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Removing the flu vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended vaccine schedule comes as Colorado and the U.S. face the worst flu season in decades.
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On today's newscast: The suspect who fled from an officer-involved shooting on I-70 yesterday has been caught and is in police custody; Colorado’s wolf restoration program is in limbo entering its third year; and after the Trump administration froze or eliminated funds, tribes are looking for ways to move forward with renewable energy projects. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Alex Brandon/APHannah Natanson had a phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch seized. The Justice Department says this is part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information. -
Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty ImagesSweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored. -
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe resolution would have forced President Trump to get authorization from Congress before launching military operations in Venezuela. It was blocked after having previously advanced with GOP support. -
Ramon Espinosa/APThe State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
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Netflix's Stranger Things finale, which dropped Dec. 31, is shaking up the Billboard Hot 100. -
The two sides agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as President Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of Denmark's Arctic territory of Greenland. -
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers. -
In a case related to Illinois state law about the return of mail ballots, the U.S. Supreme Court says political candidates have the legal standing to challenge election policies. -
Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported. -
Georgetown University is moving Let Freedom Ring, its annual event celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to the historical Howard Theatre in order to save money, the university said.
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