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By LORI HINNANT and ILLIA NOVIKOVPOLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital Tuesday in Ukraine, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said, in one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began.The missiles tore into the heart of the Poltava Military Institute of Communication’s main building, causing several stories to collapse. It didn’t take long for the smell of smoke and word of the deadly strike to spread through the central-eastern town.“People found themselves under the rubble. Many were saved,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 3, the 247th day of 2024. There are 119 days left in the year.Today in history:On Sept. 3, 1935, Sir Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive an automobile more than 300 miles-per-hour, speeding across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.Also on this date:In 1861, during the Civil War, Confederate forces invaded the border state of Kentucky, which had declared its neutrality in the conflict.In 1894, the United States celebrated the first federal Labor Day holiday.In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War…

While some players might object to a position change, Damani Leech embraced it.It was 1994, and Leech had arrived on Princeton’s campus as a promising wide receiver hoping to bolster the Tigers offense. Defensive coordinator Steve Verbit, short on talent in the secondary, had other plans.So he turned to Leech — now the Broncos team president — and delivered a candid message to the Tacoma, Wash., native on his second day of camp.“If you want to play, get in that line over there,” Verbit said. “If not, you can stay at wide receiver.”Leech didn’t hesitate.A few hiccups followed, including a…

Opposition to an oil and gas storage site’s expansion across the street from an elementary school near Commerce City is growing, with Adams County School District 14’s Board of Education authorizing its attorney to pursue a legal challenge.At the same time, parents whose children attend Dupont Elementary School are organizing to fight the construction of five additional storage tanks at the Magellan Pipeline Company’s terminal at 8160 Krameria St., which is across the street from the school in the Dupont neighborhood.The additional tanks would increase the amount of volatile organic compounds, benzene and other hazardous chemicals emitted into the air.And…

A YouTube video that’s garnered nearly 2 million views and 8,000 comments details a salacious “true crime” saga in Littleton that “exposed a hidden world of secrets and lies shaking the town to its core,” according to the video’s description.The only problem?The “gripping true crime story” of a Littleton real estate agent murdered by his stepson after they had a “secret gay love affair” is, by all appearances, complete fiction. The 25-minute video likely was created with, and narrated by, a generative artificial intelligence program.“I’m not surprised to see this kind of thing,” said Casey Fiesler, an associate professor at…

No rain is expected to fall on anybody’s Labor Day parade or picnic in the Denver area Monday. The National Weather Service in Boulder is calling for the hot, dry weather to continue, with the temperature topping out at 89 degrees and dropping to a low of about 60 tonight. More of the same is forecast for Tuesday, with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Fire danger will be high in spots on the Eastern Plains, the weather service said. A large section of Colorado’s Front Range and the southeastern plains are abnormally dry, according to the U.S.…

A 19-year-old man was arrested in the death of one pedestrian and the injury of another Sunday night in Westminster.Police said a 46-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man were hit around 8 p.m. Sunday in the 2800 block of West 72nd Avenue. Both were taken to the hospital, where the woman died.The man, still in the hospital, is in serious condition, police said Monday.Police said the driver took off but was quickly found by officers. The suspect, Luis Gerardo Reyes of Westminster, was arrested on charges of hit-and-run and taken to the Adams County jail.Reyes could face additional charges. Police…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed on the highway while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, but Walz was unhurt. President Joe Biden called from Air Force One and spoke to Walz a short time later, as the president was traveling to a separate campaign stop in Pittsburgh with Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris herself was campaigning in Detroit before heading to the joint event later in the day with Biden, and her campaign said that she also spoke with her…

Fun fact: New Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen is the proud father of a CU grad. Heck, he even watched his daughter’s commencement ceremonies at Folsom Field recently from the comfort of Buffs AD Rick George’s office.“She loved it. She loved (CU),” Dannen said by phone earlier this week.“Pretty good view of the stadium from RIck’s office,” I said.“It’s a great view of the stadium from Rick’s office,” Dannen replied. “It’s a really, really good view of a lot of things from Rick’s office.”This week’s personal for Dannen, but in a good way. He likes George. He likes Boulder. Heck,…

If Sean Payton knows who the Broncos’ No. 2 quarterback is going to be, he’s not saying so yet.The big decision’s been made for a couple of weeks now. Rookie Bo Nix is starting Sunday in Denver’s season opener at Seattle.Whether Jarrett Stidham or Zach Wilson is the next man up, however, is not something Payton was willing to divulge at the outset of the work week.“I’ll settle it and keep you guys posted,” he said.Each had their moments in training camp. Stidham is in his second year playing for Payton here and was steady through training camp. Wilson started…