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NCAA basketball players and gamblers are charged for allegedly rigging games

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketba...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take c...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires after fire reports

NEW YORK (AP) — An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports. Following...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: UN Security Council to discuss Iran's deadly protests after US request

The U.N. Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss Iran's deadly protests at the request of the United States, even as President Donald Trump left unclear what acti...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Much of Nevada plagued by snow drought

Each winter, high elevation snow blankets mountains for skiers and sledders, forming a natural reservoir that will slowly melt as winter warms into spring and provide a steady flow into cree...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump's ceasefire plan faces great uncertainty as it moves into a new phase

JERUSALEM (AP) — The White House says it is moving into the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan – breathing new life into a proposal that aims to rebuild the war-rav...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about UK legal changes aiming to regulate AI-generated nude images

LONDON (AP) — Laws that will make it illegal to create online sexual images of someone without their consent are coming into force soon in the U.K., officials said Thursday, following a glob...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Exiled crown prince’s plan for Iran is mostly aimed at Trump, experts say

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — No pursuit of nuclear weapons. Confronting drug trafficking. An immediate recognition of the state of Israel. Exporting copious amounts of oil and gas. Exiled Cro...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Live updates: Trump set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader

President Donald Trump is set to meet Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elec...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Colorado Rockies finalize $8 million, 1-year contract

DENVER (AP) — Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Colorado Rockies finalized their $8 million, one-year contract on Thursday. Lorenzen gets a $7.75 million million salary this year, and th...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it's illegal, X says

BANGKOK (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok won’t be able to edit photos to portray real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal, according to a statement posted on X. T...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation...

DATE: Jan 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday