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Pueblo students back in school after teachers end strike

PUEBLO – Students in Pueblo are back in school after teachers voted overwhelmingly to accept a new contract. The teachers’ union says its members voted 495-62 for the deal Sunday,...

DATE: May 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico town to begin water restrictions amid severe drought

HOBBS, N.M. – Water restrictions are set to begin in a southeastern New Mexico city hit by severe drought. The Hobbs News-Sun reports water restriction enforcement in Hobbs will s...

DATE: May 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FIFA urged to intervene for journalist who exposed doping

BERLIN – German officials called on the global soccer federation FIFA to intervene Saturday after a journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics was denied entry to Russia t...

DATE: May 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Carapaz wins Stage 8; Yates maintains Giro d’Italia lead

MONTEVERGINE, Italy – Richard Carapaz pulled off a superb final attack to win the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, and British rider Simon Yates remained in the overall lead af...

DATE: May 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

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

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Simon Yates maintains lead after seventh stage of Giro d’Italia

Bennett gets first stage win in a Grand Tour

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mortgage rate remains steady at 4.55 percent

Home sales continue brisk pace

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

WHO: Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of diet

LONDON – The World Health Organization is taking on the battle of the bulge, saying that saturated fats shouldn’t make up more than 10 percent of a person’s diet. In its first dra...

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

1988 Calgary Games architect Frank King dies

King’s work helped turn Canada into winter sports power

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Yates moves into overall lead of Giro d’Italia

ETNA, Sicily – Simon Yates took the overall lead of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday after the British rider finished second on stage six, just behind Mitchelton-Scott teammate Esteban Chaves o...

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Avalanche sign Mark Alt to two-year deal

Defenseman played seven games for Colorado last season

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Battaglin wins 5th stage as Dennis maintains Giro d’Italia lead

SANTA NINFA, Sicily – Enrico Battaglin surged ahead at the perfect moment to win the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday as Chris Froome and most of the other favorites finished in...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports