Senate passes bill to avoid a government shutdown, ending funding fight at the 11th hour President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill to fund the government through March 14. It does not address the debt ceiling, a key demand from President-elect Donald Trump. 12/20/2024 - 4:59 pm | View Link
Despite missing deadline, Congress avoids government shutdown by passing spending bill without Trump’s debt ceiling raise After a week of turmoil, Congress approved a spending package that will continue government funding until mid-March and provide additional relief for natural disaster survivors as well as aid to ... 12/20/2024 - 10:03 am | View Link
After a chaotic scramble, Congress strikes a budget deal The budget chaos that unfolded on Capitol Hill as the Christmas break approached is only a preview of the difficult realities Mr Trump will face when he starts to govern next month. 12/20/2024 - 6:38 am | View Link
Government Shutdown Looms After Elon Musk Sinks Bipartisan Budget Deal Congress now has less than 12 hours to scramble for a new funding deal after the unelected billionaire’s intervention. 12/20/2024 - 5:41 am | View Link
Government shutdown recap: Congress passes funding deal Congress passed a bipartisan deal spending deal after Donald Trump and Elon Musk tanked an earlier bill. The government did not shut down. 12/19/2024 - 10:59 pm | View Link
Colorado lawmakers are set to introduce a pair of bills in the next legislative session that would bar municipal courts from imposing more severe sentences than state courts for the same crimes, as well as limit city courts from criminalizing missed hearings.
The first bill, sponsored by Rep. Javier Mabrey, a Denver Democrat, seeks to address disparities in sentences between state courts and their lower-level municipal counterparts.
Legislative reforms in 2021 significantly reduced maximum penalties for a host of low-level, nonviolent crimes in Colorado’s state courts.
A metro Denver nonprofit that supports survivors of sexual assault is partnering with local bars and restaurants to train their staffs on how to recognize sex crimes when they occur in their establishments, and how to intervene and even prevent them.
“We know there’s a correlation between alcohol and sexual violence,” said Kaity Gray, director of community education at The Blue Bench.
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American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season kicks into high gear.
American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by federal regulators.
Just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the U.
Dear Eric: My father passed from cancer in 2020. He and my mother were married for 53 years. One year later, my only sibling died suddenly from a massive heart attack. So, it’s just my mother and I left. We have never had a good relationship. Very tense, lots of jealousy (her, not me).
Both my parents were very close to my children growing up.
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 24, the 359th day of 2024. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve.
Today in history:
On Dec. 24, 1992, President George H. W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Also on this date:
In 1814, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 following ratification by both the British Parliament and the U.
Moon Alert: Caution! Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 5:30 a.m. EST today (2:30 a.m. PST). The Moon is in Libra.
Happy Birthday for Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024:
You are sensitive, responsible and compassionate. You respect the past and what it has to offer. This year has been a time of recognition and acknowledgement.