Aurora’s Colfax BRT project aims to improve bus capacity and frequency
AURORA | The Colfax Bus Rapid Transit project has made its way to Aurora, with construction on the improved bus route kicking off after a groundbreaking celebration last week. The bus rapid transit project, a collaboration between government agencies including the city and the Regional Transportation District, aims to increase bus capacity and frequency along […]
Man charged in Boulder firebomb attack on demonstrators to plead guilty to murder
BOULDER | A man accused of a firebomb attack that killed one person and injured a dozen others during a demonstration last year in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza was scheduled to plead guilty Thursday to murder and other charges. Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces up to life in prison without the […]
Iran responds to ceasefire proposal as drones target Gulf nations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran’s state-run media said Sunday. Pakistan confirmed receiving it. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel fights the Iranian-backed […]
Man who firebombed a demonstration in Boulder, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison
BOULDER | A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty Thursday to killing one person and injuring a dozen others in a 2025 firebombing attack on a demonstration in Boulder in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Mohamed Sabry Soliman looked down at a desk throughout the […]
Colorado bill exempts credit card fees on sales tax to save businesses money
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Colorado Legislature gave final approval this week to a bill that would lower the fees businesses need to pay credit card companies every time a customer swipes their card. It was one of the most heavily lobbied bills this legislative session. Senate Bill 26-134 would exempt sales […]
Aurora Council seeks to oversee GEO ICE detention center via contracts, inspections
AURORA | Progressive Aurora City Council members are working to strengthen the city’s oversight of the GEO Group’s ICE immigration detention center in the city. At the May 5 study session, Councilmember Gianina Horton introduced a resolution that would give city council oversight on contracts with immigration enforcement and detention agencies, including Immigration and Customs […]
Starmer says he won’t quit after local elections deliver losses for Labour and wins for Reform UK
LONDON | Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Friday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right party Reform UK make major gains. The local and regional elections are widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he led […]
Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
NEW YORK | No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U.S. government’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has […]
US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April
WASHINGTON | America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring beat the 65,000 jobs forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000 jobs created in March. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%, the Labor Department reported Friday. The Iran war has […]
Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions
WASHINGTON | The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena” like an object that a drone pilot says shone a bright light in the sky and then vanished. It said in a post on X on Friday that while past […]