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Jury awards Mattel $40 million in lawsuit
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls. Damages were awarded for contract interference and copyright infringement.
Clinton pundits work for Fox at DNC
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NEW YORK - Longtime Clinton confidant Lanny Davis and Howard Wolfson, Hillary Clinton's former communications director, once anticipated being very busy at this week's Democratic National Convention. They never envisioned going to Denver while working for Fox News Channel.
'Suge' Knight posts bail after Las Vegas arrest
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LAS VEGAS - Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said. Knight, 43, posted $19,000 bail and was scheduled to be released late Wednesday with a promise to appear Sept.
Nervous New Orleans watches for another brewing storm
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NEW ORLEANS - On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made plans to evacuate people, pets and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos.
U.S., Russia anchor ships in Georgia
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BATUMI, Georgia - A U.S. military ship loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated over a nation devastated by war with Russia. Georgia's government said its short war with Russia had caused $1 billion in damages, while European leaders called the Kremlin's moves in two breakaway Georgian regions an unacceptable attempt to unilaterally redraw the map of the Caucasus region.
Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani troops drove off a Taliban attack on a fort and pounded another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the Afghan border. As many as 49 insurgents were reported killed.
Clinton forcefully endorses Obama
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DENVER - Former President Clinton gave his full-throated endorsement to Barack Obama's bid for the White House on Wednesday, telling delegates to the Democratic convention that Obama is "ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world." Clinton pushed back against attacks - initiated by himself and his wife during the bitter primary campaign, and later taken up by Republican John McCain - that Obama is ill-prepared for the White House, especially on matters of national defense.
Thousands of war protesters march in Denver
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DENVER - Thousands of anti-war demonstrators converged near security gates outside the Democratic National Convention hall on Wednesday, chanting slogans and asking to talk to party officials about getting U.S. troops out of Iraq. Police in riot gear ordered the group to disperse, and after about 15 minutes many protesters drifted off.
Indy filmmaker documents DNC climate
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Luke Eberl walked into the caged-in, deserted freedom of speech zone outside Denver's Pepsi Center on Wednesday. The only object that occupied the parking lot was a schedule for Monday's protests -- not really what he wanted. The independent filmmaker from Los Angeles has been in Denver since Thursday documenting the Democratic National Convention on a grant from a Buddhist organization that wants to tell the story of the DNC's Meditation '08 events.
Homeless swept aside at DNC
Tickets to movies, zoo, meant to clear downtown
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DENVER -- With one arm in a purple cast, the other begging passersby to buy a newspaper, Dave Siden minds his post. The lankly built homeless man comes to the same corner -- the intersection of 16th and Champa streets -- to sell the Denver Voice, a newspaper he can purchase and redistribute for donations.
New 'Sustainability' school to tackle environmental issues
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A first for the state of Colorado, the opening of CSU's School of Global Environmental Sustainability looks to offer students a multiple-disciplinary approach to tackling rising environmental issues in the global community. Comprised of faculty from all of CSU's eight colleges, the School of GES, still in the planning phase, will add to existing environmental research and education platforms at CSU.
Freshmen enrollment up
As overall enrollment stays stagnant, transfers drop
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As students trickle back to the classroom this fall, CSU officials say the freshman class size will hit record numbers for the third year in a row, while the overall population has remained relatively stagnant all three years. The freshman population is expected to be about 4,490 this fall, said Robin Brown, the vice president of Enrollment and Access.
Historic Acclamation
Dems choose Obama as presidential candidate
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DENVER - Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration. Former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton asked delegates to the party convention to make their verdict unanimous "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of victory.
Obama fans scramble for tickets to historic speech
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DENVER - Talk inside the Democratic convention may be about unity, but on the streets of Denver this week, one thing is getting ugly - the politics of getting tickets to see Barack Obama's acceptance speech. On sidewalks and in buses and bars, political watchers who have come to Denver hoping to score passes to Obama's historic speech are stepping up their appeals to find a way to see Thursday night's prime-time address in person.
Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western province
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WASHINGTON - Conditions in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where a brutal insurgency once ruled, have improved so dramatically that the United States is handing over responsibility for security in the Sunni stronghold to Iraq within days. Troops freed up in Iraq could shift to Afghanistan.
