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Zachary Spindler-Krage, The Denver Post Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a commencement speech at the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The Class of 2024 received their diplomas and commissions in the ceremony Thursday, which was punctuated by a flight of United States Air Force Thunderbirds over Falcon Stadium afterward.

Several Republican candidates vying to represent Colorado’s mostly rural 4th Congressional District went hard after U. S. Rep. Lauren Boebert during a televised debate Thursday night, accusing her of accomplishing little during her more than three years in Congress and raising the question of whether she can prevail against a Democrat in November if nominated. “You have passed nothing,” state Rep.

OXON HILL, Md. — Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory. Bruhat spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating Faizan Zaki by nine, to win the title on Thursday night.

I wish I was as thin as Broncos Country’s patience. This came to mind while watching the Broncos practice on Thursday morning. Before the unscripted flyover, before the press conferences, before the injury updates, there was a moment of pause. Former Oregon Duck Bo Nix dropped back during practice and fired a dart to tight end Lucas Krull.

8212; A Minneapolis police officer who was killed Thursday had responded to a shooting call and was providing medical attention to a man when he was ambushed in a shooting that killed two other people including the suspected gunman, authorities said. Minneapolis Officer Jamal Mitchell was trying to help an injured man when the man shot him, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said. The Minneapolis Police Department said the public was not in danger but encouraged people to stay away from the scene at a Minneapolis apartment complex in the south Minneapolis neighborhood of Whittier. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association said a second officer was injured while they were responding to the call. Police were holding a late evening news conference to address the shooting. News footage showed a large police presence at both the apartment complex and the hospital. Melvin Carter, the mayor of neighboring St.

David Carle might coach in the NHL someday, but he’s realized the job he has now allows him to be pretty selective about the next one. The Denver University coach, fresh off a second national championship in three seasons, revealed Thursday that he did interview for one of the many NHL openings this offseason.