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By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO (AP Business Writers) NEW YORK (AP) — Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet? Well, you might find solace in discovering some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries. Walmart, Target and Amazon are all-in on the shipping wars, a move retail experts say will help them maintain a competitive edge against low-cost Chinese retailers Shein and Temu. For Walmart and Target, their investments are also aimed at narrowing the gap in delivery speed with Amazon, which has set the standard…

Luka Doncic put on a sensational, long-distance, one-man show, but he was no match for the Nuggets’ multifaceted balancing act. Led by big nights from Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Reggie Jackson, the Nuggets cruised to a 130-104 victory over the Mavericks Monday night at Ball Arena. “That’s who we are, we share the ball, and that’s been our identity for a long time now,” coach Michael Malone said. “Unlike some teams, we don’t just play with our teammates, we play for that guy. I think we had countless examples of a guy passing up maybe a good shot to…

By MARCO Di MARCO and DAVID KEYTON (Associated Press) GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the evening sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of Earth’s power in the land known for fire and ice. The eruption Monday night appears to have occurred about four kilometers (2½ miles) from the town of Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. The town near Iceland’s main airport was evacuated in November after strong seismic activity damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption. Iceland, which sits…

By JAKE COYLE (AP Film Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Marvel had more riding on Jonathan Majors than perhaps any other actor. Now it’s parting ways with him, and throwing years of plans for its cinematic universe in disarray. Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. dropped Majors from all future projects following the actor’s conviction for assault and harassment on Monday, according to a person close to the studio who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The swift move by Disney marked a stunning about-face for an actor who had…

BOULDER — If anyone’s flashing a bigger smile these days than Deion Sanders over the offensive linemen he’s landed in the transfer portal, it’s his quarterback son. Shedeur Sanders completed nearly 70% of his passes this season but was sacked an NCAA-high 52 times as Colorado finished 4-8. He took such a beating that he missed the Buffs’ final game with a fractured bone in his back. His father told The Associated Press in a Zoom call on Monday that he anticipates Shedeur being back under center for the Buffs’ spring practices. “Oh yeah, most definitely. He will be,” Sanders…

Russell Wilson walked into a trap he had no chance of avoiding. On Denver’s first offensive drive in Saturday’s 42-17 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Broncos starting quarterback went to the right on a naked bootleg when safety Ifeatu Melifonwu flew in unblocked for the strip sack. Defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs recovered the ball and ran 33 yards into Broncos territory. While the Lions didn’t take advantage of the turnover, Melifonwu’s sack established the ultra-aggressive approach the Detroit defense used throughout the game, as it recorded 22 pressures and two sacks, according to Pro Football Focus. “(The Lions) did…

A mule deer buck attacked a 67-year-old woman outside her front door Saturday, goring the woman’s legs with its antlers, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. The Silver Cliff resident managed to get back inside her home to call for help and was taken to a hospital in Pueblo, according to a Sunday news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Silver Cliff is a small town about 55 miles west of Pueblo in the Wet Mountain Valley, located between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Wet Mountains. “A wildlife officer went to investigate and found a bird feeder in the yard,”…

Sean Payton said Monday that he still expects tight end Greg Dulcich to play at some point in the final three weeks of the regular season. The Broncos head coach said Dulcich’s absence from practice last Thursday and Saturday’s loss at the Detroit Lions was unrelated to a hamstring injury that led to two stints on injured reserve. The second-year tight end was dealing with swelling and soreness in his foot after he was a full participant at Wednesday’s practice — his first day back from the IR. “I’m anxious to see how he does this week,” Payton said. With…

Aurora fire crews on Monday continued to battle the five-alarm construction fire that has shut down Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street for more than two days. As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, firefighters from six different agencies were working to douse the remaining hot spots, officials said, though physical flames were no longer visible outside the structure. The multi-agency operation includes crews from the Denver Fire Department, South Adams Fire, South Metro Fire Rescue, Sable Altura Fire and the Rattlesnake Fire Protection District, Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Dawn Small said. But the fire crews remain unable to enter the site, said…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and DAVID CRARY (Associated Press) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while maintaining its strict ban on gay marriage. But while the Vatican statement was heralded by some as a step toward breaking down discrimination in the Catholic Church, some LGBTQ+ advocates warned it underscored the church’s idea that gay couples remain inferior to heterosexual partnerships. The document from the Vatican’s doctrine office elaborates on a letter Francis sent to two conservative cardinals…