COLORADO, NATION AND WORLD
Colorado Roundup
Lindell sues to recover cellphone seized by FBI agents, connected to...
The scope of the federal grand jury probe in Colorado isn't known, but local authorities there have charged Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in what they've described as a "deceptive scheme, which was designed to influence public servants, breach security protocols, exceed permissible access to voting equipment and set in motion the eventual distribution of confidential information to unauthorized people." She has pleaded not guilty.
Nation
Go ahead. Look up — NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid
The size of a small vending machine at 1,260 pounds , the spacecraft will slam into roughly 11 billion pounds of asteroid. "Sometimes we describe it as running a golf cart into a Great Pyramid," said Chabot.
Trump’s legal woes mount without protection of presidency
In politics, "you can say what you want and if people like it, it works. In a legal realm, it's different," said Chris Edelson, a presidential powers scholar and American University government professor. "It's an arena where there are tangible consequences for missteps, misdeeds, false statements in a way that doesn't apply in politics."
More consumers buying organic, but US farmers still wary
"I told my dad I wanted to be an organic farmer and he goes, 'Ha, ha, ha,'" Naylor said, noting it wasn't until 2014 that he could embrace his dream and begin transitioning from standard to organic crops.
Colorado and the Region
SIEGE ON THE US CAPITOL
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
The Trump White House
Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant
The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida, saying the investigation "implicates highly classified material" and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.
National Biz
Powell’s stark message: Inflation fight may cause recession
The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession.
Obituaries
Renowned author Joan Didion honored by hundreds at memorial
"Years later, my sister's most vivid memory was of Joan coming down for breakfast in a pink chenille robe, drinking a cup of coffee and smoking cigarettes."
Fact Check
TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report
TikTok may be the platform of choice for catchy videos, but anyone using it to learn about COVID-19, climate change or Russia's invasion of Ukraine is likely to encounter misleading information, according to a research report published Wednesday.
Real Fake News
Report: Social media manipulation affects even US senators
"We've seen how easy it is for foreign adversaries to use social media as a tool to manipulate election campaigns and stoke political unrest," Murphy said. "It's clear that social media companies are not doing enough to combat misinformation and paid manipulation on their own platforms and more needs to be done to prevent abuse."
That's Weird
Part of a foot, in a shoe, spotted in Yellowstone hot...
Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot spring in the southern part of the park, officials said Thursday.
World
Go ahead. Look up — NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid
The size of a small vending machine at 1,260 pounds , the spacecraft will slam into roughly 11 billion pounds of asteroid. "Sometimes we describe it as running a golf cart into a Great Pyramid," said Chabot.
Gun Control Debate
Gun advocates fight for bump stocks in latest court hearing
A Trump administration ban on devices that enable a shooter to fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons with a single trigger pull is back before a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
National Politics
Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban week after it took effect
"The constitutional text nowhere mentions abortion, and Indiana has prohibited or heavily regulated abortion by statute since 1835 — before, during, and after the time when the 1851 Indiana Constitution was drafted, debated, and ratified," the office said in a court filing.
