DENVER — Dave Petrocco Sr. sees the writing on the wall.

His business, Petrocco Farms in Brighton, has been growing vegetables on the Front Range since 1916 — but Petrocco said he wonders how long that will continue.

Over the past few years, profits have decreased. Labor costs have accelerated.

Now, five years after establishing overtime ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- At Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Krecioch has his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity.

One in three Philadelphians are living with obesity, putting them at higher risk of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, but these days fewer are seeking ...Read more

Jeff Vaughn says it was a 2022 billboard that convinced him being white and male was becoming a liability.

The then-evening anchor at CBS’s flagship Los Angeles television station remembers seeing an ad for his news program — and realizing it didn’t feature him. It did include all of his co-anchors, none of whom, he says, was a straight ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Legislature returns to St. Paul on Tuesday, Feb. 17, after a break marked by violent tragedies and the monthslong surge of immigration agents that threatens to further tensions between Democrats and Republicans.

It’s the first session Minnesota lawmakers will hold without House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman, who was...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — ICE’s new “processing centers,” like the one it is eyeing in a massive warehouse in east Orlando, would each hold up to 1,500 immigrant detainees for as long as a week before they are transferred to other facilities or deported, according to an outline of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s plan released by New ...Read more

The millions of immigrants who have crossed the border with Mexico since 2020 could change the balance of political power in Congress — but in a way likely to boost Republican states that emphasize border security, at the expense of more welcoming Democratic states.

That’s because many of the new immigrants joined state-to-state movers ...Read more

Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine's Day took a break from staring longingly into each other's eyes to gaze at something else: a SpaceX rocket blazing across the early evening Southern California sky.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carried 24 ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told a panel at the Munich Security Conference Saturday that he traveled there to reassure European allies that “Trump is temporary.”

“He’ll be measured in years, not decades,” Newsom said, predicting Trump would suffer heavy losses in the midterm elections and face legal setbacks, including limits on his ...Read more

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would move to stamp out what he described as “fake” opposition forces funded by Brussels if voters return him to power in a national election eight weeks from now.

Orban described the opposition Tisza party, which holds a substantial lead in most independent polls, as a “creation” of the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A massive Southern California brothel ring was busted by authorities, leading to two arrests, officials said.

Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office Special Crimes Unit conducted a yearlong investigation into a brothel ring, according to a Ventura County Sheriff's Office news release.

Kebin Dong and Wei Nie, Los ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern California is experiencing the calm before the storm. Forecasters say a strong system is headed our way and, starting Sunday, poses the threat of thunderstorms, flooding, gusty winds and dangerous waves and potential mudslides.

But before that happens, the region will have a warm, dry weekend. An offshore flow pushed ...Read more

CHICAGO — Around 50 people attended a peaceful rally Saturday outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center, which became a focal point for protests last fall during Operation Midway Blitz, a 64-day surge of immigration enforcement raids throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs.

“It’s fitting to be here on ...Read more

Barack Obama has finally addressed the racist video President Donald Trump posted of him and Michelle Obama, slamming the move as part of a “clown show” meant to distract from the real issues at hand.

The animated clip shared on Truth Social last week depicted Trump as a lion and the Obamas as apes in a jungle. It quickly drew bipartisan ...Read more

DENVER — University of Denver leaders this week warned employees that “necessary reductions lie ahead” as they project a revenue shortfall of $20 million to $30 million in the next fiscal year, due in part to drops in international students and the overall campus population.

“These are difficult challenges, but they are not ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — American politics have gotten ugly. Debates and disagreements have gotten personal. Angst over immigration, the economy and state budget cuts “sow seeds of unrest in Idaho and throughout the land,” according to a resolution proposed by GOP House Majority Leader Jason Monks.

And what’s more, this winter, the state has ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis has 950 cameras recording everything happening on the streets and near city buildings, and some immigration activists and City Council members want that footage saved longer than usual before it’s automatically deleted.

While federal immigration agents remain in the city, the footage can document what ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge has denied motions to dismiss a lawsuit over the death of a developmentally disabled woman in San Diego County jail custody, allowing her family’s claims of unconstitutional medical neglect, violations of federal disabilities law and other systemic failures to move forward.

In a 70-page order Tuesday, U.S. ...Read more

Authorities served a search warrant at a home in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday night in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who investigators say was kidnapped from her nearby home 13 days ago, but made no arrests.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told 13 News in Tucson the operation was “nothing more than a lead tracked down that...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police officers have maintained a regular presence near the memorials for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, standing guard as mourners come to pay their respects each day.

Residents frequently approach to shake their hands — or envelop them in hugs — and talk about how the sweeping federal immigration crackdown has ...Read more