Remains of 5,000-year-old "elite woman" found at former garbage dump
The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until becoming an archaeological site in the 1990s.
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The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until becoming an archaeological site in the 1990s.
Hundreds of new species across the globe were identified by scientists in 2024.
Illegal logging was apparently taking place on Mashco Piro territory and one logger was injured in the attack, according to a regional Indigenous organization.
A newly studied species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found.
One of the researchers who found the frog said his immediate reaction was "Bloody hell!"
The man who was in possession of the mummy – which officials believe to be 600-800 years old – said it sleeps in his bedroom with him and that he takes care of it.
One captive said the hostage-takers were demanding "medical help and clean water and food" after an oil spill in the area "contaminated the wells and river."
A little girl from Peru who was denied citizenship and faced deportation may now have a chance to stay in the United States.
The Weld County Coroner's Office identified the man who died as Philip Kent Melcher. They say he served with the Compania de Maria community in Lima, Peru.
A church in Boulder is now the sanctuary for a woman fighting deportation.
A Peruvian woman who spent several months at a Quaker meeting house in Denver to avoid deportation has once again taken refuge in the house.
A Peruvian woman who spent several months at a Quaker meeting house in Denver to avoid deportation has been granted 30 days to prepare to leave the U.S.
An elderly former circus bear is too frail to join a flight bringing 33 lions from South America to a Colorado refuge and instead will live out her days in a specially constructed habitat in her native Peru.
Over 30 lions and a bear taken from circuses in Latin America won't be moved to their new home in Colorado until June.
Dozens of artifacts are on their way back to Peru after being seized in the United States during investigations into the smuggling of cultural relics.
Investigators think two American climbers died together during a dangerous 20,000-foot climb. Their bodies were recovered over the weekend.
Searchers on Saturday found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who apparently plunged to their deaths off a ridge after ascending a glacier-capped 20,000-foot (6,100-meter) Peruvian peak, the rescue coordinator said.
A search team has reached the base camp and spotted the apparent tracks of two U.S. mountaineers who have not been heard from since July 11 when they set off to climb a 20,000-foot glacier-capped peak (6,100-meter) in Peru.
The consulates for Mexico, Guatemala and Peru are hosting seminars in Denver to educate immigrants about their labor rights.
On July 11, Julian Johnson set off on a boat on Chatfield Reservoir with friends. What he describes as a freak accident changed his life forever.
Prior to the start of the Colorado Buffaloes early August football practices in Colorado Springs, head coach Deion Sanders visited his son at Cleveland Browns training camp.
On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.
The logo being used by a high school in Aurora is now being called into question.
What began as one employee's devastating loss quickly grew into a community-wide effort to help earthquake victims in Venezuela.
On July 11, Julian Johnson set off on a boat on Chatfield Reservoir with friends. What he describes as a freak accident changed his life forever.
On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.
The logo being used by a high school in Aurora is now being called into question.
What began as one employee's devastating loss quickly grew into a community-wide effort to help earthquake victims in Venezuela.
As Colorado marks 150 years of statehood, a new documentary features the voices of the Centennial State.
A memorial procession for a 43-year-old firefighter from Nebraska who died after being injured while battling a Colorado wildfire will be held on Friday.
The incident happened less than a week ago, but RTD says security-related calls are going down.
On July 11, Julian Johnson set off on a boat with friends in a Colorado state park. What he describes as a freak accident changed his life forever.
What began as one employee's devastating loss quickly grew into a community-wide effort to help earthquake victims in Venezuela.
The team logo being used by a high school in Aurora is now being called into question by the National Hockey League.
Prior to the start of the Colorado Buffaloes early August football practices in Colorado Springs, head coach Deion Sanders visited his son at Cleveland Browns training camp.
The logo being used by a high school in Aurora is now being called into question.
The Broncos hit the practice field Thursday for one final ramp-up period before training camp officially kicks off Friday.
A source close to Joshua Kushner's firm tells CBS News there's no politics behind FIFA's bid to draw private investment, but Europe's soccer powerhouses are crying foul.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
In France, wildfires this summer have already burned an area four times the size of Paris, driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.
A hair sample found at the home of Nancy Guthrie came back inconclusive after undergoing testing, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed Thursday.
Lawsuit alleges that a drive storing $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
As conflict potentially expands in the region, Trump met with the Saudi defense minister and with Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister counseled Trump on three options for the war.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As conflict potentially expands in the region, Trump met with the Saudi defense minister and with Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister counseled Trump on three options for the war.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
President Trump said Todd Blanche will remain acting attorney general as a holdup on his nomination continues.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
The DOJ is seeking to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an "alien terrorist," in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Lawsuit alleges that a drive storing $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
A source close to Joshua Kushner's firm tells CBS News there's no politics behind FIFA's bid to draw private investment, but Europe's soccer powerhouses are crying foul.
Economic activity weakened between April and June as energy costs surged, new government data shows.
Boulder city leaders are considering the sale of a public parking lot for a proposed 110-room hotel with commercial space.
Fort Morgan leaders say they're breathing a sigh of relief after Cargill and Teamsters Local 455 reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly 70-day lockout at the company's beef processing facility.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.
A man who stopped to help victims of a devastating motorcycle crash instead found himself handcuffed, jailed and accused of driving under the influence -- despite repeatedly asking officers to administer a breath test that he believed would prove his innocence.
For Billy Hailey, his release was a day he had been waiting for and working toward for 20 years. Now, he is unexpectedly back in custody after the state says it miscalculated the date.
A second family in Colorado says a little-known insurance rule has left them fighting two companies to get medical bills paid.