Associated Press

Colorado investigators are reviewing the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, which was ruled a suicide.

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, has died after being shot Wednesday at a Utah college event, President Donald Trump says. Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University show Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent.

The widening debate over vaccine mandates in the U.S. and recent moves to get rid of them for schoolchildren in Florida are pushing some states to take steps to protect vaccines for children and adults.

Authorities say one person was killed and three were injured when two small planes collided midair as they tried to land at an airport in northeastern Colorado. The Federal Aviation Administration says a Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 collided Sunday morning while trying to land at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport.

A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, with officials warning residents of remote areas to be ready to leave as gusty winds and low humidity feed the flames.

An 82-year-old Colorado woman who was injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators in support of Israeli hostages this month has died. Boulder County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Monday that Karen Diamond died as a result of "the severe injuries that she suffered in the attack."

The last of three friends accused of killing a driver in Colorado by throwing a rock through the windshield of her car has been convicted. A jury on Friday found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Alexa Bartell in 2023. The verdict came after a trial in which his two friends testified that he was the one who threw the rock at her car as they sped past. They both pleaded guilty to lesser charges under plea deals and face possible sentences of more than 20 years.

Officials in Denver say 10 people were taken to hospitals and dozens were displaced after an explosion and transformer fire at an assisted living facility. The Denver Fire Department says firefighters responded at the Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus on Wednesday and controlled the blaze.

With two dynamic stars playing their final college game, the 20th-ranked Buffaloes were blown out 36-14 by No. 17 BYU in the Alamo Bowl. Travis Hunter, the Heisman Trophy winner and two-way sensation, caught four passes for a game-high 106 yards and a touchdown. Shedeur Sanders, the son of Colorado coach Deion Sanders, was 16-of-23 passing for 208 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.

Kevin Davis had a career-high 148 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just nine carries and Jordan Brunson also ran for two TDs for Miami (Ohio). The Rams were making their first bowl appearance since 2017.