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It’s finally time. Two decades after becoming law — and following years of delays — travelers headed to Denver International Airport can expect to need a REAL ID. Most Coloradans are already prepared for the new federal security requirement, adopted in the wake of 9/11 and effective Wednesday, after state officials implemented the change to driver’s licenses at the end of 2012. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem told a congressional panel Tuesday that 81% of American travelers already have IDs that comply with the REAL ID requirements, which are designed to create a more secure form of identification.…

The Broncos will have a veteran quarterback in town this weekend on a tryout basis. Desmond Ridder, a 2022 third-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons, is set to take part in the team’s rookie minicamp weekend as a tryout player, a source with knowledge of the arrangement confirmed Tuesday to The Denver Post. Ridder, 25, started 48 games at the University of Cincinnati before being selected by the Falcons. He started 17 games over two seasons there and then spent 2024 with Las Vegas. There, he appeared in six games and started one. Ridder has an 8-10 mark as a…

Andrew Pogue knew if he could find the strike zone, he would unlock his potential. The 6-foot-5 right-hander always had ability on the mound, but he struggled to harness it. He started his career at Illinois, then got cut. He went to Arizona State and was cut again. By the time he landed at Colorado Mesa last fall, he got cut for a third time as he still lacked the control to pair with his 98-mph fastball. “When we cut him in the fall, he didn’t make excuses, he didn’t challenge us,” Colorado Mesa skipper Chris Hanks recalled. “He knew…

By Emily Weinstein, The New York Times I finally met a turkey meatball I love, after years of trying. Ground turkey is bland compared with beef and pork, which sets me up for a lackluster meatball. The texture is often problematic, too: dry, dense or both. But Ali Slagle, borrowing a trick from cookbook author Julia Turshen, adds a good amount of ricotta cheese to the turkey mixture. The result is a pan of meatballs so tender that you can easily slice into them with a spoon as you scoop up saucy bites from your bowl. When I made these…

You don’t trade Stars for scrubs. During the worst Game 7 loss in Avalanche history, Martin Necas and Brock Nelson were passengers from start to Finnish. “We felt we had to get deeper, and not only for this season’s team, but moving forward,” Joe Sakic said Tuesday afternoon when asked about America’s newest Avs-killer, Mikko Rantanen, the elephant no longer in his room. “Just paying three high-end guys and not having a surrounding cast wasn’t going to get it done.” Only you know who didn’t get it done, in the end? Sakic’s supporting cast. Necas. Nelson. Charlie Coyle. Jack Drury.…

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after Denver’s stunning Game 1 comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Among the topics discussed: The Nuggets rallied from 13 points down in the fourth quarter to take down Oklahoma City on its home court in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. How did the Nuggets pull it off? And how does the ball keep finding Aaron Gordon in these clutch moments? How much did coaching decisions play into the dramatic final minutes of the game? Did Oklahoma City…

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism followed fast. The company’s press release claimed the pups to be “the world’s first de-extinct animals … brought back from extinction using genetic edits derived from a complete dire wolf genome, meticulously reconstructed by Colossal from ancient DNA.” Experts in paleogenetics pointed out that only 14 genes, with 20 differences between living gray wolves and extinct dire wolves, were involved in the “edits.” Pontus Skoglund, head of the Ancient Genomics Laboratory at Britain’s Francis Crick…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press Techology Writer The U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google by asking it to give up the underlying technology powering the company’s digital ad network. The proposed remedy joins a separate federal effort to separate the Chrome browser from its dominant search engine. The government’s latest proposal was filed late Monday in a Virginia federal court two-and-half weeks after a federal judge ruled that parts of its lucrative digital ad network have been improperly abusing its market power to stifle competition to the detriment of online publishers. In a…

One of the most accomplished female athletes in Colorado history is buying into the state’s National Women’s Soccer League future. Denver NWSL announced Tuesday morning that Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated alpine skier of all time, joined the club’s ownership group led by its governor, Rob Cohen. Shiffrin, who has won two golds and a silver at the Olympic Winter Games on top of 15 medals at the World Championships, holds the record for World Cup wins with 101. She’s also claimed five overall World Cup titles over 15 seasons on the circuit and has been named Colorado Sportswoman of…

By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has blockaded all entrances to the Gaza Strip since March. While pummeling the strip with airstrikes, it has banned any food, water, shelter or medication from being trucked into the Palestinian territory, where the U.N. says the vast majority of the population is reliant on humanitarian aid to survive. Israel says the blockade aims to pressure Hamas to release the hostages it still holds. Of the 59 captives remaining in Gaza, 24 are believed to still be alive. Here’s a look at the humanitarian crisis spiraling in Gaza, through key statistics and charts:…