Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats’ flagship climate and health care…
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Colorado Springs man sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for bank robberies across the state
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs man was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for a string of bank robberies in the Denver metro area…
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Louisiana Supreme Court rejects appeal in abortion ban case
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by plaintiffs in the ongoing legal…
Continue Reading Gunman in Montenegro kills 10, then shot dead by passerby
CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — A man went on a shooting rampage in the streets of this western Montenegro city Friday, killing 10 people, including two…
Continue Reading Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The sprawling economic package passed by the U.S. Senate this week has a certain West…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 12: Covid-19, Trump, Ukraine, Student loans, Anne Heche
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it…
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Women of Wonder – 50 Years of Title IX: Doherty’s state champion became Buffs legend
For Erin Scholz, it all started at Sabin Middle School. “I mean in 7th grade I was 5’11”, apparently that’s tall,” laughed Scholz, who now lives…
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Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US
By TERRY TANG and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure…
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Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum, mobile hair salon offers discounted haircuts to raise awareness of motorcycle safety
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, a Colorado Springs hair salon and the Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum partnered with the Colorado…
Continue Reading In ‘The Princess,’ a documentary on Diana flips the focus
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Documentarian Ed Perkins’ new Diana film “The Princess” has no talking heads and no traditional narrator.…
Continue Reading North Carolina deputy killed; search on for shooter
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina are trying to determine who fired the shots that killed a sheriff’s deputy who stopped…
Continue Reading Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Supporters of Iran-backed Shiite groups have rallied in Baghdad to denounce their rivals,…
Continue ReadingGlobal experts race to understand rare cases when monkeypox leads to death
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Out of tens of thousands of monkeypox cases around the world this year, there have been a dozen deaths linked to the virus,…
Continue Reading Feds agree to honor Connecticut pardons, stop deportations
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says federal officials have agreed to recognize…
Continue ReadingOfficials refuse to answer key questions about Uvalde response probes as anger grows
By Rosa Flores and Peter Nickeas, CNN As details about failures of the police response to the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have trickled out…
Continue Reading Creighton students’ COVID vaccine mandate appeal dismissed
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a handful of Creighton University…
Continue Reading New this week: ‘House of the Dragon,’ Lakers doc and Lovato
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s Finstad sworn in as newest member of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad has been sworn as the newest member of the U.S. House. He gives the GOP one more seat, which…
Continue Reading Former presidential yacht to be restored at Maine shipyard
BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A Maine shipyard is preparing for a painstaking stem-to-stern restoration of a floating piece of presidential history. French…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s office holds flag-raising ceremony for fallen Deputy Andrew Peery
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A flag raising ceremony was held Friday morning to honor the life of El Paso County Deputy Andrew Peery, who was…
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