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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who’ve long sought ways to curb the safety net program. The proposal under review would be narrowly targeted, applying mostly to people who are able-bodied, without dependents […]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Al Franken’s support among his fellow Democrats is cratering as a  the top Senate Democrat and a host of female Democratic senators on Wednesday called upon him to resign as allegations of sexual misconduct against the Minnesota lawmaker multiply. In a statement, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said: “I consider Senator […]

NEW YORK — Ay caramba! Thirty seasons of “The Simpsons.” The long-time sitcom is getting longer as Fox renewed the series for an unprecedented 29th and 30th season on Friday. This means that Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie will get to 669 episodes becoming the largest number of episodes for any scripted television show, […]

WASHINGTON — Janet Reno, former U.S. attorney general under President Bill Clinton, died Monday morning after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, her sister Maggy Hurchalla said. She was 78. Reno, the nation’s first female attorney general, served in the Clinton White House from 1993 to 2001.

#Jeopardy contestant Cindy Stowell dies of cancer a week before her episode airs: https://t.co/JzIpSYMZ5U pic.twitter.com/8gYqwjuT78 — Us Weekly (@usweekly) December 8, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas — A “Jeopardy!” contestant who achieved her dream of appearing on the show has died just a week before the episode is due to air, her partner said. Cindy Stowell, a […]

LOS ANGELES — A “Jeopardy!” contestant who died before her string of taped appearances aired on the TV game show this week won her fourth consecutive game in an episode broadcast Friday night. With the latest win, Cindy Stowell’s four-day total is $62,001 in prize money. A science content developer from Austin, Texas, Stowell died […]

OROVILLE, Calif. — A massive crevasse that formed in a spillway at Northern California’s Oroville Dam has spurred mass evacuations, with nearby residents fleeing the worst-case specter of a three-story wall of water rushing downstream. In all, about 188,000 people, mostly in Butte, Sutter and Yuba counties, evacuated from the area, some being given only […]

According to nextdoor.com, the top ten dog names for Denver doggies are, from last to first,  Maggie,  Charlie,  Sadie,  Molly,  Buddy,  Max,  Daisy,  Baily,  Lucy,  and coming in at number one, Bella.  Good girl. But what’s in a name, you say?  You can name your Airdale anything you want, but sit!  Stay!  And listen to […]

PHILADELPHIA — Ken Salazar, the former secretary of the interior and senator from Colorado, will lead Hillary Clinton’s transition team, campaign chairman John Podesta announced Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Democratic senators hammered Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, during Tuesday’s confirmation hearing, claiming she is not qualified to lead the nation’s education system. DeVos stood firm in her long-held beliefs that parents — not the government — should be able to choose where to send children to […]

DENVER — Downtown Denver may be the most popular place to watch the AFC Championship if you don’t have an actual ticket to the game. “It’s going to be a party man, it’s going to be a party,” said Nick Pauley with Lodo’s Bar and Grill. And the party, no matter where you go, will […]

NEW YORK — Chieh Huang is using his own money to pay for his workers’ kids to go to college. The CEO of Boxed told CNN’s Maggie Lake his decision was one of morality. Boxed, a mobile commerce startup, is the online version of bulk shopping stores like Costco. Although technology is one aspect of […]