Nation & World https://www.durangoherald.com/feeds/nation-world/ 2026-05-14 07:03:11 -0700 en-us https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/more-than-a-media-mogul-ted-turner-leaves-behind-a-conservation-legacy/ ALBUQUERQUE – Ted Turner loved the land, and lots of it: As one of the largest private landowners in the United States, he fueled conservation work across some 3,125 square miles of ranchland in sever... 2026-05-07 05:58:22 -0700 7df00f58-bb14-4daa-8333-aa1a42db5dab https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/supreme-court-ruling-will-reshape-american-politics-the-only-question-is-when-2/ The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country... 2026-04-30 05:40:20 -0700 9e8a2878-7009-4e32-a0c7-78efcf1f385a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/analysis-why-irans-oil-industry-is-increasingly-threatened-by-u-s-blockade/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by an American blockade. Wit... 2026-04-30 05:39:52 -0700 3295e694-f2ea-49bc-bfa9-7e752f32160d https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/dc-gala-shooting-suspect-aired-grievances-against-trump-in-writings-to-family/ WASHINGTON – The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin”... 2026-04-26 01:37:19 -0700 1625af1e-be4f-466a-97ab-d0db848fc07c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/assault-charge-for-immigration-officer-in-durango-could-test-immunity-provisions-for-federal-agents/ The decision in Colorado to charge an immigration officer with assault after a protester was grabbed by the neck and pulled across a street could test the boundaries of immunity provisions for federal... 2026-04-23 03:20:40 -0700 f22393e9-dcbf-4790-b2b6-e143e23d7fd1 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-a-historic-shift-2/ WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advo... 2026-04-23 03:19:29 -0700 fba45958-2f8c-485e-be91-73803c4ce0cc https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/trump-says-israel-and-lebanon-have-agreed-to-a-10-day-ceasefire/ CAIRO – Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, two days after the countries held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington.... 2026-04-16 11:09:52 -0700 b7b47c02-5750-4985-afc1-a364c92aa69f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/europe-has-maybe-6-weeks-of-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-warns/ PARIS – Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview, warning of possible flight cancellatio... 2026-04-16 10:49:30 -0700 d739d41b-c39f-45af-9f7c-132ae33eae1c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/artemis-ii-astronauts-describe-their-lunar-voyage-as-surreal-and-profound-ahead-of-earth-return-2/ HOUSTON – Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing i... 2026-04-09 03:29:57 -0700 dc5c1b10-af22-4e2c-a1f1-05c693a6c46e https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/democrats-grow-bolder-on-talk-about-removing-trump-from-office-after-his-iran-threats-2/ WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office ... 2026-04-09 02:32:21 -0700 e5522b2c-4dcd-4461-8d44-047932f7520a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/a-south-african-politician-snorkels-in-a-giant-pothole-to-highlight-city-management-failures/ JOHANNESBURG – A 75-year-old woman running for mayor of South Africa’s biggest city went snorkeling in a large, water-filled trench in a suburban road in a stunt to draw attention to what she describe... 2026-04-08 09:58:54 -0700 15147c3d-45c2-4789-9fa9-ff290a6078c8 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/iran-fires-on-israel-and-gulf-neighbors-as-trump-claims-threat-from-tehran-nearly-eliminated/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to strike its neighbors even as U.S. President Donald Trump cla... 2026-04-02 03:40:45 -0700 0917e597-e14d-49f3-ac6b-5ee8a464749a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/pam-bondi-a-trump-loyalist-who-oversaw-justice-department-upheaval-is-out-as-his-attorney-general/ WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independenc... 2026-04-02 03:39:42 -0700 382db781-7836-423c-b7b0-c10d0c9b34a7 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/analysis-1-month-into-war-iran-is-using-insurgent-tactics-and-holding-the-world-economy-hostage/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – One month into their war with Iran, the United States and Israel find themselves confronting an opponent that fights more like an insurgency than a nation – using increas... 2026-03-30 02:09:36 -0700 98393aeb-82c3-4c72-bb59-cc5a6e63bd38 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/arctic-sea-ice-hits-lowest-winter-level-as-unprecedented-heat-hits-smashes-records-all-over-earth/ WASHINGTON – Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, ... 2026-03-30 02:09:00 -0700 5d1ff56c-8cd1-46ee-bedb-a9131d09a5d5 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/iran-threatens-world-tourism-sites-and-says-it-is-still-building-missiles-3-weeks-into-war/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran threatened recreational and tourist sites worldwide, insisted it was still building missiles and its supreme leader issued another defiant statement Friday. The Unit... 2026-03-20 01:31:28 -0700 68601673-393c-47cc-831f-532ba4f5e1cd https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/democrats-aim-to-turn-trumps-tariffs-against-gop-in-campaigns-for-governor-2/ WASHINGTON – Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul listened as one of the plaintiffs in the case recounted the financ... 2026-03-20 01:30:57 -0700 0890033e-027f-471e-93d1-3cb6e871fa68 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/man-who-attacked-michigan-synagogue-lost-relatives-in-israeli-airstrike-in-lebanon-official-says/ WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials say was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native L... 2026-03-13 04:43:25 -0700 9ae935d1-6b95-48c9-a668-b302a4d76c2a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/all-6-crew-members-on-a-u-s-refueling-plane-that-crashed-in-iraq-are-dead-u-s-military-says/ WASHINGTON – All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees the... 2026-03-13 04:42:50 -0700 99400d04-0509-4395-9801-3561218e38b9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/gasoline-and-diesel-prices-spike-overnight-as-anxious-drivers-fill-up-tanks/ NEW YORK – The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents Monday night in the U.S., and drivers in Europe waited in line to fill their tanks with fuel, as war engulfed the Middle East and ... 2026-03-06 03:18:34 -0700 b4aaaa4a-5d7d-47ec-9c0d-9acb2b712122 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/trump-rules-out-talks-absent-irans-unconditional-surrender-as-israel-strikes-lebanon/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its “unconditional surrender.” Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launch... 2026-03-06 03:17:54 -0700 00fc35dc-f3c3-4bb3-b8d1-4e4dda97e36a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/trump-turns-to-an-oklahoma-senator-with-a-fighters-reputation-as-his-next-choice-to-lead-dhs/ OKLAHOMA CITY – President Donald Trump’s plans to nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over as Homeland Security secretary follow a notable political rise for the plumbing com... 2026-03-06 03:17:16 -0700 7d0a442e-3eaa-4f0f-bccc-35c8ccec71d1 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/what-to-know-about-the-new-u-s-israel-attacks-on-iran/ The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nucle... 2026-02-28 04:15:26 -0700 a0830755-e4b2-4a84-bf10-df153e2a240f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/israeli-officials-say-irans-supreme-leader-khamenei-is-dead/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday... 2026-02-28 02:12:41 -0700 216e419d-54d3-4c93-aaa9-ef485014e0e8 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/world-leaders-react-cautiously-to-u-s-and-israeli-strikes-on-iran-as-fears-grow-of-a-wider-war/ BRUSSELS (AP) – World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and took measures ... 2026-02-28 08:50:44 -0700 605ac6b5-5183-433a-b482-9c75219f60c3 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/u-s-and-israel-launch-a-major-attack-on-iran-trump-urges-iranians-to-take-over/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising... 2026-02-28 08:46:19 -0700 ef87c287-8d91-4ccd-88a7-11e129c6bbb0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/what-to-watch-as-the-midterms-begin-with-tuesdays-primaries/ WASHINGTON – After months of speculating, pontificating and spinning, the midterm election season begins in earnest Tuesday. The primary results in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas will provide some... 2026-02-27 02:41:43 -0700 886482a9-6f04-4352-8068-9a3d6e4aa56c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/deadly-shooting-in-cuban-waters-highlights-obsessions-with-counter-revolution-as-u-s-pressure-mount/ MIAMI – Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in the U.S. who still harbor aspirations o... 2026-02-27 02:41:12 -0700 1bd31b8c-b416-4b60-9126-bf7f68a1631f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-tariffs-upending-central-plank-of-his-economic-agenda/ WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs Friday, handing him a stinging loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Furious about the defeat... 2026-02-20 01:29:55 -0700 2e37fb4c-fd77-4a00-93a4-d98964c9691c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/venezuelas-new-amnesty-law-has-a-chilly-response-from-opposition-and-detainees-families/ CARACAS, Venezuela – Members of Venezuela ’s opposition, prisoners’ rights groups and relatives of people long detained for political reasons gave a lukewarm reception Friday to an amnesty measure exp... 2026-02-20 01:29:25 -0700 8a87f1c9-9bdf-4142-b47b-424831448c4a