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U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.

Environment |
U.S. proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat

December 1, 2023 at 7:25 p.m.

U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in...

The final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in Aurora is expected to delve into largely uncharted legal territory, with paramedics, not officers, being prosecuted this time.

Crime and Public Safety |
Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death to spotlight Aurora paramedics’ role

November 27, 2023 at 10:57 a.m.

The final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in Aurora is expected to delve into largely uncharted legal territory, with paramedics, not...

Jurors began deliberations Friday in the case of a Colorado police officer who prosecutors say is guilty of manslaughter after stopping Elijah McClain as he walked home from the store and then abandoning the 23-year-old Black man after putting him in a neck hold.

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Jury breaks for weekend in trial of Aurora police officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain

November 3, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

Jurors began deliberations Friday in the case of a Colorado police officer who prosecutors say is guilty of manslaughter after stopping Elijah McClain as he walked home from the store...

A Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were discovered this month appears to have fabricated cremation records and may have given families fake ashes, according to information gathered by The Associated Press from customers and crematories.

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Colorado News |
Evidence suggests families received fake ashes from Colorado funeral home where 189 bodies were found

October 20, 2023 at 11:06 a.m.

A Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were discovered this month appears to have fabricated cremation records and may have given families fake ashes, according to information gathered by...

A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man's 2019 death lasted only seconds but has emerged as a focal point in the first criminal trial against officers and paramedics charged his death.

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Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers’ trial over his 2019 death

October 6, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.

A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man's 2019 death lasted only seconds but has emerged as a focal point in the first...

The pathologist who performed Elijah McClain’s autopsy testified Tuesday that he was unsure if a police neck hold contributed to the Black man’s 2019 death as attorneys for two Denver-area officers on trial for homicide sought to cast doubt about the prosecution’s case.

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Pathologist testifies he’s unsure whether police choke hold contributed to Elijah McClain’s death

October 4, 2023 at 9:15 a.m.

The pathologist who performed Elijah McClain’s autopsy testified Tuesday that he was unsure if a police neck hold contributed to the Black man’s 2019 death as attorneys for two Denver-area...

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Video of Elijah McClain’s stop by police shown as Aurora officers stand trial

September 22, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.

Elijah McClain’s mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears Friday after prosecutors showed video footage of the 23-year-old Black man pinned down by police officers during a fatal 2019 confrontation,...

The request in dispute, from a person identified as “Stewart,” wasn’t the basis for the federal lawsuit filed preemptively seven years ago by web designer Lorie Smith, before she started making wedding websites.

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Colorado News |
Man named in Supreme Court’s Colorado gay rights ruling says he didn’t request a wedding website

July 1, 2023 at 11:45 a.m.

The request in dispute, from a person identified as “Stewart,” wasn’t the basis for the federal lawsuit filed preemptively seven years ago by web designer Lorie Smith, before she started...

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered Species Act.

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Politics |
Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump

June 21, 2023 at 4:12 p.m.

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered...

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals that would reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened the Endangered Species Act.

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Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump

June 21, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals that would reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened the Endangered Species Act.

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