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Nation & World

Advisory panel urges new limits on spying

President Barack Obama is expected to announce what changes in policies he will put in place for the National Security…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Fed will reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January

The reduction to $75 billion a month is a small but significant step because it signals that Fed policymakers are…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Health-premium deadline extended

Voluntary move aims to head off problems

December 18, 2013

Local News

Sewer bills are causing sticker shock

Flat rate based on average use sends one woman’s bill soaring

December 17, 2013

Local News

Giving Santa a little competition

Local police help children in need buy presents

December 17, 2013

Local News

Dayplanner Thursday

Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Boards settle on Oxbow management plan revisions

Wildlife Preserve to close later this month until June 30, 2014

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Part of New York Greenwich Village gets landmark status

An old sign for the Fat Black Pussycat Theater is still visible on Minetta Street in New York’s Greenwich Village,…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

Salvation Army seeks volunteer bell ringers The La Plata County Salvation Army has volunteer bell ringing shifts available up through…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

House members retiring in Iowa, Virginia and Utah

DES MOINES, Iowa – Three veteran House members from Iowa, Virginia and Utah have decided not to seek re-election in…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Obama facing new concern

A new poll suggests that many Americans getting health insurance through their jobs are blaming President Barack Obama for their…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Prosecutors to seek jail for teen in DUI case FORT WORTH, Texas – North Texas prosecutors are trying a second…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Tech leaders seek NSA overhaul

WASHINGTON – Tech executives urged President Barack Obama Tuesday to “move aggressively” to overhaul the way the U.S. government conducts…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

NASA plans spacewalks to repair cooling system

NASA plans to send astronauts outside the International Space Station to repair a cooling pump that broke down last week.…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Iranian: New deal possible

An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says Iran is committed to continuing talks to reach a permanent agreement on its…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

World Briefs

Diplomat’s arrest in N.Y. sparks U.S.-India furor NEW DELHI – The arrest and alleged strip search of an Indian diplomat…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

North Korea explodes myth of unchallenged Kim dynasty

New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and senior political and military leaders, including his aunt, Kim Kyong Hui,…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Putin offers Ukraine aid amid trade pact dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, says he and and his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, didn’t discuss the possibility of forming…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Twinkling lights, ornament-strewn trees and bustling campgrounds. Those are signs of the Christmas season in this Kentucky…

December 17, 2013

Business

Business Briefs

Job-training program announces associate SER Jobs For Progress National serving La Plata County and Southwest Colorado announces the addition of…

December 17, 2013

Business

Stimulus talks begin, stocks slip

NEW YORK – Nobody wanted to stick their neck out Tuesday. The stock market edged slightly lower as the Federal…

December 17, 2013

Business

Companies add twists to holiday season

Employers trying new ways to show their appreciation

December 17, 2013

Business

Americans see end of stock surge

Individuals less optimistic than investment pros

December 17, 2013

Business

U.S. predicting natural gas boom through ’40

U.S. crude oil production is expected to continue increasing for the next several years approaching the record levels of crude…

December 17, 2013