Arvada rejects Amazon delivery hub

The Arvada City Council turned down a controversial plan by Amazon to build a delivery hub on the city’s west side, voting 5-2 early Tuesday to reject an annexation request by the online behemoth. The council’s vote came after a nearly eight-hour meeting that focused exclusively on the proposed project, which would have placed a 112,000-square-foot delivery warehouse and more […]

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U.S. military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes

In the first public accounting of its kind in decades, an Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes. And that's certainly an undercount. Government records covering the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force show pistols, machine guns, shotguns and automatic assault […]

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Two Black students won school honours. Then came the demands for a recount

After two white families claimed a grade calculation error, a Mississippi school added their children as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian, reviving questions about race and equity. At first, it seemed a joyous occasion. There was an audible gasp in the room, then boisterous cheering and applause when the announcement was made: Ikeria Washington and Layla Temple had been named 2021 valedictorian […]

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Southwest Airlines' entire fleet GROUNDED after weather system crashes leaving thousands stranded and stuck on runways

SOUTHWEST Airlines' entire fleet appears to be grounded after a weather system crash left thousands stranded and stuck on runways. People began complaining of grounded planes and being stranded on tarmacs from Phoenix to Las Vegas to Baltimore around 10pm EST. Southwest's social media team appears to be scrambling to answer all of the complaints that are coming through. One […]

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'Bipartisan' infrastructure talks are a smoke screen

During the Trump presidency, “infrastructure week” became a running joke because there was never a coherent plan to match the periodic messaging campaigns. The Joe Biden equivalent is bipartisanship week. Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are continuing negotiations this week on a big spending package for roads, green energy and other supposed Biden priorities. Ten senators—five from each party—reportedly […]

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