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Ringleader of fire that killed 5 in Senegalese family, ripping hole in the community, gets 60 years

Jul. 02, 2024 20:47 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Tuesday for killing five members of an extended Senegalese family in a house fire, a crime which the victims’ friends and relatives say has forever changed their lives and their community, both in the U.S. and in the west African...

Big 12 newcomer Utah tabbed as favorite to win the expanded 16-team football conference this fall

Jul. 02, 2024 15:48 PM EDT

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 newcomer Utah has been picked to finish first in the expanded 16-team football conference this fall in a preseason poll of media who cover the league. The Utes got 20 of 61 first-place votes in the poll released Tuesday, a week before the start of the...

Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness

Jul. 02, 2024 00:11 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won't stand trial before the November election. That closely watched ruling, which drew sharp dissent...

Two Colorado residents die in crash of vintage biplane in northwestern Kansas

Jul. 01, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

HOXIE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of a vintage biplane in northwest Kansas that killed two Colorado residents. The 1934 WACO YKC single-engine biplane crashed into a field around 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Hoxie in Sheridan County around 6:10 p.m....

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

Jul. 01, 2024 10:03 AM EDT

With Friday's announcement in Nevada that voters will decide a ballot question in November on enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution, five states now have abortion questions set for referendums this year. And more could join them. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the...

Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the presidential race and keep fighting

Jul. 01, 2024 09:29 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's family used a gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members criticized how his staff prepared him for the faceoff, according to four people familiar with the discussions. ...

Mateusz Bogusz scores hat trick in LAFC's 3-0 win over Colorado Rapids

Jun. 30, 2024 00:54 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mateusz Bogusz scored all three goals for his first hat trick in two seasons with LAFC and the Black and Gold defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Saturday night. Bogusz' hat trick came with scores in the 20th minute, assisted by Denis Bouanga and Ilie Sánchez;...

Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it

Jun. 30, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales. But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming...

A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance

Jun. 29, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week. ...

Man arrested in Colorado triple-shooting after crash and intensive search

Jun. 26, 2024 20:19 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — A man arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in southern Colorado allegedly killed a man by shooting him in the head, and wounded two others, according to court documents. Henry Corral, 44, was taken into custody following an intensive search that authorities said...