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Kroger, Albertsons agree to temporarily halt merger plans while Colorado lawsuit proceeds

Jul. 25, 2024 17:46 PM EDT

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons on Thursday agreed to temporarily halt their proposed merger in Colorado until a judge has considered the state’s objections. Kroger and Albertsons announced their planned merger in October 2022. The companies say they would be better able...

Church sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work 'mandated by God'

Jul. 25, 2024 00:31 AM EDT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Behind a church surrounded by rolling prairie on the outskirts of this Colorado town sits a donated RV that Joe Ridenour called home for a year after he lost his job during the pandemic. Being able to live in the RV, he said, allowed him to avoid returning...

A plan to replenish the Colorado River could mean dry alfalfa fields. And many farmers are for it

Jul. 25, 2024 00:26 AM EDT

A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California's crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support from the farmers who grow it. The Imperial Irrigation District — the biggest user of water from the 1,450-mile (2,334-kilometer)...

Century Communities: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 24, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — Century Communities Inc. (CCS) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $83.7 million. The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company said it had net income of $2.61 per share. Earnings, adjusted for...

National Bank Holdings: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 23, 2024 16:38 PM EDT

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — National Bank Holdings Corp. (NBHC) on Tuesday reported net income of $26.1 million in its second quarter. The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based bank said it had earnings of 68 cents per share. The...

US census takers to conduct test runs in the South and West 4 years before 2030 count

Jul. 22, 2024 16:32 PM EDT

Six places in the South and West will host practice runs four years prior to the 2030 U.S. census, a nationwide head count that helps determine political power and the distribution of federal funds. Residents of western Texas; tribal lands in Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado;...

Bassett converts penalty to lift Colorado past Real Salt Lake 3-2

Jul. 21, 2024 01:52 AM EDT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Cole Bassett scored on a penalty kick in the 89th minute to lift the Colorado Rapids to a weather-delayed 3-2 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Bassett was fouled by Justen Glad and delivered the winning kick, beating RSL goalkeeper Gavin...

EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market

Jul. 19, 2024 19:21 PM EDT

EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise's next installment rush to play. The game officially launched Friday, with EA Sports increasing its server...

Colorado judge rejects claims that door-to-door voter fraud search was intimidation

Jul. 18, 2024 14:10 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge on Thursday rejected claims from civil and voting rights organizations that a group of Donald Trump supporters intimidated voters when they went door-to-door searching for fraud following the 2020 election. The lawsuit against leaders of the U.S....

US Army honors Nisei combat unit that helped liberate Tuscany from Nazi-Fascist forces in WWII

Jul. 18, 2024 01:14 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — The U.S. military is celebrating a little-known part of World War II history, honoring the Japanese-American U.S. Army unit that was key to liberating parts of Italy and France even while the troops' relatives were interned at home as enemies of the state following Japan’s attack on...