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Major changes are coming to health insurance in Colorado over the next two years, but members of the state’s delegation in Congress are pitching bills that would dampen the impacts of those disruptions to health care. H.R. 1, known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” will reduce the number of people covered by Medicaid by adding work requirements and making enrollees prove their eligibility more frequently. It will also limit states’ ability to expand the services their Medicaid programs pay for, starting in 2027. The number of uninsured people in Colorado and across the nation will likely start to rise before…

One tweak to the NFL’s dynamic kickoff rule not only spiked the number of returns in Week 1 league-wide, but it might also eventually impact how teams approach the opening coin toss. A touchback now brings the ball out to the offense’s 35-yard line, meaning even one first down ensures that, even if the offense punts, it will have a chance to pin the other team deep in its own territory. Denver coach Sean Payton on Wednesday described it as starting in positive field position rather than neutral. “If you’ve got a team that’s a little more touchback-oriented than put-it-in-play…

Two adults were found dead Tuesday in a home in Pinewood Springs in an apparent murder-suicide. Just after 4:30 p.m., Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of two deceased adults in a home on Deer Lane, according to a Larimer County Sheriff’s Office press release. The Larimer County Coroner’s office conducted an autopsy and found that both people died from gunshot injuries, the press release stated. The autopsy also revealed that the 65-year-old woman’s death was attributed to homicide and the 64-year-old man’s manner of death was suicide, the press release stated. It did not describe the…

By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is promising universal free child care to families of all income levels. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her plans this week, saying she wants to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to help more parents by removing the state’s income eligibility limit starting Nov. 1. Rules for the program are being hashed out and lawmakers still have to approve funding, but New Mexico already is several steps ahead of other states when it comes to subsidizing child care. The latest initiative expands on previous early childhood education…

Max Curran grew up in Prague, but he’s already seen the destination of his lifelong dream up close. Curran is one of countless young European hockey players who have seen NHL games in his hometown as part of the league’s global series. He’s watched four NHL teams play at Prague’s O2 Arena, including the return of hometown hero Tomas Hertl in 2022 with the San Jose Sharks. Now, after a breakout season and spending some time with Hertl this past offseason, Curran can see the fruition of his work starting to come together. “I think I can get better at…

By Beth Dooley, The Minnesota Star Tribune Corn, sweet and tender, is in joyful high season. There’s lots of it, and it’s easy to find, easy to love! The best way to eat corn is straight off the cob, dripping with butter and showered with coarse salt … or grilled to roasty, caramelized perfection and slathered with spicy lime mayo. But hurry, the season for corn is now. Enjoy it by the bushel before summer and corn fade into a hazy memory. Make sure the corn is local and fresh. Look for plump, dark green husks that are heavy in…

Bo Nix couldn’t sit still after one of the worst games of his NFL career on Sunday. “Literally right after the game, or the day after the game,” Broncos QB3 Sam Ehlinger remembered, “he’s like, ‘Gosh, why do I have to wait six days to play again? Can’t we just play again?’” The man “challenges himself to be perfect,” as receiver Courtland Sutton told reporters this week, and perfectionism can come spilling out of Nix in frazzled bursts of frustration. There was a yell as the quarterback took a seat after one interception against the Titans. There were flung hands…

Sean Payton has told the story many times about the first game at Empower Field in September 2001. He was a young assistant for the New York Giants, and the game was played on Monday Night Football, Sept. 10, the night before the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. The now-Denver head coach had that game on his mind Wednesday, one day after the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group announced Burnham Yard as the preferred site for a stadium they hope to build and be playing in by the 2031 season. “It ages me,” said Payton, 61. He…

Add another key defensive starter to the Broncos’ list of nagging ailments. Defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers didn’t practice Wednesday with a knee injury, according to the team’s injury report. Franklin-Myers wasn’t seen at all Wednesday, a sudden development after he played 36 snaps in Week 1 on Sunday against the Titans. A source told The Denver Post that Franklin-Myers reported the knee injury to staff on Monday. He recorded one tackle with one pressure and one QB hurry against Tennessee, per Pro Football Focus. Even with fellow defensive lineman Malcolm Roach on short-term injured reserve, the Broncos still have plenty…

Today is Thursday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2025. There are 111 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania. It remains the deadliest terror attack in history. Also on this date: In 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. In 1814, an American fleet scored a decisive victory…