Wyoming ranchers are testing GPS collars to help manage the movement of their livestock.
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On today's newscast: The city of Aspen terminated a contract with a Centennial-based contractor partway through a remodel of the city’s Old Powerhouse building; Mesa County officials are asking Washington state not to give wolves to Colorado; and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office says the state senator who died last week, was killed in the second of two crashes. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account.
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A 1960s pop song, a must-have soft toy and a global anime hit are among the leaders on YouTube's year-end trends list.
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Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties.
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Send us a voice memo about a song that hit you hard in 2025 — one you listened to on repeat, made you cry, or just got you in your feels like no other.
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A system expected to drop 6 inches of snow or more from Pennsylvania to Maine could tie up the Tuesday evening commute, the National Weather Service says.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist has been kidnapped and thrown from a car. Still, Addario says, parenting two young kids can be more challenging than war reporting.
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A woman with a terminal diagnosis asks her husband to leave the house in Ann Packer's new novel. Some Bright Nowhere is an absorbing book about end-of-life care and what the living owe the dying.
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President Trump has officially pardoned former Honduran President who US officials said was at the center of one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces growing scrutiny over an attack on an alleged drug boat. His response included a parody of the kids' book character Franklin, showing the turtle firing at boats.
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Nobel winners Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke bring us a reissue and a new book respectively this week. Also, a story from a fictional African country and a commentary on beauty.
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