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Run For Their Lives, the group targeted in the Colorado attack, is figuring out how to continue its mission

7:03am June 03, 2025

by Jason DeRose

Sunday's attack in Boulder targeted a group called Run for Their Lives, which raises awareness about the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Now, they're figuring out how to move on.

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Morning news brief

Diplomatic talks between Russia and Ukraine are scheduled for Monday. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing the country every day. The EU and Germany announced moves to support Ukraine.

Health & Safety

The CDC issues new masking guidance as U.S. COVID cases drop

The CDC's new guidance means most of the U.S. population is considered to be at low or medium risk for COVID-19, and the agency has given the green light to take masks off.

Transgender kids in Texas face challenges accessing gender affirming health care

by Sara Willa Ernst

The governor of Texas wants hormone therapy for transgender kids classified as child abuse. One family is nervous that they may now become targets, but they don't want to leave the state.

4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis

by Brian Mann

The companies, including Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, will admit no wrongdoing. Billions of dollars in payouts will fund drug treatment and harm reduction programs.

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The story behind why Halyna Hrushetsky's family fled Soviet Ukraine for the U.S.

by Jasmyn Morris

Halyna Hrushetsky was born in Ukraine during World War II and her family left in the 1930s. Hrushetsky talks to her daughter about her Ukrainian roots and the famine her parents lived through.

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National

Ukrainian Americans watch the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold from afar

by Jasmine Garsd

New York City is home to one of the largest Ukrainian communities in the U.S. There's also a significant number of Russians. The Russian military attack on Ukraine sent shock waves across the city.

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Run For Their Lives, the group targeted in the Colorado attack, is figuring out how to continue its mission

Morning news brief

The CDC issues new masking guidance as U.S. COVID cases drop

Transgender kids in Texas face challenges accessing gender affirming health care

4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis

The story behind why Halyna Hrushetsky's family fled Soviet Ukraine for the U.S.

Biden is expected to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

President Biden has decided on his nominee for the Supreme Court

The Kremlin downplays sanctions by saying any problems will be resolved

Russia continues a broader approach to its attack against Ukraine

As Russia keeps up its attack, how long can Ukraine hold the capital city?

Hank the Tank wasn't on a one-bear crime spree — he had accomplices

Ukrainian Americans watch the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold from afar