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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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Carlos Luján/Europa Press via APThe crash happened in Spain's Andalusia province. Officials fear the death toll may rise. -
Toby Shepheard/AFP via Getty ImagesOn Saturday, the UNGA celebrated its 80th birthday in London. Speakers including U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed global uncertainty during the second term of President Trump. -
Chris O'Meara/APSnow has fallen in Florida for the second year in a row. -
Geert Vanden Wijngaert/APIn a joint statement, leaders of eight countries said they stand in "full solidarity" with Denmark and Greenland. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen added: "Europe will not be blackmailed."
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Syria's new leaders, since toppling Bashar Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert their full authority over the war-torn country. -
The move comes after President Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to control ongoing protests over the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. -
A doctor from Nigeria tells what Martin Luther King Jr. taught him about health, Justice and inequality. -
Ilyse Levine-Kanji of Westborough, Massachusetts plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and host Ayesha Rascoe. -
The ousting of Venezuela's president raised hopes of change — but the politician now controlling the streets shows how little has really shifted. -
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.
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