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Throughout a six-year college football career, LaVonta Bentley has seen just about everything. He’s been to the College Football Playoff and endured a six-game losing streak to cap a disappointing season. He’s been a backup and a star. It’s certainly been a roller-coaster ride, but Bentley was all smiles this week knowing his college career will end in a bowl game.

By MELISSA GOLDIN President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing against the plan in a torrent of more than 100 X posts that included multiple false claims. Related Articles National Politics | The Latest: House approves new government funding bill National Politics | House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain National Politics | House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says National Politics | Some in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen’s friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish National Politics | Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs The X owner, an unelected figure, not only used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway Congress, he did so without regard for the facts and gave a preview of the role he could play in government over the next four years. “Trump has got himself a handful with Musk,” John Mark Hansen, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, said in an email.

Charlie Blackmon is no longer a Denver homeowner. After retiring from a 14-year career with the Colorado Rockies at the end of the season, the outfielder sold his home in the Belcaro neighborhood for $130,000 under its list price. The $4,170,000 sale of the Belcaro house closed Nov. 21. Blackmon moved back to Georgia to live in Atlanta with his wife, Ashley, and their two young children. He listed the 5,500-square-foot home in the gated community near Cherry Creek on Sept.

In the 12 years since Austin Tice was abducted in Syria, his family and his coworkers at McClatchy have grieved at the absence of our writer, despaired at silence from the Syrian government and prayed that promises from three U. S. presidents would turn into actions that brought Austin home. Now, more than any moment since he was taken from us, we have a reason to believe that Austin may return.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In the days leading up to Denver’s win-and-in, prime-time tilt against the Chargers on Thursday night, Sean Payton and the Broncos knew several things about the state of their run game. First, they’d lacked consistency this season. Second, they’d need it down the stretch to get where they’re trying to go. And, finally, they’d be operating without Jaleel McLaughlin (quad) when they took on Jim Harbaugh’s team. The numbers coming in weren’t pretty. Over the previous five games, Denver averaged 84.9 rushing yards per game. In that span, Javonte Williams rushed nine times for 59 against Atlanta, but in the other four he totaled 15 yards on 19 carries. The anemic production hadn’t hurt Denver badly — they had every chance to win at Kansas City in Week 10 and then won four straight — but it lurked as a potential problem. Payton put his aim in bold print.

Colorado’s housing market remained stagnant through November. Although active inventory and overall supply increased during the summer and fall, rising interest rates and prices kept many prospective buyers off the market, according to the November Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of Realtors. Kelly Moye of Compass said the result is “lackluster sales, flat prices, and sluggish buyer demand.