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Hundreds of Denver International Airport flights were delayed or canceled Saturday after severe thunderstorms grounded all airplanes for over two hours. Federal Aviation Administration officials ordered a DIA ground stop at 2:40 p.m. because of the storms. A ground delay also delayed flights by more than two hours on average, according to the agency. More than 700 flights were delayed or canceled as of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Of the 673 delays, 219 were reported on Southwest Airlines, 232 on United and 114 on SkyWest. There were 68 canceled flights, including 55 canceled SkyWest…

As people in the Gaza Strip starve, some of Israel’s supporters and global allies, including President Donald Trump, are beginning to change their views on the humanitarian crisis in the region. Michelle Cottle, a national politics writer for New York Times Opinion, joins columnists Lydia Polgreen and David French to discuss this shift and Israel’s fundamental mistake. The transcript has been lightly edited for length and clarity. — Cottle: We’re recording this on Thursday and we are going to talk about Gaza, where things have reached a new level of horror. Recently, a U.N.-affiliated group stated that the worst-case scenario…

Attendance Did not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list — WR A.T. Perry (foot/ankle). Out — ILB Alex Singleton (thumb), ILB Drew Sanders (foot), ILB Dre Greenlaw (quad), OLB Que Robinson (knee), FB Michael Burton (unknown). Camp-goers in Dove Valley got a neat little surprise when Singleton trotted out of the locker room Saturday morning alongside new moneyman Zach Allen, the injured linebacker dressed in pads just a few days after breaking his thumb. He didn’t practice during team period, but Payton made clear he’ll be back soon. It’s likely, then, that the Broncos have their starting ILB duo back…

Today is Sunday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2025. There are 150 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 23 people; after surrendering, the gunman told detectives he targeted “Mexicans” and had outlined the plot in a screed published online shortly before the attack. Also on this date: In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on his first voyage that took him to the present-day Americas. In 1852, in America’s first intercollegiate sporting event, Harvard…

Older Coloradans have mostly recovered from a pandemic-era increase in death rates, but middle-aged people continue to die younger than expected, mostly from overdoses. In the long run, everyone dies, but state health officials watch how death rates compare to what they’d expect based on the size of the population and the mix of ages within it. If younger people are dying in higher numbers than normal, it tells them that something has gone wrong. Death rates shot up in 2020 and 2021 as COVID-19 and an increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply took out Coloradans at rates not seen in…

Ryan McMahon played 1,010 regular-season games, came to the plate 3,824 times, and hit 140 home runs wearing a Rockies uniform. The team drafted him in 2013 out of Mater Dei High School in Southern California when he was 18. He spent parts of 13 seasons with the organization. On July 25, he was traded to the Yankees. Overnight, “RyMac” went from the worst team in baseball to the most storied franchise in the history of the game. He went from a team that must go 35-19 just to avoid its third straight 100-loss season to a team with World…

Here are a few August events you might regret missing: Telluride Jazz Festival The annual fest returns to the idyllic community Aug. 8-10. I’ve long admired the commitment and love that have gone into the event’s organization. It’s remote, the backdrop is breathtakingly beautiful, and the lineup delivers every year. Supreme saxophonist Kamasi Washington, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, all crowd-pleasing acts, are among the headliners. But the rest of the schedule is rich with national and Colorado-based performers, too. Tickets range from $90 for single-day passes up to $645 VIP experiences for the entire…

The body of a paddleboarder and dog were recovered from the reservoir at Eleven Mile State Park after a strong wind storm rolled through the area Friday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said. The man was with two others on the Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir when a storm rolled in at 1 p.m. Friday and blew the group into the water, state officials said in a news release. The park is near the community of Lake George off of U.S. 24, about 40 miles west of Colorado Springs. One person was wearing a life jacket and was able to swim…

Three people were killed and one was injured in hit-and-run crashes across metro Denver late Friday night and Saturday morning, police officials said. 1 killed, 1 injured in I-25 hit-and-run in Denver One person was killed and a second was injured in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning on a northbound Interstate 25 ramp, Denver police said. The Denver Police Department first posted about the crash on social media at 1:33 a.m. Saturday and said it happened on the northbound I-25 ramp at Speer Boulevard. The suspect vehicle flipped on the ramp and the driver ran from the scene and…

Zach Allen spent the past year-plus cementing himself as a central force on Denver’s talented defense. Now he’ll be paid like one of the game’s best. The defensive tackle and the Broncos have agreed to a four-year, $102 million contract extension, according to multiple league sources. The deal comes with $69.5 million in guarantees, and Allen is now under contract with the club through 2029. The 27-year-old broke out in 2024, logging 8.5 sacks and leading all defensive tackles in the NFL with 67 pressures, according to Next Gen Stats. His run of premier play in Denver dates back further…