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Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national title

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A group of former Louisville men’s basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organization’s vacation of the Cardinals’ 2013 national championship an...

Sarah Palin claims Sacha Baron Cohen duped her for talk

LOS ANGELES – Sarah Palin says she was “duped.” The former Republican vice presidential candidate says she fell victim to British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen during an interview fo...

Crews still working to put out Colorado recycling fire

DENVER – Firefighters are still working to put out a fire at a metal recycling facility just north of downtown Denver. The fire broke out Tuesday afternoon and sent up a large, ...

Release of fifth ‘Indiana Jones’ movie pushed to 2021

NEW YORK – Indiana Jones won’t be swinging back into movie theaters until at least 2021. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday announced that the planned fifth installment in the “Indian...

Fire at recycling plant fouls air north of downtown Denver

DENVER – Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a metal recycling facility just north of downtown Denver that sent up a large, black plume of smoke that could be seen for miles. ...

NFL players union files grievance over anthem policy

NEW YORK – The NFL Players Association filed a grievance with the league on Tuesday challenging its national anthem policy. The union says that the new policy, which the league im...

Aryan Brotherhood leader dies at Supermax prison in Colorado

PUEBLO – A leader of a white-supremacist prison gang has died while incarcerated at a federal Supermax prison in Colorado. The Pueblo Chieftain reports Barry “The Baron” Mills was...

Former Colorado teacher acknowledges sexually assaulting students

AURORA – A former suburban Denver middle school teacher has acknowledged sexually assaulting multiple students over several years. The Aurora Sentinel reports Brian Vasquez plea...

Navajo Nation company buys partial ownership in Four Corners Power Plant

FARMINGTON – Navajo Transitional Energy Company has acquired a 7 percent ownership interest in units 4 and 5 of the Four Corners Power Plant. NTEC purchased the partial ownership ...

Drone joins search for hiker in Rocky Mountain National Park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Search crews are now using a drone to look for a hiker missing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said Monday that 2...

Management shift begins at U.S. nuclear weapons lab in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – The U.S. government has cleared the way for a new management team to begin taking over one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories. The National Nuclea...

Prosecutors: New Mexico officer preyed on woman, teen

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico state police officer is facing charges after prosecutors say he tried to give methamphetamine to a woman and marijuana to a 16-year-old girl. The Albuqu...