They should be in elementary school, instead they speak like war veterans
By David Culver, CNN Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico (CNN) — The smell of burning wood and plastic hits us as we step out of the van. Smoke from…
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Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week
CNN By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House…
Continue Reading Baltimore Archdiocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ahead of anticipated lawsuits over child sexual abuse
By Alaa Elassar and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a move a…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Shutdown averted, Tupac Shakur case, Georgia guilty plea, Mark Milley, Dianne Feinstein
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Generation X, the roughly 65 million people born between 1965 and 1980, witnessed many…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Shutdown averted, Tupac Shakur case, Georgia guilty plea, Mark Milley, Dianne Feinstein
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Generation X, the roughly 65 million people born between 1965 and 1980, witnessed many…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania governor’s voter registration change draws Trump’s ire in echo of 2020 election clashes
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump has Pennsylvania’s voting rules in his sights, and it’s a familiar…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan issues warrant for former separatist leader as UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh
By AVET DEMURYAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general says the country has issued an arrest warrant for…
Continue ReadingThe death toll in a collapsed gold mine in Zimbabwe expected to rise to 13, vice president says
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused…
Continue Reading Why McCarthy decided to take on his right flank and prevent the shutdown
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t know whether the House…
Continue ReadingTrump campaigns before thousands in friendly blue-collar, eastern Iowa, touting trade, farm policy
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump campaigned in southeast Iowa Sunday in the middle of a fall…
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Student loan payments restart in October. Here’s what borrowers should know
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — For the first time in more than three years, federal student loan borrowers will be required to pay…
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Deion Sanders ‘proud’ of Colorado after remarkable comeback against USC falls just short
By Issy Ronald and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Deion Sanders’ extraordinary first season as head coach of the No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes…
Continue ReadingParents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio
By ADIL JAWAD and MARIA CHENG Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in one province of Pakistan are turning to a controversial new…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court’s new term starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years as the justices begin a new term.…
Continue ReadingEU’s top diplomat urges US to reconsider dropping Ukrainian aid from stop-gap budget bill
LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called on U.S. lawmakers to reconsider their decision to omit financial support for…
Continue Reading NFL Week 4: A return to London – and more Taylor Swift?
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Each week in the NFL has its own unique storylines on and off the field. The biggest talking point after Week 3 was…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute…
Continue Reading The government remains open – for now. Here’s what happens next
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — After days of stalemate, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday to keep the government open through…
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Warm & windy Sunday
SUNDAY: Temperatures cool a few degrees with highs of 80 in Colorado Springs, 86 in Pueblo, and winds ramping up as a trough of low pressure begins…
Continue ReadingAmericans support strikes — until they affect their daily lives
Analysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Organized labor in the United States is having a moment. From the automobile industry to…
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