HHS revokes some layoff notices, including to 9/11 program
The Food and Drug Administration's food safety labs and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's World Trade Center Health Program were reinstated.
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The Food and Drug Administration's food safety labs and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's World Trade Center Health Program were reinstated.
The cuts at the National Institutes of Health blindsided staff, after reassurances that no further layoffs were planned.
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
HHS denied censoring Dr. Kevin Hall, the researcher who announced his early retirement on Wednesday, saying it was a "deliberate distortion of the facts."
The additional layoffs at the National Institutes of Health come less than a week after the initial wave of cuts in Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s restructuring.
The Trump administration's cuts to the National Institutes of Health has some worried about stalls in research and medicine.
Both agencies are part of the Department of Health and Human Services, which like much of the federal government, has seen mass layoffs as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to implement budget cuts.
The National Institutes of Health says the cuts will save more than $4 billion a year, but critics say it puts potentially lifesaving research in jeopardy.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who has faced restrictions on social media platforms because of his views, was a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe leadership recently urged the state of Colorado and a Texas energy company to step up the monitoring and cleanup of a five-month-old fuel spill on the southwestern Colorado tribe's land.
Game 4 of the second round of the NBA playoffs saw the Denver Nuggets face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder, ultimately resulting in a 92-87 win for OKC.
With a record of 7-33 and not only being last in the National League West, but also having the worst record in the league, team owner, chairman, and CEO Dick Monfort said "our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better."
The Colorado State Patrol said a crash in El Paso County claimed the lives of two people and left two others hospitalized Sunday.
The Frisco Police Department has arrested a person they believe caused the Meadow Creek Fire on Saturday.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe leadership recently urged the state of Colorado and a Texas energy company to step up the monitoring and cleanup of a five-month-old fuel spill on the southwestern Colorado tribe's land.
The Colorado State Patrol said a crash in El Paso County claimed the lives of two people and left two others hospitalized Sunday.
The Frisco Police Department has arrested a person they believe caused the Meadow Creek Fire on Saturday.
Women from across the state gathered to take part in "Ready to Run," a nonpartisan campaign training designed to help women enter public office. We spoke to a city councilwoman and another woman planning to run for city council.
The organization is called Guns to Gardens, and the Denver chapter was created after the King Soopers shooting in Boulder back in 2021. Since then, they've disposed of hundreds of weapons, potentially saving hundreds of lives.
Rain and snow is expected midweek.
Women from across the state gathered to take part in "Ready to Run," a nonpartisan campaign training designed to help women enter public office. We spoke to a city councilwoman and another woman planning to run for city council.
The Frisco Police Department has arrested a person they believe caused the Meadow Creek Fire on Saturday.
The organization is called Guns to Gardens, and the Denver chapter was created after the King Soopers shooting in Boulder back in 2021. Since then, they've disposed of hundreds of weapons, potentially saving hundreds of lives.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
Game 4 of the second round of the NBA playoffs saw the Denver Nuggets face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder, ultimately resulting in a 92-87 win for OKC.
With a record of 7-33 and not only being last in the National League West, but also having the worst record in the league, team owner, chairman, and CEO Dick Monfort said "our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better."
Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine and suspended for two upcoming racing days for striking Sovereignty eight times with his riding crop during the Kentucky Derby.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated alpine skier in history, has joined the future Denver National Women's Soccer League team's ownership group, the club announced on Tuesday.
Head coach David Carle is continuing his commitment to the University of Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team.
Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli American who has been held hostage since October 2023, will be released, Hamas announced Sunday.
Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine and suspended for two upcoming racing days for striking Sovereignty eight times with his riding crop during the Kentucky Derby.
Trade discussions between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ended after a weekend of prolonged negotiations.
Pope Leo XIV identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity during his first formal audience.
Over a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its efforts to fast-track energy projects, claiming the government is bypassing environmental laws.
Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli American who has been held hostage since October 2023, will be released, Hamas announced Sunday.
Women from across the state gathered to take part in "Ready to Run," a nonpartisan campaign training designed to help women enter public office. We spoke to a city councilwoman and another woman planning to run for city council.
Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.
Pope Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, will be inaugurated at a mass in St. Peter's Square next week.
Trade discussions between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ended after a weekend of prolonged negotiations.
Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate are three food colors from natural sources the FDA has approved for use in food.
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general, has largely focused on metabolic dysfunction in her work — but what is it?
The Trump administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care.
A recent dip in overdose deaths has been credited in part to wider naloxone access.
President Trump will introduce a "most favored nation" plan aimed at cutting Medicare drug prices by linking them to the prices of medication abroad, sources told CBS News.
President Trump says a new U.S. trade pact with the U.K. can serve as the basis for more trade deals. Economists say that could be a problem.
Amid steep levies, shipments from China to the U.S. plunged in April, with Chinese exports rerouted to other countries.
Rich Trumka says he was fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission after refusing to allow DOGE into the agency.
President Trump opened the door to lowering tariffs on China as U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to meet this weekend.
Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington and his top executives recently flew round-trip to Madrid for a three-day airport conference for a total cost of about $165,000, records show -- far more than the cost for similarly-sized airports.
A number of drivers in the state are now raising concerns over express lane citations issued in the state in court.
Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington and his top executives recently flew round-trip to Madrid for a three-day airport conference for a total cost of about $165,000, records show -- far more than the cost for similarly-sized airports.
A woman, who says she was held as a "sex slave" for years, and a former police investigator involved in the case, say a convicted human trafficker held as many as 20 women in his basement over the last five years.
A judge sentenced former Lakeside Town Clerk Brenda Hamilton to three years of probation and ordered her to repay the town $26,000 for her part in buying and selling town-owned cars after being convicted of embezzlement.
Just days after city economists and finance personnel warned of recession-like conditions, CBS Colorado has learned that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is seeking double-digit raises for some of his appointees.