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By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy charged in a shooting at a Michigan high school recorded video night before violence in which he discussed killing students. The revelation was made by Oakland County Sheriff’s Lt. Tim Willis during a court hearing for Ethan Crumbley. Crumbley…

TORONTO — After the morning skate at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar confirmed top-line center Nathan MacKinnon will return to the lineup against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight to begin a five-game trip. Related Articles Nazem Kadri returns to Toronto. Nathan MacKinnon returns to lineup as Avalanche begins five-game trip Avalanche’s Cale…

A Colorado man wanted as a suspect in a 2016 sexual assault case has been extradited from Ecuador to Jefferson County. Peter Robert Dettmer, 69, faces 126 sexual assault charges, according to a district attorney’s office news release. He was extradited last Wednesday. Dettmer was arrested in Colorado on June 10, 2016, on multiple sex…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A woman testified on Tuesday that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was often in the room when the witness, then just 14, had sexual interactions with the financier Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell “was very casual,” she told a New York City jury. “Like it was no big…

Three teen suspects have been charged as adults in the parking lot shooting at Hinkley High School that sent three students to the hospital. The Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office filed charges Tuesday in connection to the Nov. 19 shooting, according to a DA’s news release. All three 16-year-old suspects face multiple felony charges. Larry…

Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said in a video on Monday that she called Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to apologize for implying that the Muslim congresswoman could be a suicide bomber. But the call didn’t go as planned and ultimately Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, which includes Minneapolis, hung up. I called…

By JAMEY KEATEN, RAF CASERT and MARI YAMAGUCHI GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe consequences.” The assessment from the U.N. health agency, contained in a technical…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” in the sexual abuse of teenage girls, a prosecutor said Monday in opening statements, with the defense countering that like so many women before her, Maxwell was being made a scapegoat for a man’s bad behavior.…

MINNESOTA AT SAN FRANCISCO Vikings: CB Camryn Bynum (ankle); G Wyatt Davis; QB Kellen Mond; WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette; CB Harrison Hand; LB Chazz Surratt. 49ers: RB JaMycal Hasty (ankle); DT Maurice Hurst (calf); OL Colton McKivitz; DE Jordan Willis. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT DENVER Chargers: QB Easton Stick; CB Asante Samuel Jr. (concussion); S Alohi…

KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Shiffrin marked the return of the women’s World Cup to North America by setting yet another record — and the two-time Olympic champion did it Sunday on home snow. Shiffrin beat Petra Vlhova — her main rival — for her 46th career win in slalom. That matched a 32-year-old record for…

Michigan jumped to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday and Oklahoma State joined the top five for the first time since 2015. Georgia was a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the eighth consecutive week. For the fourth straight week, there is a…

Avery Bang, F, Sr., Chaparral — A Northern Colorado commit, the 6-foot-2 Bang is a defensive cornerstone (2.3 bpg, 1.3 spg) and reliable post presence (10.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg) alongside her sister Payton (13.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg). Raegan Beers, Sr., C, Valor Christian — After losing last year to a torn ACL, the 6-foot-3 Oregon…

AUSTIN, Texas — Luz Rivas remembers seeing the word on her mother’s residency card as a child: “alien.” In the stark terms of the government, it signaled her mother was not yet a citizen of the U.S. But to her young daughter, the word had a more personal meaning. Even though they were going through…

Denver will stay warm and dry this weekend, making 2021 the first year without snowfall during meteorological fall. Cooler today with highs in the 50s across the plains and 30s/40s in the mountains. #cowx pic.twitter.com/Tjc6U2jzKl — NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) November 27, 2021 Related Articles Steamboat Resort opens Saturday with a tiny fraction of skiable terrain…

The Frederick Police Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash on Aggregate Boulevard Friday morning. The crash happened about 10:55 a.m. on Aggregate Boulevard between Godding Hollow Boulevard and Tipple Parkway. This stretch will be closed for an extended amount of time, Frederick Police said. Further information will be released when available, police said. Related…

NEW YORK — Stocks sank Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly falling more than 1,000 points, as a new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe. Investors were uncertain whether the variant could potentially reverse months of progress at getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The…

By DARIA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV MOSCOW (AP) — A devastating explosion in a Siberian coal mine Thursday left 52 miners and rescuers dead about 250 meters (820 feet) underground, Russian officials said. Hours after a methane gas explosion and fire filled the mine with toxic fumes, rescuers found 14 bodies but then were forced…

By NOHA ELHENNAWY CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Thursday in the capital of Khartoum, renewing their demand for a fully civilian government and denouncing the country’s military rulers who were behind the October coup. Since the takeover, protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets in some of the largest…

By RUSS BYNUM BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice. The jury deliberated for about…

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat reporter Mike Singer and deputy sports editor Matt Schubert discuss the state of the injury-riddled Nuggets. Among the topics: Michael Porter Jr., is reportedly dealing with a nerve issue in his back that could jeopardize the rest of his season. What are the long- and…