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Trump defends Iran war, baselessly claims election fraud in California, maligns ‘Meet the Press’
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. | President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he “didn’t guarantee” there would […]
Denver native Kyle Freeland becomes Rockies’ all-time innings leader against Brewers
DENVER | Kyle Freeland stepped off the mound and tipped his cap to the cheering fans and then in the direction of his family. Just a brief pause to soak in the moment before returning right back to work. Freeland, the left-handed pitcher who grew up going to games at Coors Field, became the Colorado […]
Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump’s birthday
NEW YORK | A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two […]
Years of pent-up emotions came flooding out of Alexander Zverev when he finally won the French Open
PARIS | It all came rushing back to Alexander Zverev when he was lying on his back on the French Open’s center court, his hands covering his face, and sobbing on Sunday as he realized that he had — finally — become a Grand Slam champion. It was the same court where he twisted his […]
European leaders voice ‘urgent need’ to bolster Ukraine’s defenses against ballistic missiles
LONDON | The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia’s powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz […]
Aurora shooting leaves 25-year-old man dead after argument in an alley
AURORA | An argument among a group of people early Sunday at an alley in northwest Aurora turned deadly when one person shot an unidentified man in the group and then left, police said. Officers were called to the alley between the 1400 blocks of Dallas and Clinton streets at about 4:30 a.m. after reports […]
REP. CARTER: Gov. Polis stumbles with veto of bill to help firefighters with work-related cancer
On June 3, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed Senate Bill 26-184 — legislation our caucus designated the “Ruben Sims Jr. Act,” named for Aurora Fire and Rescue’s first Black firefighter. He gave decades of service to this community and died of occupational cancer. I am disappointed, and Coloradans deserve to know why. The governor’s concerns about […]
PERRY: The Elijah McClain homicide trial process didn’t get in the way of the facts, nor the convictions
The facts surrounding the death of Elijah McClain at the hands of Aurora police and paramedics in 2019 have never changed. Despite that, a state court of appeals decision last week upended two of the fact-based, hard-fought court battles to hold some of the cops and paramedics accountable for McClain’s death. McClain, a 23-year-old Black […]
Alcohol suspected in fatal Aurora crash that killed 1 early Sunday, police say
AURORA | Investigators say one or both drivers involved in a fatal car crash early Saturday in central Aurora may have been intoxicated. Police were called to the intersection of South Peoria Street and East Jewell Avenue at about 3 a.m. after reports of a car crash there. “The preliminary investigation has determined a Hyundai […]
Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list
WASHINGTON | After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that their careers now have a ceiling and worry for the future generation of female military leaders. The Navy had selected 31 sailors to […]