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  • Aurora theater shooting Attorneys for James Holmes address insanity plea

    CENTENNIAL -- Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes asked a judge Thursday to clear away their legal questions so Holmes can plead not guilty by reason of insanity. They argued state laws on the insanity plea and the death penalty work in combination to violate Holmes' constitutional rights. They want the judge to address the questions before Holmes agrees to ...

  • CSU University of Alaska partner on veterinarian degree program

    FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The University of Alaska Fairbanks is finalizing details on a partnership that would establish a new veterinary medicine program by 2015. The proposal would allow the school and Colorado State University to jointly offer a veterinary degree, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Thursday. Under terms of the deal, which is still being worked out, UAF would provide the ...

  • Federal drug czar links marijuana to crime rate opposes legalization

    WASHINGTON -- Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a "bumper-sticker approach" that should be avoided. Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of national drug-control policy, said a study by his office showed a strong link between drug use and crime. Eighty percent of the adult ...

  • Tom Tancredo joins GOP field for Colorado governor

    DENVER -- Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has become the latest Republican to announce plans to challenge Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper. Tancredo said Thursday on radio station KHOW the last straw was a decision by Hickenlooper to delay the execution of convicted murderer of Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people in 1993. Tancredo said he is also upset with Hickenlooper's approval of ...

  • Faried says ankle improving still hopes to play Game 1

    Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried missed the final two games of the regular season with a sprained left ankle but remains optimistic about quick ...

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From Hell

Some 114 years after he murdered at least five women in London's East End, we still do not know for sure who Jack the Ripper was. He remains a shadowy figure of both history and myth, and although he was not the first serial killer, he remains the "prototype" for thinking about serial killing. As Mark Seltzer noted in his book Serial Killers, "That nothing reliable is known about the ident ... ...

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  • Denver federal appeals court hears Hobby Lobbys religious objection to Obamacare contraception provision

    The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver. A Denver-based court's decision on whether Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to employees under the federal health care reform law may hinge on whether for-profit companies have the same rights as nonprofits and sole proprietors to say that a federal law places a substantial burden on owners' ability to follow ...

  • Denver officer bitten by suspect after car chase crash

    A Denver Police officer was bitten by a suspect after a chase Thursday night ended in a crash near Leetsdale Drive and Quebec Street, police said.The suspect was seriously injured in the crash and was transported to a hospital.Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the pursuit started about 8:30 p.m. at East Evans Avenue and Oneida Street after an officer spotted a stolen car that had possibly been ...

  • Colorado to fund export-aid program for small business

    Small- and medium-sized Colorado businesses hoping to sell more goods in other countries will have a new opportunity to do so, after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Thursday creating an export-aid program under the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). House Bill 1193, sponsored by Reps. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada and Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, will set ...

  • 14 Fort Carson soldiers return from Afghanistan

    The soldiers of the 52nd Engineer Battalion's 40th Engineer Detachment told The Gazette they traveled the country, expanding forward operating bases, improving living conditions and creating helicopter landing zones ...

  • Wilson Chandler eyes opportunity for postseason redemption

    Wilson Chandler has been waiting for his shot at redemption for two years. The journey included a brief, but eye-opening, experience in China and a strenuous recovery from hip surgery. At long last, the opportunity is finally here. "It's going to be fun," the even-keeled Nuggets forward said after Denver wrapped up the regular season Wednesday night. "It's going to be ...

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