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Bogey-free Pornanong leads Women’s British Open after 2nd 67

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand is standing out at the Women’s British Open for more than just her pink golf ball. The 97th-ranked player has yet to drop...

Man convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father switches attorney

SANFORD, N.C. – One of the men convicted of killing basketball star Michael Jordan’s father 25 years ago has a new attorney to pursue his claims that he didn’t shoot James Jordan. ...

Avalanche bring back defenseman Patrik Nemeth

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche are bringing back defenseman Patrik Nemeth on a one-year deal. Nemeth ranked first on the squad with 185 blocked shots last season. He played in a ...

Truck hauling fracking fluid overturns in Poudre Canyon

FORT COLLINS – A tanker carrying fracking fluid rolled over in the Poudre Canyon in northern Colorado, spilling some the fluid. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that the Colora...

Investigator: Pilot hit power lines, canyon before crash

GRAND JUNCTION – An investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board says a California pilot hit power lines and smashed his aircraft into a canyon before he came crashing down i...

Wounded Colorado Springs officer in critical condition

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police in Colorado Springs say an officer who was wounded in a shootout remains in critical condition. Police said Friday that Officer Cem Duzel had movement on...

Ohio man gets 57 years for role in deadly Colorado shooting

FORT COLLINS – An Ohio man has been sentenced to 57 years in prison for his role in a deadly shooting in northern Colorado. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports 21-year-old Michael...

More than 2,000 books destroyed by rain at Santa Fe library

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say more than 2,000 books at a Santa Fe library have been destroyed by water from recent monsoons. La Farge Branch Library Director Kathryn Spangle told ...

Lonely Planet launches its first guidebooks to cruising

The travel publisher Lonely Planet has launched its first guidebooks to cruising. The three new books out this summer are “Cruise Ports Alaska,” ‘’Cruise Ports Caribbean” and “Cru...

US defeats Brazil 4-1 to clinch Tournament of Nations title

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Julie Ertz, Tobin Heath and Alex Morgan scored second-half goals and the United States took control to beat Brazil 4-1 on Thursday night for the Tournament of Nations titl...

New Mexico research site gets US grant for climate research

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A $6.4 million federal grant for a New Mexico research project will provide funding for work looking at how climate change affects arid land ecosystems. The ...

Mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 4.60 percent

Rates at highest levels in seven years