In the past year, President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders rolling back protections for the LGBTQ+ community, increasing tariffs and banning immigrants from other countries. Attendees report that this has changed some things this year, but it is not stopping them from celebrating the queer community.
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On today's newscast: The Aspen School District board wants the state to spend more on education; the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, did not receive funding in the recently passed appropriations package; and national-park goers will not get free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in a U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, a judge ruled Friday.
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Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. In response to the news, Frey said in a social media post: "I will not be intimidated."
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A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump.
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More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.
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Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
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All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.
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A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
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Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
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See if you can get a perfect score for once.
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There are no dragons, no maps and no internecine family trees in this Game of Thrones prequel about an underdog knight and his would-be squire.
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