Sports

Broncos GM George Paton on Courtland Sutton’s absence from voluntary workouts: “He’s in a good place”

Courtland Sutton’s absence from voluntary workouts this month might raise some eyebrows. For Sean Payton and George Paton, though, the veteran wide receiver skipping April work isn’t anything to get worked up about. “It’s 100% voluntary. It’s the first week of the offseason program,” Paton said Thursday. “Sean’s talked to Courtland. I’ve talked to Courtland. […]

Culture

Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put […]

Culture

Backers say they have enough signatures to qualify Prop 47 rollback initiative

Critics who blame California’s 2014 Proposition 47 for runaway drug addiction, retail theft and urban squalor said Thursday they have collected enough signatures to qualify a November ballot measure that would restore penalties for serial thieves and treatment requirements for addicts. Backers including owners of small businesses, social justice leaders and drug victim families gathered […]

News

The Apprentice 2024 champion says it’s not ‘greedy’ to hike up prices immediately after winning

The winner has been crowned (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire) The winner of The Apprentice 2024 has been revealed, after being chosen by Lord Alan Sugar to receive the business magnate’s £250,000 investment. Following the final of the BBC series, the enthusiastic entrepreneur is looking forward to expanding their small business, explaining to Metro.co.uk why the […]

Culture

Santa Clara County: Sheriff says organized retail theft ring stole $150,000 worth of merchandise

At least a dozen people were arrested earlier this month by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of stealing about $150,000 worth of retail merchandise as part of an organized crime ring, authorities said Thursday. Authorities did not offer many details Thursday on how their investigation pinpointed the suspects. The Sheriff’s Office said […]

Business

Former Tesla executive considering Commerce City for new sodium-ion battery foundary

Adams County may soon land its third large-scale battery manufacturing plant, one producing more affordable and environmentally safer batteries. The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved $1,053,000 in state Strategic Fund incentives on Thursday morning to Project Eleven, the code name for a startup developing sodium-ion battery technologies. “The main drivers for the location decision are […]