Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

Denver woman's legal path to U.S. includes eight months in Mexico
Julieta Quiñonez no longer has to be afraid she might be stopped and detained while driving to the grocery store. She can work a job that makes use of her college degree. She can do more than dream about becoming a lawyer.  

• Deal reached to allow victims of Lower North Fork fire to sue Colo.
• Colorado House panel approves civil unions bill
• Boulder police officer faces attempted-murder charge
• Victims of Qwest fraud to share in forfeited $44 million
• Colorado road closures start Sunday for U.S. 6 near Black Hawk

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado House panel approves civil unions bill
Nearly two decades after Colorado became known as the "hate state" for passing a ballot measure aimed at gays, a legislative committee approved a bill that allows same-sex couples to enter into civil unions.  

• Bill to penalize driving while high on marijuana gains in Colorado House
• Colorado Senate panel advances back-to-school sales-tax holiday
• Resignation of Romney adviser disappoints gay Colorado Republicans
• Colorado school-supply tax-holiday bill draws wide support, disdain

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Today's Business

Victims of Qwest fraud to share in forfeited $44 million
The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it has returned approximately $44 million to victims of the securities fraud scheme that rocked Qwest Communications International and led to the conviction of its former chief executive Joseph P. Nacchio.  

• Spirit Airlines begins Denver service amid furor over fees
• Frontier Airlines to move crew base from Milwaukee to Chicago
• Colorado economic board grills six applicants for tourism subsidies
• U.S. stocks fall after conflicting economic reports

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Today's Sports Headlines

Bonds files appeal to erase felony conviction
SAN FRANCISCO—Barry Bonds has asked a federal appeals court to toss out his felony obstruction conviction, arguing it was based on his rambling—but truthful—answer to a grand jury question about whether his trainer ever provided him with an injectable substance.  

• Rivera tears ACL, throwing future in question
• Agent details physical evidence in Clemens case
• Thunder blasts Mavericks again
• L.A. Kings beat Blues, near sweep
• Garcia earns respect with good work effort

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Today's Entertainment

Cliffhangers, deaths, weddings and more: May's TV finales
May means weddings, funerals and, most of all, cliffhangers. A number of TV favorites are about to sign off for the season.  

• Best Bets: A Denver Cinco de Mayo celebration to remember
• Movie review: "Marvel's the Avengers" earns a superhero welcome
• Movie review: "Hit So Hard" a revealing portrait of Hole, Courtney Love
• Comedian Tracy Morgan trades "30 Rock" for the live comedy environment
• At the Kirkland Museum, a risk on behalf of fine Colorado art

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: Cyber bill seeks too much information
Preventing bad guys from hacking into the nation's power grid or breaching national security computers is easy enough to support.  

• Ditmer: Proceed with caution on fracking
• Harsanyi: Barack Obama, the"what if" president
• Rubin: A mess in China
• Guest Commentary: The obesity epidemic and the truth about food deserts
• Editorial: The clock is ticking for Colorado's legislature