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Mixed blessing for cycling from Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has praised cycling for the value it places on discipline, selflessness and courage but warned that the sport can become tainted by doping, dishonesty and corrupt...

Colorado ski resorts back in business Saturday

DENVER – Much of western Colorado remains under an avalanche warning Saturday, but major highways are open and ski resorts are back in business after avalanches caused havoc over the past ...

Sheriff’s office rules Longmont skydiving death an accident

LONGMONT – The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a fatal skydiving incident in northeast Colorado last October was an accident. The Longmont Times-Call reports...

Exhibit explores mythology, reality of Mexican gray wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – The Mexican gray wolf is the focus of a new exhibition at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. “Intertwined: The Mexican Wolf, the Peo...

Mikaela Shiffrin sets another milestone in Czech Republic slalom win

Shiffrin still can clinch two more titles next week

Henrik Kristoffersen wins giant slalom in Slovenia

Rasmus Windingstad takes second

No injuries in inbounds avalanche at Breckenridge Ski Resort

BRECKENRIDGE – A teenager visiting Colorado for spring break said he and two friends were swept up in an inbounds avalanche while snowboarding at Breckenridge Ski Resort. Grant Sh...

Southwest Airlines expands Albuquerque-Austin service

ALBUQUERQUE – Southwest Airlines is expanding service between New Mexico’s largest city and Austin, Texas. The airline has announced that flights between Albuquerque and Austin wi...

A supersonic era: Speedy Concorde was ‘designed to outwit time’

The speed and elegant appearance of the Concorde inspired awe. Its ear-rattling sonic booms irritated people on the ground and led to restrictions on where the jet could fly. The ...

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

Navajo Nation jail closures delayed until April

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Two Navajo Nation jails that were scheduled for closure are expected to continue operating until April. The Gallup Independent reported Thursday that the...

LSU suspends head men’s basketball coach Will Wade

Tony Benford will take over for 10th-ranked Tigers