Articles by Thomas Peipert, Sarah Brumfield, Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown

Associated Press

Aircraft Caught Fire After Landing in Denver, Sending Passengers onto Wing

A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to …

Class Action Lawsuit on AI-Related Discrimination Reaches Final Settlement

Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an …

Suit Claiming Racial, Income Bias in Rental Algorithm Settled for $2.2 Million

Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an …

Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12

Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom …

Colorado Wildfire That Destroyed 27 Homes Was Human-Caused, Officials Say

The Colorado wildfire that tore through 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) and destroyed 48 buildings, over half of which were homes, was human-caused, investigators said. The Alexander Mountain Fire burning near Loveland, about an hour’s drive north of Denver, …

Families of Loved Ones Left Decaying in Colorado Funeral Home Owed $950M

The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives in a civil case, the attorney announced. The judgment is …

Environmentalists Want to Sue Colorado Refinery for a Thousand Pollution Violations

Environmental groups took the first step to sue the owner of an oil refinery near Denver for years of pollution violations, saying that state regulators haven’t done enough to hold the owner accountable. The refinery owned by Suncor Energy sits …

States Scramble to Catch Up on Oversight as AI Pervades Everyday Life

While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining medical care in some cases. While a number of AI systems have been …

Colorado Legislature Convening to Address Skyrocketing Property Costs

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis hoisted a red baseball bat and smashed emergency glass in a silly demonstration for a very real crisis, Colorado homeowners are looking down the barrel of a potential 40% jump in property tax bills. After a …

Colorado Funeral Home Stored Bodies for 4 Years, Deceived Families, Prosecutors Say

The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years. …