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By STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on bribery charges, leaving Democratic senators contemplating an expulsion effort to force him from office. While Menendez, …

State officials announced nearly $40 million in preliminary awards to build more than 600 subsidized housing units for lower- and middle-income Coloradans on Wednesday, using some of the first full year of funding from a new statewide affordable housing program. …

The ritzy municipality of Cherry Hills Village has objected to a rezoning that could put income-restricted apartments at its doorstep. “We have very serious concerns that you’re stranding low-income families on an island between I-25, a four-lane arterial, with no …

Whole Foods is taking a bite out of some LoDo office real estate as it relocates its regional headquarters. But the grocer doesn’t have the appetite it once did — it’s slashing its footprint by nearly 25,000 square feet. Whole …

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA said Wednesday it’s canceling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays. The Viper rover was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander provided by Astrobotic Technology, but extra testing and increased …

LOS ANGELES — The Chicago-made restaurant series “The Bear” went on a tear at Wednesday’s Emmy nominations with a comedy-series record 23, and “Shogun” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant year across categories for FX. Nominations for the …

One day after the Bears agreed to terms with Caleb Williams on his rookie contract, the quarterback signed his deal. The Bears made the announcement Wednesday, complete with pictures of Williams inking a deal that will pay him $39.4 million …

The White Sox announced the signing of infielder Nick Senzel on Wednesday and also made two other roster moves, optioning infielder Lenyn Sosa to Triple-A Charlotte and designating infielder Danny Mendick for assignment. Senzel, 29, was designated for assignment by …

For weeks, the signs had been up on poles outside the blue-and-orange tent city at 1100 S. Desplaines St. in the West Loop, marking July 17 as cleanup day. One of the city’s most visible homeless encampments would be shut …

Jeana Keough, a former “Real Housewives of Orange County” personality, says she witnessed John Janssen being unfaithful during his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, RHOC star Shannon Beador. Page Six reported Keough discussed Beador and Janssen’s relationship during the July 15 …

Players for the New York Jets have recently started to talk about the possibility of Davante Adams joining the team despite the Las Vegas Raiders not having any intention to trade him. Adams himself hasn’t said that he wants to …

Over the past year, life has taken a huge turn for actress Torrey DeVitto, who says it feels like she’s living inside one of her many Hallmark Channel movies. Appearing on the “Broad Ideas” podcast with Rachel Bilson and Olivia …

Things worked out for Montez Sweat in the end, even if it didn’t always seem like they would. You can even make a good argument that by trading him to the Chicago Bears for a second-round draft  pick in 2023, …

Longtime “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kyle Richards is separated from her husband, Mauricio Umansky. And while the two haven’t filed for divorce just yet, it appears as though their marriage is officially over. On July 17, Page Six …

Hundreds of Black sailors charged with mutiny and disobeying wartime orders in the wake of a deadly explosion at Contra Costa County’s Port Chicago in 1944 have been fully exonerated, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday. The decision comes …

From a truly global dance festival to free Shakespeare and a blues legend, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend. Here is a partial rundown. Dancing around the world Looking to circle the …

OAKLAND — An Antioch drug dealer who moved cocaine by the kilogram has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison, court records show. Lorenzo Lee, 70, is set to report to the Bureau of Prisons on Sept. 3 to …

By Jintamas Saksornchai and Napat Kongsawad | Associated Press BANGKOK — Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok and one of them is believed …

If the Giants are going to win 38 of their final 65 games — bringing them to 85 wins and, perhaps, a Wild Card playoff berth — they’ll need more than what they’ve already put on the diamond. The sample …

By KYLE HIGHTOWER Stephen Curry was relatively quiet offensively during the U.S. Olympic team’s first two exhibitions before the Paris Games. The Warriors superstar got a lot more assertive on Wednesday with his official Olympic debut less than two weeks …

SAN JOSE — Empty offices haunt the downtown districts of the Bay Area’s three largest cities, a new report shows, an indicator that companies and workers still shun the cores of this region’s urban centers. During the April-through-June second quarter …

Monthly premiums could increase 4% next year for Colorado Option health insurance plans and 6% for other types of plans sold on the individual marketplace, on average, according to new data from the state Division of Insurance. The Colorado Option …

Denver police on Tuesday arrested a 14-year-old boy suspected of fatally shooting a man near 29th and Larimer streets in the city’s River North Arts District on July 10. Steven Marquez was arrested in Casper, Wyoming on suspicion of first-degree …

It’s the beginning of the end for Netflix’s “Cobra Kai,” with the first part of the final season of the martial arts comedy drama arriving on Thursday. Season 6 of the series will be an “epic 15-episode, three-part event” that …

ARLINGTON, Texas — There was Shohei Ohtani’s soaring home run, the best baseball player on the planet flexing his preeminence. Paul Skenes rocking the mound at 22 years old. Mason Miller unleashing 103.6 mph madness, with eight of his 12 …

Chicago’s independent watchdog pushed to bar former Police Supt. David Brown from being rehired by the city after he refused to cooperate with an investigation stemming from a drug bust involving a police chief’s car. Police officials ultimately rebuffed the …

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday called off a City Council vote that could have solidified his progressive base at the expense of a business community that craves predictability. Johnson had spent the weekend twisting arms to install Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez …

Oliver Poilevey just wants to cook. The Chicago chef’s straightforward goal has gotten slightly more complicated since he rather quickly became a restaurateur with a swelling mini-restaurant empire. Said empire includes 2023 James Beard Foundation Awards Best New Restaurant finalist …

Every tornado in “Twisters” acts like a conscious being who targets individuals one by one and sucks them into oblivion, not unlike the shark in “Jaws” or the “Jean Jacket” alien in “Nope” or the Sandworms in the “Dune” movies. …