The Wheat Ridge Police Department officer was served the meal at a Chipotle location on Youngfield Street in Wheat Ridge. The food did not appear to have been tampered with, the police said. The message references the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, which sparked the recent Black Lives Matter and police brutality protests nationwide. Demands for justice for the 23-year-old was ignited in the wake of Floyd’s death....

“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its contagious nature, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office is asking all criminal activities/nefarious conduct to cease until further notice,” the Logan County Sheriff’s Office wrote on their Facebook page. “We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime and thank criminals in advance. We will update you when you can return to your normal criminal behavior.” The novel coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China but has surged throughout the U....

The Colts expect to have starting quarterback Andrew Luck back by Thursday’s Week 5 game against the Texans, according to NFL Media. MORE WEEK 4: Let’s laugh at kickers | Lasting images | Worst performances Luck missed Sunday’s game against the Jaguars with a bruised shoulder — the first time he has missed a start in his career. Hasselbeck led the Colts to their second straight win as they beat the Jaguars 16-13 with the veteran....

This will be the first meeting of the 2020 season between these rival squads, and the winner will spend at least the next 10 days atop the AFC South standings. If the Titans win, they stretch their division lead to two games. If the Colts win, they tie Tennessee in the standings but hold the top seed by virtue of the head-to-head tiebreaker. Of course, these teams meet for their second tilt in Indy two weeks from now, as well, but it’s fun to prop up the midseason drama....

Indianapolis and Tennessee are playing each for the first time as division rivals in 2020. The Colts won in the AFC playoffs as a wild-card team in 2018, while the Titans reached the AFC title game as a wild-card team in 2019. With reigning division champion Houston (2-6) struggled, whoever wins this matchup will be in a strong driver’s seat. The Titans are currently atop the division and can extend the lead....

The comet, which was first spotted by NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope on March 27, 2020, is currently more than 138 million miles from Earth and is set to make its closest approach to the sun on July 3. Astronomers expect the comet to increase in brightness, reaching peak magnitude by July, when it could potentially be visible with the naked eye. However, the behavior of comets is notoriously unpredictable so it is difficult to estimate how bright it will get at this stage....

Here’s some more bad news: the worst is yet to come. Late August and early September is a cinematic Sahara rivaled only by April, which is all post-Oscar, presummer junk. This time of year, everyone’s in transit–returning to school, on family vacation, passing into the hereafter after too many terrible summer movies. There is, however, one redeeming feature about strolling into the local cineplex this weekend. Well, two: the air conditioning is nice....

In French: “Ch’poing!” In Spanish: “Dooing!” In German: “Pull in on the [teeth] fillings.” In Spanish: “An urge to vomit is entering me.” In French: “It’s time to purge.” In German: “Each shot a hit.” In Spanish: “Judgment Day is tomorrow.”

In fact, more than a million people throughout the world die from complications of cirrhosis each year. Forty thousand of those fatalities occur in the United States, making cirrhosis the 11th leading cause of death in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The signs of liver disease aren’t always obvious, though. The early stages can last for years or even decades. During this time, the spread of fibrosis might not bring on any noticeable symptoms....

How CDs are made 1 Sound waves hit the microphone’s diaphragm, creating a complex series of vibrations 2 The microphone converts these physical vibrations into electrical pulses 3 Electrical current is converted to digital code–a binary language of 1s and 0s 4 This binary data is laser-etched onto a glass master disc, used as a mold for making CDs How CDs are played 1 A laser scans the underside of the CD, converting the “pits” and “flats” to flashes of light...

The BDS movement, launched in 2005, describes itself as a “global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches and grassroots movements across the world.” It argues that Israel is illegally occupying Palestinian land and aims to place international pressure on the country to “comply with international law.” Those opposed to the movement have called BDS anti-Semitic. Critics allege BDS bears the hallmarks of previous historical campaigns against Jews, and that its true aim is to delegitimize and destroy the state of Israel....

From 2013 until its closing this summer, the plant converted black slag mining waste into roofing materials. Montana Right Now reported the dust that forms when the slag is processed releases inorganic arsenic into the air. Prosecutors said several organizations including the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services told U.S. Minerals between the years of 2015 and 2019 that its employees were at risk, but the company did not do anything to fix the issues, even after repeat inspections over multiple years....

First, to provide a little background, the Don Best/Linemakers’ power ratings are numerical values assigned to teams that intend to provide the basis for what the spread should be between two teams at a neutral site. With that established, the Grizzlies (102.5 power rating, 14-to-1 odds to win title) and Mavericks (101.5, 14-to-1) stand out as potential value bets. The Western Conference is loaded, yes, but the Mavs and Grizz can make legit title runs....

Other commonly shared symptoms include: FatiguePainSleep disturbancesCognitive problemsHeadaches and migrainesBladder and bowel problemsNegative impact on quality of life and ability to perform everyday activities This overlap in symptoms may confuse a diagnosis of fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis, especially with someone already living with one of these conditions. In other words, it’s plausible that doctors, and people living with the disease themselves, would naturally assume that the symptoms were part of the original diagnosis and be hesitant to investigate further....

The Champions League’s most successful club with seven titles, America routed Panamanian visitor Tauro 4-0 in Tuesday’s quarterfinal first leg. America cruised into the last eight after easing past Deportivo Saprissa 6-2 on aggregate and the Mexican giants were relentless again – Joe Corona, Henry Martin, Cecilio Dominguez and Andres Ibarguen all on target at the iconic Estadio Azteca. The home side only needed 19 minutes to open the scoring, with U....

Conservatives, of course, have been railing against taxpayer underwriting of public TV for almost all 25 years of its existence. This time, though, PBS’s supporters may have overreacted. Op-ed pages blared with charges that right-wing groups were about to “Pull the plug” on the entire system-in effect, “kill Big Bird.” Yet judging from the funding bill’s margin of victory-a whopping 84-11–Public TV enjoys hit status in Washington. “It’s an overwhelming vote of confidence,” says Jennifer Lawson, PBS’s national programming chief Nonetheless, Lawson vows to “redouble our efforts to demonstrate the continuing value of public television....

That’s when Mark Dantonio turned to Connor Cook one more time. BIG TEN: 5 things we learned | Spartans know how to win big ones | Photos “I looked at him in the huddle,” Dantonio said. “I said, ‘Can you do this? Get up there?’ He said, ‘Yeah, I could get it.” We went with that particular football play.” That play turned out to be an option keeper, and Cook took Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell’s best shot....

MORE NHL: Five candidates to replace Peter Laviolette as Nashville Predators head coach It all happened while McDavid and the Oilers led 5-3 with roughly eight and a half minutes left to play at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. In a four-on-four situation, Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins forced a turnover just inside the defensive zone, allowing No. 97 to pick up the puck as it squirted back to center ice. Normally, fans — and opponents — might expect McDavid to turn on the jets and blast by the opposition’s defense....

Less than a month after defeating Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the first UFC fighter to hold two titles from two different weight classes at the same time, Conor McGregor’s agent, Audie Attar, confirmed that his client would entertain offers from the WWE. Speaking on Tuesday to ESPN’s 5ive Rounds podcast, Attar said McGregor would consider coming to the WWE if the money is great enough. “I think it’s all about business, man,” Attar said....

After months of trash talk and dancing around, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather finally duked it out in “Punch-Out!!”, the classic 1980s Nintendo Entertainment System boxing game. The fight went as expected, with Mayweather being warned multiple times by referee Mario Mario to stop hugging and McGregor reaching deep down to release some sweet MMA justice. MORE: The Mayweather-McGregor trash talk has reached new heights You can catch the whole 8-bit-beatdown here:...