FBI says it was warned about the prospect of violence ahead of US Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — The FBI warned law enforcement agencies ahead of last week’s breach of the U.S. Capitol about the potential for extremist-driven violence, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, contradicting...
View ArticleHouse races to oust Trump as Republicans Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger say yes...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House pressed forward Tuesday toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly Capitol attack, taking time only to try to persuade his vice president to push him out first....
View ArticleLetters: Striking difference in police handling of BLM and Trump groups...
Striking difference in police handling of BLM and Trump groups Let’s be clear about what happened on Jan. 6. According to the FBI, domestic terrorism is “Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals...
View ArticleFeds: Capitol mob aimed to “assassinate” elected officials
PHOENIX — Federal prosecutors said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” but the head of the...
View ArticleMore police accountability, criminal justice reform bills to come in Colorado...
Colorado lawmakers are yet again preparing a slate of bills aimed at reforming the state’s criminal justice system, this year drawing ideas from a summer of racial justice protests demanding changes to...
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Calm at state Capitol as few Coloradans heed nationwide call for election...
There was a marriage proposal at the Colorado Capitol on Sunday — the man went down on one knee in front of a chain-link security fence at the base of the building’s west steps — but not much else...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Small demonstrations at the Colorado Capitol as Biden, Harris...
A small anti-fascist group marched from Denver’s Cheesman Park to the Colorado Capitol to demonstrate against both Democrats and Republicans, police violence, racial injustice and more on Wednesday...
View ArticlePublic barred from Aurora police headquarters lobby as former officer appeals...
The lobby to the Aurora Police Department’s headquarters was shut down shortly before midnight Thursday as a former officer involved in the violent arrest of Elijah McClain appeals his termination over...
View ArticlePolice across the country weigh officer discipline after U.S. Capitol riot
For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection, the reckoning has been swift and public: They were identified, charged with crimes and arrested. But...
View ArticleAlexei Navalny’s team calls new protests in Russia for his release
MOSCOW — Allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces years in prison, are calling for new protests next weekend to demand his release, following a wave of demonstrations that...
View ArticleDenver officials must give 7 days notice before homeless sweeps, federal...
Denver officials must give seven days’ notice before clearing most illegal homeless encampments, a federal judge ordered Monday. The injunction comes from a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District...
View ArticleAurora City Council narrowly rejects two immigrant protection measures
Aurora City Council narrowly rejected two measures on Monday night that would have given protections to undocumented residents in the form of a legal defense fund for immigrants facing deportation and...
View ArticleDenver asks federal judge to stop order requiring 7 days’ notice before...
Attorneys for the city of Denver asked a federal appeals court Tuesday night to stop a federal ruling that requires city officials to give seven days’ notice before clearing most illegal homeless...
View ArticleU.S. House kicks Rep. Greene off committees as punishment for spreading...
WASHINGTON — A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading hateful and violent...
View ArticleDenver man indicted on federal charge for flashing laser point at police...
A 23-year-old Denver man accused of aiming a laser pointer at a Denver Police Department helicopter has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Related Articles Homicides in Denver soared last year to...
View ArticleThe Great Firewall cracked, briefly. A people shined through.
By Li Yuan, The New York Times Co. For years, the Chinese government has prevented its 1.4 billion people from speaking freely online. A digital wall separated them from the rest of the world. Then,...
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“It’s changed everything”: Man blinded in one eye by police during Denver...
A Denver man whose eye had to be removed after police shot him in the face with a projectile during protests downtown last summer is suing the city government for his injuries and in an attempt to...
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Opinion: Understanding Denver’s devastating rise in homicides in 2020, the...
The pandemic, social unrest, and presidential election upended life as usual in 2020. It was also an unprecedented and devastating year of violence. It is almost certain that the 2020 rise in the...
View ArticleMinneapolis to pay social media influencers to fight misinformation during...
The city of Minneapolis plans to pay social media influencers to spread city-approved messages as part of an effort to combat misinformation during the upcoming trials of the four police officers...
View ArticleNanda: The massacre in Ethiopia requires pressure from the U.S. to remove...
The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia has taken a heavy toll in the Tigray region. It could exacerbate ethnic tensions in the country and it threatens stability in the strategically important and already...
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