March 28, 2019
A major Greenland glacier that was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again, a new NASA study finds. The Jakobshavn (YA-cob-shawv-en) glacier around 2012 was retreating about 3 kilometres and thinning nearly 40 metres annually. But it started growing again at about the same rate in the past two…
March 24, 2019
For nearly 200 years, stretching back to our Treaty of Amity and Commerce with Oman, the United States has been a force for good in the Middle East. Previous administrations in my country too often underestimated the danger that radical Islamic terrorism posed to the American people, our homeland, our allies, and our partners. Their…
March 24, 2019
AP Published 12:50 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2019 | Updated 8:46 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2019 DENVER (AP) — Former Denver Broncos and Houston Texans receiver Demaryius Thomas is facing a felony charge of vehicular assault stemming from a crash earlier this month. Thomas was arrested Wednesday after turning himself in and was also held…
March 23, 2019
Downsizing the American dream: There are signs that homebuilders are turning toward middle-class housing after spending much of the economic-growth period focused on high-end development. Crystal Reed and Shayla Williams knew they wanted to buy a home — they just didn’t know whether they could afford one. “We moved to Denver four years ago and…
March 23, 2019
NEW YORK, March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Revolution Foods, leading provider of kid-inspired, chef-crafted meals serving schools and community sites nationwide, is celebrating a continued commitment to transforming citywide wellness throughout New York and New Jersey. The company, known for making nutritious, affordable meals accessible to at-risk communities, today announced it now delivers over 225,000 meals…
March 23, 2019
A “bomb cyclone” is dumping snow and heavy rain on the central United States, stranding travelers, leaving tens of thousands without electricity and leading to a police officer’s death in Colorado. The storm’s center was over Iowa and Nebraska early Thursday, and while it did its worst damage in the Plains, it will continue delivering…
March 23, 2019
The longest walkable concourse at Denver International Airport is Concourse B, which is 3,300 feet long. Heading from there to other concourses requires hopping on a train. (Photo: Denver International Airport) Denver International Airport, already known for being home to some wild conspiracy theories, just got a little bit weirder. A new talking gargoyle, commissioned for…
March 22, 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Striking teachers in Oakland, California, celebrated after reaching a contract deal Friday with school administrators to end a seven-day walkout. To cheers and applause, union leaders from the Oakland Education Association announced that teachers had won everything they demanded — higher pay, smaller classes and more school resources — in a…
March 22, 2019
A bomb cyclone struck Colorado and surrounding states yesterday, and is moving east across the central US. The intense winter storm grounded more than 1,300 flights, left more than 84,000 Colorado residents without power, and killed at least one person. “Bomb cyclone” is a meteorological term that forecasters use to describe an intense, hurricane-like storm…
March 22, 2019
[1] For general information on the Housing Choice Voucher program, see “Policy Basics: The Housing Choice Voucher Program,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/policy-basics-the-housing-choice-voucher-program. [2] Gale Holland and Abby Sewell, “Subsidized rent, but nowhere to go: Homeless vouchers go unused,” Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2016, http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-homeless-vouchers-snap-story.html. For another example, see Laura Sullivan and…