A champion of women’s rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the United States Supreme Court’s second female justice over…
Read MoreEconomy, coronavirus and race define US general election kick-off
Labor Day marks the traditional start of the election season for Donald Trump, Joe Biden and their running mates. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris met the family of a Wisconsin man shot by police last month to kick off…
Read MoreAsk Amy: Mom’s addiction and abuse roils household – The Denver Post
Dear Amy: My mom drinks. When my brothers and I were young (we are all in our 20s now), her drinking wasn’t too bad. It got much worse after her mother died 15 years ago, and steadily worse with COVID-19….
Read MoreMicrosoft and TikTok talks continue after Trump call
US tech giant Microsoft has confirmed that it is continuing talks to purchase the US operations of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok. Microsoft boss Satya Nadella had a conversation with President Donald Trump about the acquisition on Sunday, the tech firm…
Read MoreOil and gas industry supports more control for Colorado’s local governments as COGCC revamps rules
After years of beating back attempts by local governments to regulate oil and gas, industry representatives spoke out Tuesday in favor of local control in response to proposed statewide rules. Colorado’s two largest producers, Occidental Petroleum and Noble Energy, told…
Read MoreA-level and GCSE results row: Gavin Williamson resists resignation calls but says he is ‘incredibly sorry’
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has resisted calls to resign but told Sky News he is “incredibly sorry for the distress” the A-level and GCSE results row caused to students. He said up until results day last week he had “every…
Read MoreMan shot and killed after stabbing railroad police officer near National Western Complex
A BNSF Railway police officer shot and killed a suspect Saturday after the man stabbed the officer multiple times during an arrest. Shortly before 9 a.m., the railway officer contacted an individual trespassing near East 46th Avenue and National Western…
Read MoreA WW2 hero and a reckoning with Japan’s past
The last Japanese soldier to formally surrender after the country’s defeat in World War Two was Hiroo Onoda. Lieutenant Onoda finally handed over his sword on March 9th 1974. He had held out in the Philippine jungle for 29 years….
Read MoreHow did Israel and the UAE get to normalising relations?
Clandestine channels between UAE and Israel go back decades, but official normalisation is still a blow to Palestinians. Back in October 2018, Israeli Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev became the first Israeli to visit Abu Dhabi in an unprecedented…
Read MoreFrance sends jets and ships to tense eastern Med
France is deploying two Rafale fighter jets and a naval frigate in the eastern Mediterranean because of tensions between Greece and Turkey. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Turkey to halt oil and gas exploration in disputed waters in the…
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