Top Stories
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House considers cuts to food stamps
A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.
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Senator's recall petition 'sufficient'
A recall petition against a Colorado lawmaker who supported gun control laws was deemed sufficient Tuesday, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history.
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Feds vote for new Colo. wilderness area
A federal proposal to turn portions of the San Juan Mountains into a wilderness area is getting support in the U.S. Senate.
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IRS workers getting $70M in bonuses
The IRS is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite automatic spending cuts enacted this year.
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NSA: Surveillance stopped over 50 plots
The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide.
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Pentagon's plan for women in combat
In a few years women could be in training to become Army Rangers and Navy SEALs under plans to be announced today by the military services for integrating women into combat units.
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Roadblocks for Pinon Canyon expansion
Congress is working on a plan that would bar the U.S. Army from expanding into the prairielands of Pinon Canyon.
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Immigration bill could decide 2016
Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support — or sabotage — the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn.
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Obama, SKorea leader discuss NKorea
The White House says President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye have discussed North Korea's proposal for high-level talks with the U.S.
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World watching Federal Reserve meeting
Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end?
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Apple details government data requests
Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May.
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President picks Guantanamo closure envoy
President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with an extensive government experience to be the State Department's new special envoy for closing down the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
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Governor names new DOC chief
The former head of the Wisconsin's Department of Corrections has been named to replace slain Colorado Corrections Director Tom Clements.
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Colorado chief medical officer resigns
Colorado's chief medical officer is resigning, less than a week after the release of a state report raising questions about a laboratory under his supervision.
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Hickenlooper signs executive orders
Governor John Hickenlooper authorizes a combined $10.15 million to help pay for the costs of fighting the Black Forest, Royal Gorge and Klikus fires.
Slideshows
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The first 2012 presidential debate
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney squared off in Denver for the first of three presidential debates.
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DebateFest draws 5,000 to DU campus
DebateFest, a University of Denver campus event for those who couldn't get in to the actual debate, drew a capacity 5,000 people to the campus Wednesday. View photos from the event.
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1st look: Pres. debate preps at DU
A first look at the preparations inside DU's Magness Arena for the Oct. 3 presidential debate.
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Cringe-worthy moments in debate history
As the first presidential debate nears, look back at 12 cringe-worthy moments in debate history.
