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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed Republican “disarray” over a new pandemic relief package as the White House suggested a narrower effort might be necessary, at least for now. The California Democrat panned the Trump administration’s desire to trim an expiring temporary federal unemployment benefit from $600 weekly to about 70% of…

PARIS (AP) — Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unchained Hollywood’s contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104. Havilland, the sister of fellow Oscar…

NEW YORK — Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at 88. Philbin died of natural causes Friday night, just over a month before…

ORLANDO, Fla. — If President Donald Trump succeeds in getting immigrants in the country illegally excluded from being counted in the redrawing of U.S. House districts, California, Florida and Texas would end up with one less congressional seat each than if every resident were counted, according to an analysis by a think tank. Without that…

RENO, Nev. — A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus. In a 5-4 decision, the high court refused to grant the request from the Christian church east…

In a span of four days, the Broncos’ entire 10-man draft class has agreed to terms after second-round receiver KJ Hamler got his contract wrapped up Friday. Drafted No. 46 overall, Hamler’s four-year deal is expected to be worth $7,137,128 with a signing bonus of $2,750,638 and a cap number this season of $1,297,660. Related…

WASHINGTON — As then-Vice President Joe Biden left the West Wing each evening to head home, he often popped his head into national security adviser Susan Rice’s nearby suite of offices to check in — sometimes on pressing foreign policy matters, sometimes just to shoot the breeze. “My favorite unannounced visitor was Vice President Joe…

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a person familiar with the deal said, a decision that makes it likely teams with losing records will reach the postseason. The agreement was reached Thursday hours before the season…

Commerce City’s manager resigned in June, a month after threatening to sue the mayor for slander and for attempting to get him fired, according to a letter sent to City Council from his attorneys. Former City Manager Brian McBroom never filed a lawsuit, but he resigned after the city agreed to pay him $162,000 from…

As if there weren’t enough access complications at Rocky Mountain National Park due to restrictions related to the coronavirus, a popular hiking area is closing next week and will remain closed for the rest of the summer. The Alluvial Fan area will be closed for major trail work beginning Monday and running through Sept. 24,…

The Colorado Rapids picked up their lone point of the MLS is Back Tournament on Wednesday, playing to a 2-2 draw with Minnesota United FC. Colorado was eliminated from the knockout round earlier in the day when Sporting Kansas City beat Real Salt Lake 2-0. Rapids disappointing showing in the competition sent them home early.…

With Opening Day finally on the docket after a four-month delay, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred may have dodged a major bullet. For now. As of early Wednesday night, only 13 players across 30 clubs had elected to opt out of the 2020 season because of health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond was…

Look on the bright side. Thanks to Mookie Betts, that’s now $365 million less that the Dodgers have in toy money to plop, like a pirate chest, at the feet of Nolan Arenado. Hey, it’s Opening Day. We’re trying. Over 60 games, those straws you’ve been clutching might somehow be enough to keep things afloat.…

MLB’s worst team Fredrickson: Marlins Keeler: Orioles Newman: Tigers Saunders: Orioles Schubert: Orioles Ballpark worth visiting (if you could) Fredrickson: Oracle Park, San Fransisco Keeler: PNC Park, Pittsburgh Newman: Wrigley Field, Chicago Saunders: PNC Park, Pittsburgh Schubert: Fenway Park, Boston MLB’s most exciting player Fredrickson: Juan Soto, Nationals Keeler: Mike Trout, Angels Newman: Shohei Ohtani,…

The Broncos agreed to contract terms Wednesday with defensive end McTelvin Agim, tight end Albert Okwuegbunam and outside linebacker Derrek Tuszka. They join cornerback Michael Ojemudia as Broncos draft picks who have reached contract agreements. Broncos rookies will report to the team facility later this week for the first round of COVID-19 testing. A third-round…

If they decide to do foot-only closest-to-the-pin contest at the Colorado Open this week, consider Brandon McManus a heavy favorite. The Broncos kicker showed off his foot wedge skills during a practice round Wednesday at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. The results were predictably impressive: View this post on Instagram Not every day you get…

Denver Public Schools officials say they are preparing three scenarios for the upcoming fall semester covering a virtual and two in-person possibilities as the country’s coronavirus pandemic rages on. Enrollment, also called annual family update, begins next week and parents and guardians will have until school begins Aug. 24 to decide whether they want their…

CHICAGO — Fourteen people were injured in connection with a shooting late Tuesday outside a funeral home on Chicago’s South Side, police officials said Tuesday. First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter said mourners outside a funeral home were fired upon from a passing SUV. Carter says several targets of the shooting returned fire. The SUV later…