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Prognosis unclear for falcon mascot hurt in West Point prank

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – An Air Force falcon injured at West Point during a prank Saturday before the annual rivalry football game between the service academies is back home and showing si...

DATE: Nov 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Editor quits food magazine after joking about killing vegans

LONDON – The editor of a British food magazine resigned Oct. 31 after sparking a furor with a joke about running stories on “killing vegans.” Waitrose Food magazine said editor Wi...

DATE: Nov 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

DuVernay to make Prince documentary

NEW YORK – Ava DuVernay is making a multipart documentary about Prince for Netflix with the support of the late musician’s estate. The director on Tuesday confirmed Twitter report...

DATE: Nov 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Pouliot caps Pettersson’s big night, Canucks beat Avs in overtime

Avs give up another six goals in second consecutive loss

DATE: Nov 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

University of New Mexico project works to save Zuni language

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico Libraries is working to preserve the Zuni language as part of a new digital initiative. The school recently announced it has digitized b...

DATE: Nov 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Exhibit to honor Latino U.S. Medal of Honor recipients

ALBUQUERQUE – A new exhibit recognizing the six Hispanic Congressional Medal of Honor recipients with New Mexico connections is set to open. The National Hispanic Cultural Center ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado homeowners lose case against pot business neighbor

DENVER – A federal jury has ruled against a Colorado couple who claimed that a marijuana growing operation hurt the value of their property with sweeping mountain views in a case that was cl...

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Mortgage rates ease

WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, in a quiet pause after weeks of market anxiety over rising interest rates. Home-borrowing rates still remain at thei...

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

US again backs off plan for drilling on Colorado public land

DENVER – The Trump administration is again shelving plans to allow oil and gas drilling on public land in Colorado after complaints from state officials and activists. The U.S. Bu...

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Work on Netflix series ‘Daybreak’ to begin in N.M.

ALBUQUERQUE – Filming of the Netflix series “Daybreak” is scheduled to begin in New Mexico at the end of November. Officials with the state film office said Wednesday that princip...

DATE: Nov 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Amazon opens 2nd physical store in suburban Denver

LONE TREE – Online retailer Amazon is opening its second physical store in south suburban Denver. The Amazon 4-Star store at the Park Meadows shopping mall in Lone Tree is stocked...

DATE: Nov 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News