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Road deaths have declined globally since 1990 except in poorer countries, study finds

NEW YORK | Road deaths are declining in the U.S. and worldwide, but lower-income countries aren’t experiencing much of the improvement, according to a study published Monday. Global rates of road injuries and deaths each fell more than 30% between 1990 and 2023, according to the study published in Lancet Public Health, which noted the […]

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Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say

CAIRO | Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions. The comments came after neither the U.S. nor Iran reported […]

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Immigration lawyer argues improper arrest for Aurora detainee

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Rudy Villeda Mejía has his own roofing business, a wife and three stepchildren in Washington, near the state’s border with Canada.  He has never been charged with a crime. He entered the U.S. without authorization for a second time in 2010 after he was kidnapped […]

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Two residents displaced by major house fire in central Aurora Sunday

AURORA | An unexplained fire Sunday night caused major damage to a house in central Aurora, forcing two people from their home, but no injuries were reported, according to Aurora Fire Rescue officials. Firefighters were dispatched at about 8 p.m. to a house in the 2600 block of South Troy Court. “A resident reported hearing […]

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Shooting at a Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead and wounds 5, fire official says

SEATTLE | A shooting killed two people and wounded five including a child on Sunday evening during a popular food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said. The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. in the waning hours of the Bite of Seattle, an annual festival that draws hundreds of […]

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Water hauling is the new chore no Colorado rancher asked for

MONTROSE | As water shot into an open stock tank atop a high country mesa, a trickle soaked the dusty earth below. Scott Snyder rose from the shade to fasten a hose and stop the spillage. “It’s just so much work. I hate dropping any of it,” said Snyder, who operates Mex and Sons Ranch […]