Protest arrests show regular Americans, not urban antifa
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent urban left-wing radicals. But an Associated Press review of...
View ArticlePhiladelphia shooting victim’s family sought an ambulance, not police
PHILADELPHIA — The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police...
View ArticleFor first time, Denver enacts police command center for potential election...
Denver’s top officials will launch a police command post in preparation for potential post-election unrest — the first time the city has taken such measures around an election. Public safety officials...
View ArticleDenver warns downtown businesses to prepare for Election Day unrest as shops...
The city of Denver warned downtown businesses to prepare for social unrest around the election, passing out half-page flyers last week that urged business owners to call 911 if they witness anyone...
View ArticleNo sign of violence or demonstrations in downtown Denver after polls close
The steps of the Colorado State Capitol building, where thousands gathered this summer to protest police violence, were empty Tuesday night, save for four or five people who sat silently outside the...
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Trump vs. Biden: Live updates on the 2020 presidential election results
Democrat Joe Biden was pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White House, securing victories in the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan and narrowing...
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“A new day for Colorado’s prosecutors”: Democrats flip two big district...
While one key race remains too close to call, Democrats flipped two large Colorado district attorney seats in a power change that will affect how thousands of criminal cases on the Front Range are...
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Denver voters approve City Council checks on mayor’s power
Denver voters approved two measures this week that effectively check Mayor Michael Hancock’s powers, shifting more authority to City Council. Hancock pushed back strongly against 2E and 2G, tapping...
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Biden win brings protest, tense moments and some celebration
By Anita Snow, David Goldman and Lisa Marie Pane, The Associated Press A smattering of protests broke out around the country Saturday after former Vice President Joe Biden won the presidency, but they...
View ArticleTwitter: 300,000 tweets flagged over election disinformation
WASHINGTON — The CEO of Twitter says the social media site flagged some 300,000 tweets as part of efforts to combat disinformation in the period around the 2020 election between President Donald Trump...
View ArticleBarack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales
NEW YORK — Former President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir in...
View ArticleColorado’s young voters turned out in record numbers, largest bloc in the state
When 18-year-old Apshara Siwakoti cast her ballot on Nov. 3, she felt a sense of relief. Up until the day before, she didn’t think she could vote. Siwakoti immigrated with her family to the United...
View ArticleToppled Civil War statue at Colorado Capitol to be replaced by sculpture of...
DENVER — The Civil War statue toppled by protesters outside the Colorado state Capitol over the summer will be replaced by a sculpture of a Native American woman mourning the atrocities of the Sand...
View Article‘Our kids are the sacrifices’: Parents push schools to open
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — The activism of Jennifer Dale began when she watched her third grade daughter struggle with distance learning, kicking and screaming through her online classes. The mother of three...
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2020 Year in Photos, Part III: Racial Justice
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostShayana Dabney, a senior majoring in political science and history at CSU Pueblo and president of the Black student union there, listens to fellow speaks during a...
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Denver police chief promises change after scathing report on George Floyd...
Denver’s police chief on Tuesday promised to implement sweeping changes to how his department handles protests in response to a report from the city’s police watchdog that slammed the department’s...
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Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RYAN FOLEY, The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge...
View ArticleDenver council members float ordinance changes, giving police watchdog more...
After a troubling report on how Denver police handled protests, city council members on Wednesday floated the possibility of writing legislation to solidify police policy changes into the city code and...
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Colorado’s Electoral College electors make Joe Biden, Kamala Harris win official
Nine Colorado Democrats gathered in the west foyer of the state Capitol at high noon Monday to put the final stamp on Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’ Nov. 3 victory, as the Electoral College cast a...
View ArticleChurch vandalism exposes divisions over faith and politics
WASHINGTON — Vandalism at four downtown Washington churches after rallies in support of President Donald Trump is exposing rifts among people of faith as the nation confronts bitter post-election...
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