Colorado governor seeks $4.5 million for more Capitol security
Citing a “significant” increase in threats to the Colorado State Capitol complex in recent years, Gov. Jared Polis is asking the state legislature to approve $4.5 million in new spending on Capitol...
View ArticleDozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests
MOSCOW — Security forces killed dozens of protesters and 12 police died during extraordinarily violent demonstrations in Kazakhstan that saw government buildings stormed and set ablaze, authorities...
View ArticleIntel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — Intelligence reports compiled by the U.S. Capitol Police in the days before last year’s insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence, even as other assessments...
View ArticleRep. Boebert should know that vaccinated soldiers are critical for national...
Vaccinated soldiers are critical for national security Re: “Democrats tried to pass a woke defense bill,” Dec. 29 commentary I nearly spit out my morning coffee when I saw yet another guest commentary...
View ArticleMarch for Life, nation’s largest abortion protest, could be last under Roe
WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion protesters began to gather Friday in the nation’s capital with spirits high and a sense that the country has reached a pivotal moment that could lead to a sweeping rollback...
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Denver to pay $500,000 to student shot in eye with 40mm sponge round during...
Denver leaders have approved paying a $500,000 settlement to a Black college student who attorneys say needed stitches and suffered vision problems after a Denver police officer shot him in the eye...
View ArticleKyle Rittenhouse’s gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed
KENOSHA, Wis. — A judge on Friday approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people and wound a third during a 2020 street protest in...
View ArticleSpotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19
NEW YORK — Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said that it will add content advisories before...
View ArticleTruck blockade at U.S.-Canadian border shuts auto plants
TORONTO — The truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the auto industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors to shut down plants or...
View ArticlePolice clear way to key U.S.-Canada bridge, but still closed
WINDSOR, Ontario — Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing Sunday, ending a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions that has hurt...
View ArticleKey US-Canada bridge reopens as Ottawa protest persists
WINDSOR, Ontario — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital,...
View ArticleOttawa’s police chief resigns amid truck protest in Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa’s police chief resigned Tuesday amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks, while demonstrators...
View ArticlePolice ticketing, warning truckers to leave Canada’s capital
OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa police trying to break the nearly three-week siege of the capital by truckers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions began handing out leaflets Wednesday warning drivers to...
View ArticleCanada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests
TORONTO — Canadian lawmakers voted Monday night to extend the emergency powers that police can invoke to quell any potential restart of blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions. Lawmakers in...
View ArticleNanda: Ukraine worked too hard for too long to fall back under Russia’s yoke
The war in Ukraine has intensified. Russian forces are indiscriminately shelling cities and civilians, and casualties are mounting. Kyiv is under attack and almost a million are already refugees. The...
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Friednash: Aurora riot sentence underscores the leniency for Jan. 6...
What is the appropriate punishment when our democratic institutions are attacked and people’s lives are endangered? From the halls of Congress to the courtroom, Americans are engaged in a heated debate...
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A speeding Jeep, two wounded protesters: Shooting during 2020 demonstration...
Jefferson County Sheriff's OfficeSamuel Young The 24-year-old protester accused of shooting two people while firing at a Jeep that was driven toward a crowd of demonstrators marching on Interstate 225...
View ArticleUnsealed memos reveal concerns by Denver police about internal “leadership...
Denver police Chief Paul Pazen was often “angry or ‘paralyzed'” during the George Floyd protests in 2020, and a “leadership failure” may have led to injuries to police and protesters, high-ranking...
View Article$14 million jury award for Denver protesters could resonate around U.S.
A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis could resonate...
View ArticleDenver will appeal $14 million verdict from federal jury over George Floyd...
The City of Denver will appeal a federal jury’s verdict that awarded $14 million in damages to a dozen protesters who were injured by police officers in Denver during the 2020 George Floyd protests....
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