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By JOHN FLESHER (AP Environmental Writer) TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. “White-nose syndrome is decimating cave-dwelling bat species like the northern long-eared bat at unprecedented rates,” said Martha Williams,
» Read moreA report that Elon Musk may cut almost 75% of Twitter’s workforce if and when he takes over, along with more grim news from Snap sent social media companies tumbling in premarket trading early Friday. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 slid 0.8% while futures for the Dow dipped 0.7%. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq skidded 1.3%. The Washington Post
» Read moreA robbery suspect who fled police was shot and killed by Aurora officers near Denver International Airport on Saturday morning. The suspect was armed with a rifle when he was shot, police said. The incident started at about 2 a.m. in Aurora with a robbery at a 7-Eleven store at East Colfax Avenue and Sable Boulevard, said interim Denver Police
» Read moreA pedestrian hit by two vehicles on Wednesday morning in Adams County was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The incident happened at about 6 a.m. at Pecos Street and West 72nd Avenue, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The pedestrian, a 51-year-old Northglenn man, was crossing the intersection outside of the crosswalk when he was hit, said Trooper Josh
» Read moreAndrew Travers thought he had assurances that his beloved newspaper, The Aspen Times, would let him do his job. That job: Rebuild the paper’s credibility by publishing two opinion columns that had been withheld by upper management as the Times negotiated a settlement with a Swedish billionaire, who sued the newspaper in April over its characterization of his past business
» Read moreFormer Washington Commanders employees and members of Congress pressured the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to release a report about the team’s history of sexual harassment and its sexist, hostile workplace culture. They say the team and owner Dan Snyder have not been held accountable for their misdeeds. Snyder commissioned an investigation into the team’s workplace environment that
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