This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | As negotiations with the United States hang in the balance, a hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad over the past decades is believed to have seized a place near the center of power. Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, who heads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, has become […]
Corbin Carroll lines RBI single in 9th, Diamondbacks knock off Rockies 2-1 for 5th straight win
PHOENIX | Corbin Carroll lined a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. Arizona’s Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven scoreless innings after suffering his first loss of the season against the Rockies […]
NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about-face on US troop moves in Europe
HELSINGBORG, Sweden | NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces pulled out of Europe. The apparent change of mind came after weeks of statements from Trump and his […]
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Read more Gov. Polis stands by decision to commute Tina Peters’ sentence despite censure Read more Aurora moves to create ‘independent’ police oversight office amid state reform mandate Read more Rami Malek explores art, love and death in Ira Sachs’ Cannes entry ‘The Man I Love’
Gov. Polis stands by decision to commute Tina Peters’ sentence despite censure
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a day after the Colorado Democratic Party voted to censure him over the decision. Peters, an election denier and prominent ally of President Donald Trump, was convicted in 2024 for […]
Aurora moves to create ‘independent’ police oversight office amid state reform mandate
AURORA | After four years under a state mandated consent decree overseeing policy and training changes in Aurora’s public safety departments, the city is moving forward with creating its own permanent monitoring office to ensure accountability continues. City Manager Jason Batchelor presented a proposed ordinance to create the Office of Public Safety Accountability to city […]
Rami Malek explores art, love and death in Ira Sachs’ Cannes entry ‘The Man I Love’
CANNES, France | In Ira Sachs’ 1980s-set drama “The Man I Love,” Rami Malek finds the most well-tailored role since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” While Sachs’ film, which is a competition entry at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, likewise centers on a performer dying of AIDS, it’s otherwise an altogether […]
‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot
CANNES, France | David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering filmmaker William Greaves, asked him to be one of four cameramen documenting a historic gathering in Harlem. In August 1972, William Greaves assembled as many artists, writers, poets, musicians and organizers from the Harlem Renaissance as he could. They came for a cocktail […]
Stephen Colbert is saying goodbye to ‘The Late Show.’ How it ends is still a secret
NEW YORK | Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye to late-night TV ends Thursday night when the host of “The Late Show” appears behind his CBS desk for the final time. What is planned for the finale has not been revealed but the folks at “The Late Show” have had months to prepare for the end of […]