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At least two workers were arrested this week in a federal immigration operation that targeted a Mexican restaurant in Frisco and sparked protests in the mountain community. The workers were detained after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at the Hacienda Real restaurant Tuesday, immigrant-rights advocates said. The operation also targeted a home in nearby Dillon Valley. Agents’ clothing identified them as part of ICE’s investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, and they removed computer equipment from the restaurant. In a Facebook post, Hacienda Real said it had been working with ICE “for several months” after the agency received an…

A hint of a smile crept across Vance Joseph’s face, a longtime NFL defensive mind offering the highest possible kudos to the threat at quarterback the Broncos will face in Los Angeles on Sunday. Everything, in simple terms, is working for Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert right now. There’s the arm: third-highest quarterback rating in the league through two weeks on intermediate throws. There’s the processing: most passing yards in the NFL on play-action throws. And there’s the sneaky legs: 63 yards on 16 carries thus far. “He’s a special athlete,” Broncos defensive coordinator Joseph said Thursday. “He’s playing at a…

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, leaving the network’s parent company to decide whether supporting him is worth the risk to its business. Two other companies that operate dozens of ABC stations came out against Kimmel, and they are being cheered on by a Trump administration regulator who can make life difficult for ABC’s owner, the Walt Disney Co. But advocates for free speech say it’s time for the company — anyone, really — to…

Search and rescue crews operating in the Rio Grande National Forest in southern Colorado on Thursday found the bodies of two missing elk hunters, according to a family member. The hunters, 25-year-old Andrew Porter of Asheville, N.C., and 25-year-old Ian Stasko of Salt Lake City, were found dead by Colorado search and rescue crews, according to an update posted Thursday to a GoFundMe campaign seeking financial donations to find the pair. Lynn Runkle, Porter’s aunt and the organizer of the online fundraiser, did not share any details about where the men’s bodies were found or any other information about how…

By MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest known as Fat Bear Week. The main event featuring adult bears starts next week, but first up Thursday is what the National Park Service calls a “chubby cubby appetizer.” Fat Bear Jr. voters can cast ballots through Friday for their favorite adolescent ursine, with the winner advancing to the big show. The contest, which began in 2014, is meant to showcase the…

By SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he plans to designate antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” Antifa, short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity. They consist of groups that resist fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations. It’s unclear how the administration would label what is effectively a decentralized movement as a terrorist organization, and the White House on Wednesday did not immediately offer more details. Trump, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom, made the announcement in…

Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar maples, by boiling the sap to concentrate the sugar. According to the “Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,” Native Americans are generally thought to have been the first to tap maple trees and to turn the sap into syrup. The sap is less than 3% sugar; 32 to 40 gallons of sap boil down to just one gallon of syrup. Maple syrup tastes sweet with a distinct, rich flavor accented with a blend of caramel, vanilla, with a hint of woodiness. Don’t think of it…

By LEE ANN ANDERSON and LORENZO GOMEZ/News21 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — When Juan and Madison Pestana went on their first date in 2023, Juan vowed to always keep a bouquet of fresh flowers on the kitchen table. For nearly two years, he did exactly that. Their love story was a whirlwind: She was an introverted medical student who grew up in Wendell, North Carolina, and he was a charismatic construction business owner from Caracas, Venezuela. When they first met at a sushi bar, Madison didn’t expect much. That changed when she found herself in her car at 2 a.m., still…

Sean Payton does not go on vacation much, he proclaimed. So when Tom Brady texted the Broncos head coach recently to ask if he’d coach in a three-team flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia in 2026, Payton looked at his calendar. It was a vacation week in March. Payton accepted, on one seeming condition: Brady had to be on his squad. “It’s significant when it comes to growing our game, with the Olympics not far around the corner,” Payton said of Brady’s recently announced event, which will include other NFL stars and head coaches Pete Carroll and Kyle Shanahan. They…

Matthew Silverstone, 18, was one of two students wounded in the shooting at Evergreen High School. (Photo courtesy of Silverstone family via Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) The 18-year-old Evergreen High School student who was wounded during a shooting at the school last week warned fellow students about the attack as it unfolded, his uncle said in a video statement released Wednesday by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew Silverstone remains in critical condition after the shooting and may be facing a “lifelong recovery,” his uncle, Kris Koehler, said in the statement. He read get-well cards from Silverstone’s schoolmates that praised…