The Boston Celtics are trading Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and draft picks, ending Brown’s 10-season run in Boston. Brown, the 2024 Finals MVP, joins Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey after a career-best season.
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Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Denver-based Democratic primary. The upset extends a run of progressive victories over entrenched Democratic incumbents.
Colorado’s Democratic primaries are testing longtime officeholders against insurgent challengers in races for governor, Senate and a Denver-area House seat. The contests follow anti-establishment wins in New York and could shape the party’s direction this cycle.
Labor leader Dolores Huerta revealed in a recent interview that Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, sexually abused her in the 1960s, joining allegations from other women detailed in a New York Times investigation. Huerta kept the assaults secret for decades to protect the farmworker movement but now urges that Chavez’s misconduct not overshadow its achievements. In response, public officials and communities across the U.S. are reconsidering Chavez’s legacy, with several cities and organizations initiating efforts to rename landmarks and events honoring him to better reflect survivors and the broader movement.
A federal judge in Denver has issued a temporary restraining order to halt the removal of migrants from Colorado under the Alien Enemies Act, amid concerns over the Trump administration's policy of transferring migrants to prisons in El Salvador. This decision follows legal challenges from the ACLU and the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, who argued against the potential deportation of two Venezuelan men to a Salvadoran facility. The ruling has sparked significant debate over the use of the Alien Enemies Act and the implications of international agreements on U.S. immigration policies, as the case continues to unfold.
Early Tuesday morning, an armed man broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Denver, Colorado, shooting out a window and holding an unarmed security guard at gunpoint. He started a fire inside the building, causing "significant and extensive damage", but no injuries were reported. The Colorado State Patrol responded and the suspect surrendered, and the building is currently closed while repairs are made.
Three people have died and one is critically injured after a shooting in Custer County, Colorado on Monday afternoon. The incident is believed to have been a property dispute between two parties, prompting the Custer County Sheriff's Office to issue a shelter-in-place order and a SWAT team to arrive. A manhunt is currently underway for the suspect, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office.