“Defund and abolish” anti-police graffiti, as well as references to a 13-year-old Chicago boy who was shot and killed by police in late March, showed up in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood over the weekend. An anarchy symbol also was spray-painted on a plaque at the governor’s mansion. Reports of graffiti started coming into the Denver Police Department on Sunday morning, and by the afternoon, Denver Police technician Tyrone Campbell said authorities knew of four locations, adding there may be more reports as people leave for work or return to offices on Monday. Campbell said it wasn’t clear whether the graffiti was related to Saturday’s protests, which he noted spurred no arrests and no citations. One was held midday in downtown Denver and the other was at night in Cheesman Park. Tynin

WASHINGTON — Less than three months after former President Donald Trump left the White House, the race to succeed him atop the Republican Party is already beginning. Trump’s former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has launched an aggressive schedule, visiting states that will play a pivotal role in the 2024 primaries, and he has signed a contract with Fox News Channel. Mike Pence, Trump’s former vice president, has started a political advocacy group, finalized a book deal and later this month will give his first speech since leaving office in South Carolina. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been courting donors, including in Trump’s backyard, with a prominent speaking slot before the former president at a GOP fundraising retreat dinner this month at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida resort where Tr

BOSTON — Teddy Ballgame is about to become Teddy Blockchain. Hall of Famer Ted Williams is coming to the digital memorabilia market with a release of nine different cards that follow the No. 9’s career from skinny rookie to Cooperstown inductee. The collectors’ items offered by Williams’ daughter are hand drawn by Brazilian illustrator Andre Maciel, known as Black Madre, who created the non-fungible tokens for football star Rob Gronkowski that sold out last month for $1.6 million. “I wrote to him. I told him who I was. I said, ‘My dad is Ted Williams.’ I said, ‘Here’s what I want to do,’” Claudia Williams said, adding that she didn’t know whether Maciel would be familiar with the baseball star. Leighton Communications, Inc. via APThis image created by Brazilian illustrator Andre Maciel, kn

INDIANAPOLIS — The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally bought the two rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent such purchases, police said. A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles last July and September, officials with the Indianapolis police said Saturday. The police did not say where Hole bought what they described as “assault rifles,” citing the ongoing investigation, but said he was seen using both rifles during the shooting. This photo released by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department shows Brandon Scott Hole. Authorities have identified Hole as a former employee who shot and kill

No less a basketball pundit than ESPN’s Zach Lowe offered a mea culpa on Friday in his weekly column of ten NBA observations. The sentiment could not have been more direct. “Boy was I wrong about Markieff Morris”. For those paying attention during the Lakers’ 7-8 stretch with neither LeBron James or Anthony Davis, it’s been clear that Morris has been one of the most consistent, most steadying presences on the team on both ends. In the last 15 games, he’s been the team’s fifth-leading scorer (11.8 ppg), the third-best rebounder (6.5 rpg) and a steady spacing big (37.7 % from 3-point range). Coach Frank Vogel recently said Morris is not being talked about enough: “He’s been like the unsung hero of this stretch.” To which Morris himself says: Well, of course. What did you expect? “I mean, (ex

SUNNYVALE — Police said a man shot himelf in the foot while wrestling with officers over a gun before he and a woman were arrested Sunday morning. The incident occurred just after midnight at a Motel 6 at 775 N. Mathilda Avenue, according to a news release from Sunnyvale police. The officers were there to perform a security check, police said, and focused on a “suspicious” vehicle occupied by a man and a woman. Police said both people inside lied about their names when approached by officers, then the 31-year-old man fled the car. Officers said they saw him reach into his waistband, prompting one to fire a stun gun at the man, which caused him to fall to the ground. As officers wrestled with the man after the stun-gun shot, they saw a gun in his hand, according to the police statement. Th...