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Truex and Pollex win NASCAR’s top award for contributions

LAS VEGAS – The career year for Martin Truex Jr. rolls on. Truex and partner Sherry Pollex on Wednesday won the prestigious Myers Brothers Award – the top honor in NASCAR’s season...

The Latest: MPR confirms Keillor firing, says 1 allegation

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Public Radio has confirmed it fired Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” after he was accused of inappropriate behavior. MPR sa...

Denver museum receives 6,000 duck-billed dinosaur bones

DENVER – A collection of more than 6,000 dinosaur bones from Wyoming has been donated to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The Denver Post reported Tuesday that the donatio...

New Mexico plans improvements along San Juan River

FARMINGTON – New Mexico wildlife managers say they will be making improvements along the San Juan River downstream of Navajo Lake State Park. The state Game and Fish Department ...

List of men in media accused of sexual misconduct

NEW YORK — Since The New York Times published allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in October, multiple men in entertainment, media and polit...

Inquiry blisters Air Force Academy’s sex-assault office

COLORADO SPRINGS – An Air Force Academy office that was supposed to help sexual assault victims was crippled by infighting, poor management, rumors and shoddy record-keeping, an internal inv...

Santa Fe begins review of city monuments, events

SANTA FE – The city of Santa Fe has compiled a list of its monuments and events as part of an initiative that Mayor Javier Gonzales hopes will spur discussions about the city’s cultural hist...

Colorado police say 1 student made school violence threats

TELLURIDE – One student was responsible for threatening a “Columbine-style” attack at a high school in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Telluride, authorities said as classes resumed Tuesda...

Denver coffee shop reopens amid gentrification controversy

DENVER – A Denver coffee shop has reopened after being targeted by protesters for displaying an advertising slogan that was perceived as making light of gentrification. Ink! Coffe...

Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud wins World Cup super-G at Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Kjetil Jansrud of Norway won the World Cup super-G on Sunday, beating Austrian’s Max Franz by 0.28 seconds. The 32-year-old Jansrud finished in 1 minute, 30...

FIFA says doping is not widespread in Russian soccer

MOSCOW – FIFA defended Russia’s right to host the World Cup amid a series of doping scandals, saying Tuesday that there is no sign of “widespread” drug use in Russian soccer. Russ...

LeBron James gets green light for ‘I Promise’ school in Akron

AKRON, Ohio – The school board in LeBron James’ Ohio hometown has approved the plan for a public school being created in partnership with the NBA star’s foundation. The LeBron Jam...