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Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 8.6.26
AURORA | The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026: Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at [email protected]. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports BOYS GOLF Predators Cup (at Saddle Rock G.C) Team scores (par 288): 1. Castle View 291; 2. GRANDVIEW 297; 3. CHEROKEE TRAIL 298; 4. EAGLECREST 350 […]
EDITORIAL: ICE body cam mandate doesn’t ensure legal policing without public access to video
There is no more powerful tool than transparency to ensure that any government agency upholds the law. And, likewise, nothing undermines the credibility of the government — especially law enforcement, — or breeds distrust and allows for evading justice like purposely concealing information from the public. It was welcome and overdue news this week that […]
Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facility and Yemeni port, and other Mideast news
Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked an oil facility on Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom. They also attacked a crucial port on the Red Sea, further escalating the conflict over strategic waterways. Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening […]
ICE says every field officer will use body cameras by September. Video release policy unclear
WASHINGTON | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Saturday it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations. But whether the public will get to see […]
Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed 50-49 as Trump’s attorney general in an overnight vote
WASHINGTON | The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday, cementing the command of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer at a Department of Justice that Trump has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned […]
Fauci contempt vote reflects the enduring politics of COVID
NEW YORK | Dr. Anthony Fauci is sitting before Congress, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on TV debating COVID lockdowns and Americans can’t agree on what science to trust. You might think it’s 2020 again. Six years after COVID-19 thrust the world into the fear and uncertainty of a global pandemic, Republicans in power aren’t […]
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More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up
MEXICO CITY | Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, a case that has become a symbol for impunity and state involvement in cartel violence. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they arrested Ángel Aguirre, Guerrero’s former governor, on […]
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CCA denies restricting speech amid controversy over Foxtalk publication
AURORA | A national organization aimed at protecting free speech is denouncing the Community College of Aurora for issuing “unconstitutional demands” of student journalists, including prohibiting them from conducting interviews and publishing stories. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sent a letter Thursday on behalf of student journalist Andy Green and the independent student […]
Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
WASHINGTON | The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce U.S. support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin’s hand as the grinding war drags on. The bipartisan legislation, which passed 86-11, would penalize countries that continue […]
New Momentum Scholarship offers free tuition at Community College of Aurora for 2026 APS graduates
AURORA | Recent Aurora Public Schools graduates who took college courses while in high school can still enroll at Community College of Aurora this fall with the potential to receive up to three years of tuition-free classes through a new scholarship program. The Momentum Scholarship is available to 2026 graduates of APS high schools who […]