Nation Dec 22 Trucker’s 110-year sentence draws calls for clemency The family of a trucker sentenced to 110 years in prison after an explosive brake-failure accident that left four people dead is planning to rally in Denver Wednesday to plead for clemency.
Nation Oct 27 United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker The State Department said Wednesday it expects to be able to offer the option more broadly early next year.
Nation Sep 01 Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death The 23-year-old's death gained widespread attention during last year's protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Nation Mar 25 Colorado shooting suspect makes first court appearance The suspected gunman in the Boulder supermarket shooting that killed 10 people appeared in court Thursday for the first time, and his attorney asked for a health assessment "to address his mental illness."…
Nation Mar 22 Authorities say multiple people killed in shooting at Colorado supermarket Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said authorities know how many people were killed and suggested they are not releasing the number because they need to notify families of the victims.
Nation Feb 22 Denver investigation faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain The report of the investigation conducted for the city of Aurora released Monday faults officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of the 23-year-old Black man.
Nation Aug 11 Colorado attorney general announces broader probe of police Also Tuesday, McClain's parents sued the Aurora Police Department and medical officials. It accuses police of a longstanding pattern of brutality and racism.
Nation Jul 03 Officer who stopped Elijah McClain fired after photos emerge of him mimicking chokehold One of the three white officers who stopped Elijah McClain has been fired over photos showing colleagues reenacting the chokehold used before the Black man died last year, according to documents from prosecutors.
Nation May 13 State Department told to revisit sexual listing on passports Under a ruling from a federal appeals court, the U.S. State Department is once again being ordered to consider whether to grant an intersex person a passport that does not specify a gender.
Nation Nov 27 U.S. travelers brace for a snowy Thanksgiving Wintry storms, including a “bomb cyclone” weather phenomenon affecting California and Oregon, are expected to cause difficulties for holiday travelers throughout much of the country.