.S. military base as part of a Pentagon initiative aimed at making military bases less dependent on the civilian grid, according to Department of Defense officials. Buckley was selected as one of the bases […]
Aurora police reform monitor urges mental health system scrutiny after police shootings
AURORA | A report from the city’s contracted public safety monitor is calling for improvements to mental health services to prevent deadly confrontations between police and people in crisis. Within the past year, Aurora police have had three officer-involved shootings while responding to mental health crises, including an April 9 incident that ended with an […]
Gov. Polis signs bill to overhaul RTD board and governance
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | In a packed 16th Street FreeRide bus Tuesday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill that shrinks the Denver-area transit agency’s board and gives the governor appointing authority for some members. “The Denver metropolitan area deserves an A-plus transit agency, and I think we […]
Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
WASHINGTON | The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition began Tuesday and concludes Thursday night. The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier-Journal invited other newspapers to host spelling bees and send […]
For one Ukrainian war amputee, rebuilding is painful after a Russian strike killed her husband
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine | After Iryna Nakonechna lost her left leg last year in a Russian missile attack that also killed her husband, the Ukrainian woman decided everything tied to her former self had to go. She cut off her dark wavy hair and removed furniture, clothes, trinkets and photographs from her home. Just one […]
These are the five least expensive new cars you can buy in 2026, according to Edmunds
Buying a car is a major investment, especially when everyday costs keep rising. It can seem especially daunting given that the average price of a new vehicle is close to $50,000 in 2026. This is why the experts at Edmunds have compiled a list of the five least expensive vehicles on sale in 2026. While […]
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for central role in his ketamine death
LOS ANGELES | Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” star’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa in […]
Colorado River’s dire state demands action from urban water users, experts say — few are
DENVER | Dissonance exists between life-close-to-normal policies regarding urban water use and the growing crisis on the river Casually surveying the urban landscapes in much of Colorado’s Front Range, you’d never know that the Colorado River — the source for roughly half the water of the cities — has deteriorated to its most pitiful shape […]