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A viral surveillance video allegedly shows armed members of the Tren de Aragua gang at an apartment building in Aurora, Colo. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

What is Tren de Aragua? How the Venezuelan gang started − and why US policies may only make it stronger

The State Department declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, and news reports say its members are wreaking havoc across the country. The reality is more nuanced.
Military medicine moves faster than traditional research. Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir/920th Rescue Wing

How medical treatments devised for war can quickly be implemented in US hospitals to save lives

How much oxygen does the military need for wounded soldiers? Turns out not much. Military-civilian research is paving the way for new developments.
The wind and terrain can quickly change how a fire, like this one near Los Angeles in January 2025, behaves. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

How satellites and AI help firefighters battle wildfires today

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.
The Marshall Fire spared some homes, shown here a day later, but smoke had blanketed the area. Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning − as Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered

A series of surveys in the months and years after the devastating blaze near Boulder revealed continuing health concerns in surviving buildings, and tips for how to clean up smoke-damaged homes.
Citizens in 24 states can add measures to the state ballot. adamkaz/Royalty Free via Getty Images

Why does Colorado have so many ballot measures?

Colorado voters considered 14 ballot measures in the November 2024 election, the most of any state.
Colorado’s red flag gun law went into effect in January 2020 and was used 73 times in its first seven months. Steve Prezant/Getty Images

Red flag laws are still used in Colorado’s Second Amendment sanctuaries, just less frequently

Colorado’s red flag law allows judges to order the temporary seizure of guns from someone they think is a significant risk to themselves or others, even in Second Amendment sanctuary counties.

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