Catalonia endgame keeps Spain on tenterhooks
LISBON, Portugal — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative government is aiming to crush Catalonia’s secessionist aspirations by firing the wealthy region’s government, dissolving its...
View ArticleWomen marched — now what?
DETROIT – Until the morning after the 2016 presidential election, politics was not a particularly high priority for Sarah Schulz. “I called myself a Democrat, and that was pretty much the extent of my...
View ArticleNFL sidelined pizza sales? Papa John’s says yes, others no
NEW YORK — The CEO of Papa John’s slammed the NFL’s leadership and blamed protests by football players for pizza sales going cold. A day later, rival Pizza Hut said it saw no such impact. So what’s...
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As veil of silence falls, Weinstein effect keeps growing
By Jack Coyle, The Associated Press NEW YORK — In the three weeks since the string of allegations against Harvey Weinstein first began, an ongoing domino effect has tumbled through not just Hollywood...
View ArticleKiszla: I bought two Broncos tickets from a protest-weary fan I want to share...
There’s a nasty spat between the NFL and America. Pro football has 99 problems. And one of those problems is as real, ugly and bright orange as the trashed, disfigured Von Miller jersey sent to me in...
View ArticleCowboys’ Jerry Jones apologizes for racial remark in video
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has apologized after a gossip website posted a 4-year-old video of him making a racially insensitive comment. The Blast website reported the video was...
View ArticlePakistan launches crackdown on religious protesters, setting off violent clashes
By Pamela Constable and and Shaiq Hussain, The Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Protests erupted across Pakistan on Saturday, compelling the government to call out army troops and paramilitary...
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Report: Officer safety put ahead of public safety at Charlottesville rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Law enforcement failed to adequately plan for or respond to a violent white nationalist rally this summer in Virginia, leading to “deep distrust of government” in the...
View ArticleUnity March Against White Supremacy draws 100 demonstrators to the steps of...
At least 100 demonstrators gathered Saturday afternoon on the steps of the State Capitol building to make their voices heard against white supremacy, oppression and discrimination. Some held picket...
View ArticleActivists protesting City Park Golf Course drainage project call for...
Activists opposed to issues ranging from a drainage project that will eliminate more than 200 trees at City Park Golf Course to the Interstate 70 expansion through northeast Denver called on Sunday for...
View ArticleTrump flouts warnings, declares Jerusalem Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON — Defying dire, worldwide warnings, President Donald Trump on Wednesday broke with decades of U.S. and international policy by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Despite urgent...
View ArticleTrump move on Jerusalem highlights Arab divisions
BEIRUT — Muslims across the Middle East warned Wednesday of disastrous consequences after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but in a region more divided than ever, many...
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Frontier pilots demonstrate in Denver amid pay fight
DENVER — Frontier Airlines pilots picketed in downtown Denver Thursday in a bid for public support in their long running fight with the Denver-based discount carrier to replace their bankruptcy...
View ArticleAngry worshippers lash out against Trump across Muslim world
JERUSALEM — Large crowds of worshippers across the Muslim world staged anti-U.S. marches Friday, some stomping on posters of Donald Trump or burning American flags in the largest outpouring of anger...
View ArticleVideo shows man sobbing, begging Arizona officer for his life before 2016...
After the officer involved was acquitted of second-degree murder charges, officials in Arizona released graphic video showing Daniel Shaver crawling on his hands and knees and begging for his life in...
View ArticleNet neutrality fans speak up as FCC set to strike down rules
NEW YORK — Net neutrality is a simple concept but a dense and often technical issue normally discussed in tech and telecom circles. Now it’s hit the mainstream. Next week, the Federal Communications...
View ArticleTrump hails civil rights heroes; protesters pan his record
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement whose sacrifices help make the United States a fairer and more just...
View ArticleIsraeli strikes kill 2 Hamas men after Gaza rocket attack
By Fares Akram and Aron Heller, The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed two Hamas members early Saturday following a rocket attack on Israel, in the latest fallout from...
View ArticleArab ministers demand reversal of Trump Jerusalem decision
CAIRO — Arab foreign ministers on Sunday demanded that the United States rescind President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, calling it a “grave” development that puts...
View ArticleTrump draws protests while honoring civil rights heroes
JACKSON, Miss. — President Donald Trump has honored figures of civil rights movement, some famous, some not. But his tour of the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and adjacent Museum of Mississippi...
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