Friday July 4th, 2025 2:18AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
A year after movie shooting, Colo. seeks healing
Coloradans embraced ways to heal Saturday as they marked the anniversary of the Aurora movie theater massacre with a city-sponsored "Day of Remembrance."
7:22AM ( 11 years ago )
Study: Later retirement may help prevent dementia
New research boosts the "use it or lose it" theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, a study of nearly half a million people in France found.
7:20AM ( 11 years ago )
Across US, people rally for 'Justice for Trayvon'
One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, people gathered for nationwide rallies to press for changes to self-defense laws and for federal civil rights charges against the former neighborhood watch leader.
5:14PM ( 11 years ago )
Obama's inaugural ambitions meet political reality
Six months ago, President Barack Obama stood on the Capitol steps and offered a soaring liberal vision for his second term. But the intervening months have showcased the political limits of Obama's ambitions.
5:12PM ( 11 years ago )
FCC warns public about shooting at drones
People who fire guns at drones are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned Friday.
1:11PM ( 11 years ago )
First-time UI claims down in Ga. and in Gainesville
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) said this week first-time claims for unemployment insurance (UI) in Georgia were down 18.6 percent last month compared to June 2012. They were down in metro Gainesville by 2.3 percent compared.
9:32AM ( 11 years ago )
Feds showing little enthusiasm for Detroit bailout
During the bleakest days of the Great Recession, Congress agreed in bipartisan votes to bail out two of Detroit's biggest businesses, General Motors and Chrysler. Today, however, there seems little appetite from either Democrats or Republicans in Washington for a federal rescue of the birthplace of the automobile industry.
8:27AM ( 11 years ago )
Woman's Six Flags roller coaster death probed
Investigators will try to determine Saturday if a woman who died while riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas fell from the ride dubbed the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world after not being properly secured by staff, as some witnesses accounts contend.
8:24AM ( 11 years ago )
Obama commends work of consumer protection agency
President Barack Obama is commending the work of a consumer protection agency created after the economic crisis.
8:22AM ( 11 years ago )
Judge finalizing deal in Toyota acceleration cases
A California judge said Friday that he's finalizing a settlement worth more than $1 billion in cases where motorists say the value of their Toyota vehicles plunged after recalls over claims they unexpectedly accelerated.
6:37PM ( 11 years ago )