Thursday, April 19, 2012

Afternoon Headlines: President Obama to head to CU Boulder Tuesday, sources say



Activists sue University of Colorado over 4/20 campus closure
Several pro-marijuana activists are seeking an emergency injunction against the University of Colorado's plans to close its Boulder campus Friday as part of the school's efforts to stop an annual pot smoke-out and demonstration.

Student, 13, in Centennial arrested in bomb threat case
A middle school student in Arapahoe County has been arrested on suspicion of assembling a bomb to set off at his school.

Showers, perhaps rain, in Denver today, snow in the high country
Cloudy skies will bring a chance of isolated showers this morning, and rain this afternoon, to parts of northeastern Colorado.

CU regents approve lower 5% tuition hike for in-state students
The University of Colorado Board of Regents today unanimously approved a 5 percent tuition increase for in-state students -- a lower rate than was originally proposed by the Boulder campus administration.


Colorado home purchase and refinance activity up as rates fall
The number of mortgage loans paid off in Colorado was up 2.4 percent during 2012's first quarter compared to the same period of last year, and they rose 28.2 percent from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year, the Colorado Division of Housing said today.

Frontier Airlines announces newest animal to adorn plane after public vote
Frontier Airlines announced today that Polly the parrot is the airline's newest animal. The airline said Polly survived two rounds of public votes to take "the coveted spot on a Frontier tail."

Southwest Airlines blames fuel for $18 million first-quarter loss
Southwest Airlines reported today that it had a net loss of $18 million in the first quarter of 2012, which company officials attributed to high fuel costs.


GOP Sen: Scandals expose Obama leadership weakness
A Southern Republican is raising questions about whether President Barack Obama is capably leading the government. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama tells reporters the president should take responsibility for the Secret Service, GSA and energy company Solyndra scandals and insist on a government culture in which taxpayer dollars are not wasted.

Reid: Secret Service agents were 'stupid'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the 11 Secret Service employees under investigation for cavorting with prostitutes were "stupid," and there's not much Congress can do to stop others from making the same choices.

Ann Romney emerging as husband's political weapon
She is a 63-year-old grandmother known as "Mamie," a former stay-at-home mother of five boys, and the cookie-baking wife of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. But do not be fooled: Republicans and Democrats alike see Ann Romney as an effective political weapon.


Broncos' Tamme, Caldwell excited to work with Peyton Manning
Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme, who spent his first four seasons with quarterback Peyton Manning at Indianapolis, is excited to work with the new Denver quarterback again.

Hall of Fame offers Rockies' Moyer internship
Jamie Moyer is a walking museum of statistics and milestones. So it only makes that the National Baseball Hall of Fame could use him in some role. With a wink, the Hall of Fame offered the 49-year-old left-hander an internship today to learn more about the game's history.

Soccer still brings out the little boy in David Beckham
Forget the glamour that surrounds David Beckham, the trappings of celebrity, the trip to the Royal Wedding he squeezed in between the fifth and sixth games of the MLS season a year ago.

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