Boulder shooting: Gunman kills 10, including police officer, at King Soopers  —  Boulder police say Officer Eric Talley was first on the scene when killed; investigation will take several days  — More-  —  jrubino@denverpost.com, NOELLE PHILLIPS |  nphillips@denverpost.com, ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ |

NIAID Statement on AstraZeneca Vaccine  —  Late Monday, the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) notified NIAID, BARDA, and AstraZeneca that it was concerned by information released by AstraZeneca on initial data from its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.  The DSMB expressed concern …

There is no immigration crisis  —  If you've been reading or watching mainstream media over the past week or so, you've undoubtedly heard a lot about a supposed screaming emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border.  More migrants are trying to cross the border, which all three network Sunday shows …

USPS chief DeJoy said to cut post office hours, lengthen delivery times in 10-year-plan  —  The postmaster general is expected to announce his long-awaited strategic initiative, one that is expected to raise prices and diminish delivery standards.  —  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will unveil …

Sidney Powell moves to dismiss Dominion lawsuit  —  Sidney Powell, the pro-Trump lawyer who spread baseless claims of election fraud, moved Monday to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against her.  —  What she's saying: Powell argues in her motion that “no reasonable person” …

Evanston, Ill., leads the country with first reparations program for Black residents  —  CHICAGO — The nation's first government reparations program for African Americans was approved Monday night in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, action that advocates say represents a critical step …

Mayor Ends Remote Work for 80,000 in Signal to Rest of New York City  —  Office workers will return starting May 3 in a move that is intended to broadcast a message that New York is reopening for business.  —  For the last year, New York City has been running in the shadow of a deadly pandemic …

11 National Guard Soldiers transporting vaccines held at gunpoint in West Texas, suspect arrested  —  Idalou Police responded to the scene  —  LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - An Arizona man has been arrested after he cut off and held at gunpoint a caravan of National Guardsmen transporting COVID-19 vaccines …

Trump officials hindered at least nine key oversight probes, watchdogs said.  Some may finally be released in coming months.  —  Almost as soon as she opened a politically charged investigation in 2019 into whether the Trump White House blocked hurricane relief to a devastated Puerto Rico …

A Trump-appointed prosecutor blindsided the Biden DOJ with a ‘60 Minutes’ interview on the Capitol riot cases  — A Trump-appointed federal prosecutor surprised DOJ officials with a ‘60 Minutes’ interview about the Capitol riots.  — Justice Department officials were infuriated …

Killing the filibuster becomes new ‘litmus test’ for Democratic candidates  —  Senate Democrats lack the votes right now to scrap the filibuster.  The midterms may change that.  —  In three of the most competitive Senate races, Democratic candidates are already campaigning on killing …

Biden first president in decades to have first-pick Cabinet secretaries confirmed  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden is the first president in more than 30 years to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts.  —  The Senate confirmed the final nominee …

Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger backs Michael Wood for Congress, brings anti-Trump crusade to Texas  —  The Illinois Republican hopes Wood can convince North Texas Republicans to move away from former President Donald Trump.  —  Armed with the backing of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger …

Biden's first news conference is a test for him.  But it's a bigger test for White House reporters.  —  The first news conference of a new administration is always a high-stakes affair for the White House.  —  How will the new president do under the glare of direct questioning from a crowd of correspondents?

Thanks to Trump-era covid relief bill, a UFO report may soon be public — and it'll be big, ex-official says  —  Last year's gargantuan $2.3 trillion appropriations bill did a couple very obvious things: it provided millions of Americans badly needed coronavirus relief aid and it averted an impending government shutdown.

There's no migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border.  Here's the data.  —  Evidence reveals the usual seasonal bump — plus some of the people who waited during the pandemic  —  Last week, at the U.S. border with Mexico, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

U.S. Satisfaction Continues to Improve in March  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. continued to improve in March, as 32% say they are satisfied with the direction of the country.  This is the second monthly increase Gallup has recorded …

Eric Greitens wants a comeback in Missouri.  It could scramble the GOP's Senate map  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump paid little to no political price for the sex scandals, investigations and legal jeopardy that always surrounded him — at least until the end, when his party lost the White House and control of the U.S. Senate.

America's unique gun violence problem, explained in 16 maps and charts  —  In the developed world, these levels of gun violence are a uniquely American problem.  Here's why.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  After a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, Americans are once again confronting …

White House eyes tax increases on companies and the wealthy to fund infrastructure, setting up clash with GOP  —  White House officials are exploring tax increases on businesses, investors and rich Americans to fund the president's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and jobs package …

Trump advisors expect ex-president's Twitter alternative to run on a new platform built by Brad Parscale  — Trump may use Parscale platform for social media effort, two Republicans close to the former president say.  — Trump has been teasing his new social media effort.