The police officer who died was identified as Eric Talley, 51, an 11-year veteran who responded to the King Soopers during the shooting.
Author: Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
‘This is our generation’s D-Day’: As US nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, weary health care workers fight on amid the heartbreak
As the USA approaches another somber COVID-19 threshold, the toil has taken a toll on health care workers. But medical teams push forward.
‘Blood on his hands’: As US nears 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, experts blame Trump administration for a ‘preventable’ loss of life
Experts blame the Trump administration’s pandemic response for the United States’ world-leading death toll. “This loss of life was preventable.”
‘A story of darkness and light’: As US nears 300,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines bring hope for better days
The dreadful near-term outlook of more American deaths is playing out against the backdrop of highly encouraging developments on the vaccine front.
Hundreds in Huntington Beach defy new California curfew amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Orange County city of Huntington Beach on Saturday night as California’s new curfew went into effect.
The holidays are coming. Does the COVID-19 pandemic mean you should skip even small family gatherings? What experts say.
Holiday gatherings carry the risk of spreading the coronavirus among loved ones. For those determined to see family and friends, here are some tips.
These are the last 3 counties in America with no COVID-19 cases: How did they avoid the virus?
Esmeralda County in Nevada, Loving County in Texas and Skagway in Alaska have had no COVID-19 cases. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t been impacted.
In California wine country, wildfire-fatigued residents weigh the unthinkable: Moving out
The thought of leaving the picturesque wine country is not typically tempting. But as wildfires become a repeat occurrence, some say it’s time to go.
As heat wave brings ‘critical risks’ of wildfires, California contends with two new blazes
A heat wave in the Western U.S., combined with windy conditions in California, have increased the risk of fire in an area already battered by blazes.
A fall ‘twindemic’? As US nears 200,000 coronavirus deaths, experts fear COVID-19, flu may be a deadly combo
The U.S. is nearing 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Now experts are looking ahead, and the forecast for the fall and winter isn’t good.