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Pipeline protesters pray, set fires ahead of camp closing

By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press CANNON BALL, N.D. — The last people remaining at a Dakota Access pipeline protest camp prayed and set fire to a handful of wooden structures on Wednesday, hours...

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In Venezuela, short on food, short of hope

By Hannah Dreier and Joshua Goodman, The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela is so short on food that tens of thousands are going hungry or even starving. Its murder rate is among the...

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Gardner refuses town hall, Colorado resistance organizations host one instead

Coloradans packed Byers Middle School gym and cafeteria Friday evening for a town hall event to ask Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner questions regarding issues such as health care, climate change and...

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PHOTOS: Town hall meeting directed at U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner

A standing-room-only crowd filled the gymnasium of Byers Middle School Friday night, Feb. 24, 2017 during an “in absentia” town hall meeting directed at U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, who was invited to...

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Protesters angered by Trump’s immigration policies gather outside ICE...

About 100 people gathered outside a federal immigration center in Aurora on Saturday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s plans to ramp up deportation enforcement. The rally, held outside the...

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PHOTOS: Spirit of America Rally to support President Donald Trump at Colorado...

An estimated 200 people came out for the Spirit of America Rally on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol building on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in Denver to show support for President Donald Trump.

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Cardboard Cory Gardner not ideal

First we’d like to give credit to the hundreds of Coloradans who packed Byers Middle School to air concerns about how Republicans will reform health care, immigration and environmental policies. Even...

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Trump says Obama is helping to organize protests against his presidency

By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – President Trump has been dismissing the protests against his presidency and demonstrations at congressional town hall meetings across the country as...

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Trump sons open newest hotel in Vancouver

By Manuel Valdes and Rob Gillies, The Associated Press  VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ignoring protests, claims their newest real estate venture clashes with Canadian values and a no-show mayor who...

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State taxes could flow with Dakota Access pipeline

By James MacPherson, The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an...

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Hundreds rally outside state capitol to show support for President Trump

With hundreds wearing red, white and blue while waving “Trump-Pence” signs, it would seem like a campaign rally if Trump hadn’t already been president for 43 days. Instead, the crowd on the west side...

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Banners fly over I-25 as group supports immigrants, refugees and keeping...

Hayley Sanchez, The Denver PostMarchers on the bridge above I-25 on Washington Street and Buchtel Boulevard. Their signs read “Keep families together” and “We love all immigrants.” (Photo by Hayley...

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“A Day Without a Woman” strike planned in Denver on Wednesday

International Women’s Day is Wednesday, and some plan to celebrate by participating in the “A Day Without a Woman” strike to demonstrate the impact women have in society. March on Colorado, the...

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“A Day Without A Woman” protest faces backlash

Sandhya Somashekhar and Michael Alison Chandler, The Washington Post The organizers of the massive post-inauguration womens’ marches have called on female workers to stay home from work on Wednesday,...

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Colorado House (briefly) tries to have “A Day Without A Woman”

In a nod to a national protest movement for International Women’s Day, Colorado House Democrats tried to have their own “A Day Without A Woman.” It was a short-lived attempt. “Quite frankly we wouldn’t...

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“Meat is murder” teen won’t face felony charges in Boulder

Paul Aiken, Daily CameraAteret Goldman, the animal rights activist accused of ruining $1,000 worth of meat at Ideal Market in Boulder, appears with her mother Ora during an interview at the Daily...

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Appeals court decision allows protests at DIA

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Denver’s emergency request for a stay of a lower court decision that ordered the city to allow more timely protests at Denver International Airport....

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Boulder County protesters demand fracking ban as commissioners discuss...

The Boulder County Board of Commissioners hoped a public hearing on proposed updates to the county’s oil and gas applications wouldn’t turn into a renewed call for an indefinite extension of a series...

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U.S. taxpayers might be on the hook for pipeline protest costs

By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota officials appear poised to go after the U.S. government — and thus U.S. taxpayers — to recoup more than $38 million in state...

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Trump protest rally in Aspen draws dozens to Main Street

Rick Carroll, The Aspen TimesMichael Levengood holds a sign in protest of Donald Trump’s family’s vacation in Aspen on Sunday. By Rick Carroll, Aspen Times Climate change. Russia. Equal rights. Meals...

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