A Denver family alleges that a police SWAT team mistakenly raided their apartment in June 2023, forcing a mother and a grandmother out at gunpoint and then terrifying two young girls who were still inside the home.

Going into this election year, the United States is slogging through a housing affordability crisis.

Authorities have more than doubled the number of people battling a wildfire that has burned structures and forced the evacuation of homes in southwestern Washington near the Columbia River Gorge.

President Donald Trump's controversial nominee to the Federal Reserve is facing a razor-close vote in Congress. The Senate is voting Tuesday on the nomination of Judy Shelton to join the Federal Reserve's powerful board of governors. The Trump White House has at times struggled to get its nominees on the Fed board. “I think her views are too extreme,” said Richard Fisher, former president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, said Tuesday on CNBC after the Senate vote. The central bank operates by consensus and Fed governors rarely dissent from interest rate decisions, though Fed bank presidents do.

The committee's support would move Shelton's nomination to the full Senate, which would have until the end of the year to confirm or reject it. Late Monday, Sen. John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, said he would support Shelton's nomination, essentially guaranteeing that she would win the votes of all 13 GOP senators on the committee. Toomey said he would support Shelton after she had reassured him that she would not seek to lower the value of the dollar. Since Shelton's hearing in February, the coronavirus pandemic has plunged the U.S. economy into its worst downturn since the Depression. In addition to Shelton, Trump has nominated Christopher Waller, research director at the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, for a second vacancy on the seven-member Fed board.

Gwen Stefani just turned the big 5-0! The Voice coach marked the very special occasion on Thursday and her longtime love, Blake Shelton, found the sweetest way to share his affection. Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) October 3, 2019"Gwen is turning 50 and she's over the moon about it. "Blake wants to make her feel special. Reporting by Adriane SchwartzRELATED CONTENT:'The Voice': Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Spar Over Musical Knowledge in Hilarious Outtakes (Exclusive)Gwen Stefani Can't Believe She's Dating a Guy Who Had a MulletGwen Stefani Reacts to Blake Shelton Not Knowing Her Song 'Hollaback Girl'

Both of Trump's most recent previous would-be nominees, conservative analyst Stephen Moore and businessman Herman Cain, endorsed returning to the gold standard. It's just a misperception that if we were to go to the gold standard that we would have more stable prices." An idea that keeps coming back aroundThe gold standard has a long history in Republican economics. As a candidate, Trump told GQ magazine: "Bringing back the gold standard would be very hard to do, but, boy, would it be wonderful. There is a group that believes in the gold standard.