Author: reporter

By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLERABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip, potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create a virtual clean slate.During a 20-minute question-and-answer session with reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump also said he has ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. That lifts a pressure point meant to reduce civilian casualties during Israel’s war with Hamas…

MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Gordon reached for his leg, but he didn’t request a sub.It was the third quarter of Denver’s eventual loss to the Timberwolves on Saturday, and Gordon had just dunked after receiving a long outlet pass from Nikola Jokic. Jogging back on defense, he blurted out a swear word. Could it be yet another flare-up of pain in the cursed right calf that has forced Gordon to sit out 21 games already?“Oh, it wasn’t my calf. It was something else,” he said afterward, playing coy as to what exactly it was. “I’m fine. I’m good.”In fact, Gordon’s calf…

Hundreds rallied at Aurora’s snow-covered Fletcher Plaza on Saturday to express their opposition to mass deportations and other policy proposals championed by President Donald Trump.Addressing the crowd near Colfax Avenue — where some passing drivers honked and yelled in support of the group — speakers from progressive activist groups urged attendees to back Aurora’s immigrant community and resist federal enforcement actions.“We’ve all heard Trump’s rhetoric — the xenophobia, the racism, the misogyny, the transphobia and the absolute loathing for marginalized people all over the world,” Kat Draken of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization told attendees.“We’re not going to just sit…

At least 497 flights into and out of Denver International Airport had been delayed by winter weather as of Saturday afternoon, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. The delays include 190 flights belonging to United, 139 SkyWest flights, 131 Southwest flights and a smaller number of flights belonging to AeroMéxico, Air Canada, American Airlines, Cayman Airways, Copa Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Jazz and Key Lime Air. No flights had been canceled Saturday by 12:15 p.m. DIA spokesperson Keylen Villagrana said the airport has seen a daily average of 1,703 flights this month, including arrivals and departures. Get more Colorado news by signing…

BOSTON — There have been some significant “what ifs” in the aftermath of the Avalanche’s run to the Stanley Cup in 2022, but there’s a new one near the top of the list.What if Gabe Landeskog’s knee hadn’t failed him? What if Valeri Nichushkin’s personal demons hadn’t led to him leaving the team in the playoffs for two straight years? What if the salary cap hadn’t stagnated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?The new debate for Avs fans and hockey folks around the world: What if Colorado re-signed Mikko Rantanen?It will likely take years to determine if the decision…

BOSTON — Chris MacFarland wanted to keep Mikko Rantanen and make his roster deeper.In the end, the Colorado Avalanche general manager determined he couldn’t do both.MacFarland spoke with reporters Saturday morning, hours after making one of the biggest trades in franchise history. Rantanen, who is in the final year of his contract and can be an unrestricted free agent in July, now plays for the Carolina Hurricanes.“I think one of the areas where it’s clear is we’re not deep enough,” MacFarland said. “And I think that you’ve got to be deep to go four rounds. Hopefully this is going to…

It’s getting a little crowded on the Mount Rushmore of Broncos cornerbacks. But when it comes to monuments, the kids up in the Grading The Week offices figure you best not take Pat Surtain II for granite anymore.PS2 added another gold star to an already sterling career report card last week when he was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America, becoming the first-ever Broncos player to receive the award since its inception in 1992.Over his first four seasons, the 2021 first-round pick out of Alabama has averaged three picks and 11…

Denver and a city police officer are appealing a federal jury’s orders that they pay millions in damages to demonstrators injured by officers during the 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd.The city argued in an appeal filed Dec. 23 that the case should be retried or thrown out, saying several errors took place when it was heard almost three years ago. Barring that, Denver is asking that the $14 million in compensatory damages that a jury awarded to a dozen plaintiffs be reduced.Officer Jonathan Christian also is appealing the order that he pay $50,000 in punitive damages to…

An activist group representing tenants of a troubled Aurora apartment complex says some residents have been without running water for five days, as a company hired by the city works to connect them with alternative housing before the buildings are shuttered because of allegations of gang activity and neglect.Housekeys Action Network Denver wrote in an email Friday that tenants in two buildings at the Edge of Lowry “have had no way to bathe their children or cook food this past week and are desperate for support.”The group also mentioned that the deteriorating conditions — including burst pipes and flooding —…

Today is Saturday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2025. There are 340 days left in the year.Today in history:On Jan. 25, 2004, NASA’s Opportunity rover landed on Mars and sent its first pictures of the planet to Earth; originally planned as a 90-day mission, the rover remained operational for over 15 years, travelling a total of 28 miles across the planet’s surface.Also on this date:In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix (shah-moh-NEE’), France.In 1945, the World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as the German army concluded its final offensive on the Western Front; approximately…