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Denver bolted Saturday afternoon to the top of a foul list, No. 1 in air pollution among major cities of the world. The city took first place with an air quality index ranking of 162, edging out Johannesburg, South Africa, which had a 160 ranking, according to IQAir, world air quality rankings. Salt Lake City…

WASHINGTON — The Senate moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package Saturday after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted to clear a key procedural hurdle, but the action soon stalled out as opponents tried to slow the rush to approve one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities. The measure would provide…

A busy week of transactions just got a little busier for the Colorado Rapids, who announced the acquisition of defender Lucas Esteves on loan from the Brazilian soccer club S.E. Palmeiras on Friday. The deal runs through June 2022, and is pending receipt of Esteves’ ITC and P-1 visa, according to a club news release.…

An Arapahoe County jury on Friday found 60-year-old Alex Ewing guilty of first-degree murder in the horrific 1984 killings of a 7-year-old girl and her family in Aurora. The guilty verdict on all counts, which came after a jury reached an impasse Thursday, is the culmination of a 37-year odyssey for the Bennett family, and…

For much of the summer, small businesses listed rising supply costs and labor shortages as the top concerns that could derail their recovery. But by late July, worries about the delta variant have come to dominate their thoughts, according to a monthly survey from Alignable, an online referral platform for small businesses. About three out…

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Englewood residents expressed dismay Thursday as the city’s contaminated water situation continued for a second day, with officials hurrying to determine what caused E. coli to seep into the drinking water. The city on Wednesday evening issued a boil advisory to a section of its residents, saying they expect the issue to be resolved within…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizations in the world, died Thursday. He was 72. The federation confirmed Trumka’s death in a statement. He had been AFL-CIO president…

Metro Denver’s housing market slowed in July, with closings down from June and the inventory of available homes remaining tight but rising at a record rate, according to the monthly Market Trends Report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. Buyers closed on 5,820 homes and condos in metro Denver last month, down 12.3% from…

The sale of flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes, and flavored cigars, has been banned in Edgewater. The Edgewater City Council voted unanimously (6-0) on Tuesday to ends flavored tobacco sales, becoming the sixth city in Colorado to pass such restrictions, according an Edgewater news release. “Today, we’ve taken an important step towards…

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and JENNIFER PELTZ ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A majority of state Assembly members support beginning impeachment proceedings against Gov. Andrew Cuomo if he doesn’t resign over investigative findings that he sexually harassed at least 11 women, according to an Associated Press count Wednesday. At least 83 of the body’s 150 members have…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARINA VILLENEUVE NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced mounting pressure Tuesday to resign, including from President Joe Biden and other onetime Democratic allies, after an investigation found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers. “I think he…

Following the Broncos’ first full pads practice of training camp Tuesday morning, offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said he has been pleased with the play of quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock. “I’ve seen both guys get better,” Shurmur said during his first media availability of camp. “Sadly, the unintended consequence of this (competition) is typically,…

Two days before last spring’s NFL draft, Jonathon Cooper received an unwelcome phone call. He was told there was an irregularity in his electrocardiogram test, something that was sure to hurt his draft stock. It did, as Cooper — originally projected to be selected somewhere in the middle rounds — fell all the way to…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Lindsey Graham has become the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying Monday he is “very glad” he received the vaccine, without which his current symptoms would be “far worse.” In a statement issued Monday afternoon, the South Carolina Republican said he “started having…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to assist at-risk Afghan citizens flee Taliban violence as fighting intensifies ahead of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month. The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status in United States to include current and…

LAS VEGAS — Miles Robinson scored on a header in the 117th minute, and a United States junior varsity lineup upset a mostly front-line Mexico team 1-0 on Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Kellyn Acosta, the only player in the U.S. starting lineup who gets playing time when the first-choice roster is…

The expansion Seattle Kraken have revised their contract with goaltender Philipp Grubauer after the initial deal was rejected by the NHL for violating the collective bargaining agreement, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the team did not announce the…

A man died Saturday night after exchanging gunfire with Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies at a home in Centennial, the sheriff’s office said Sunday. The man suffered a fatal gunshot wound, but it was not immediately clear whether he was killed by deputies or died by suicide, sheriff’s spokeswoman Ginger Delgado said. The incident began around…