Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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Television host Regis Philbin dies at 88
NEW YORK — Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at 88, People magazine reported. Philbin died Friday, just over a month before his…
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Backlash swift after Goya CEO praises Trump
NEW YORK — Goya Foods is facing a swift backlash after its CEO praised President Donald Trump at White House event. Goya was founded in Manhattan in 1936 by Don Prudencio Unanue and his wife Carolina, immigrants from Spain. The company calls itself the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States. Robert Unanue, a…
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PHOTOS | In-Processing Day at Air Force Academy
The COVID-19 pandemic gave the annual tradition at the Air Force Academy a much different look with cadets in masks, hand sanitizer at every station and the class of 2024 social distancing as they went through the process.
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Man arrested after girlfriend’s body found in basement in southern Colorado
TRINIDAD, Colo. (AP) — Police have arrested a man after his girlfriend’s body was found wrapped in blankets in the basement of a home in southern Colorado. Thomas Bailey, 36, was taken into custody in Trinidad on Saturday in connection with the death of Lizzy Everhart, 38. He faces several charges, including first-degree murder, tampering…
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Denver prosecutor: Police officer justified in fatal shooting of black man
DENVER (AP) — A police officer who fatally shot a black man who allegedly pulled a gun on him during a chase will not be prosecuted because he was acting to defend himself, Denver’s district attorney said Thursday. William Lamont Debose was shot May 1 after running from Cpl. Ethan Antonson. The officer had a…
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Jefferson Davis, Christopher Columbus statues torn down
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue in the former capital of the Confederacy was toppled shortly before 11 p.m., news outlets reported. Richmond police were on the scene and videos on social media showed the monument…
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PHOTOS | Denver erupts in protest over death of George Floyd
Protesters swarmed Denver on Thursday, blocking traffic and smashing vehicles while running from gunfire and police tear gas after a demonstration against the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody turned violent.
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University of Colorado-Boulder says students back this fall
BOULDER — The University of Colorado-Boulder announced Tuesday that students will return to campus this fall with new policies and safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The university introduced new guidelines including mandatory safety training, mask-wearing requirements, smaller class sizes and the creation of small groups of on-campus students who will live,…