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Conn. slave who died in 1798 called ‘child of God’

The Honorable Steven R Mullins, right, leads a procession at a memorial service for an enslaved man known as Mr.…

Sens. McCain, Graham blast chemical weapons deal

WASHINGTON – Two Republican senators who are among President Barack Obama’s sharpest foreign policy critics on Saturday blasted a Syrian…

Rescuers: Evacuate while you still can

Four people have been confirmed dead so far

Think you know bears? Workshop dispels myths

A young bear rests in a cottonwood tree in a Hermosa neighborhood.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald A group of about 15 adults…

While others sleep

Graveyard shifts cover diverse workforce

Rain-tober fest

“If anything else, we get the beer steins … and it’s for charity,” said Laurel Nye, left, who, along with…

Rainbow of runners

Colo. man fortunate after discovering Medicaid expansion

31-year-old ineligible to buy insurance

Floods bring tales of rescues

Allen Tawa, with his daughter Kayla, 17, walks out of his mud-clogged home after days of flooding, on the southern…

Republican leaders worry about tea party fallout

Businessman Richard Cash, who is running against Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in next year’s South Carolina GOP Senate Primary, listens…

Obama linking Lehman anniversary, success

Tourists take pictures in New York’s Times Square on Sept. 15, 2008, of the day’s financial news about the bankruptcy…

Disabled college students find niches

Schools offering variety of options

Recall stalls gun-control effort

Democrat says NRA is doing its job better

A Hollywood studio where dogs learn to fly

Members and volunteers from Guide Dogs for the Blind wait in line at a mock TSA screening during a K9…

Gulf states fight Brotherhood

West backs crackdowns

Wet weekend forecast for S.W. Colorado

As rain falls across Southwest Colorado, local officials are keeping an eye on potential dangers, especially as flooding consumes the…

Elk-herd tracking gets man lost in Weminuche

Rescuers find hunter after he makes satellite-phone call

Utah aims to cut air pollution

SALT LAKE CITY – Watchdog groups say regulators could lean more heavily on industry to fight air pollution in urban…

2 hikers trapped high on Longs Peak escape

Women walk out after being pinned down by storm for 2 days

Science on the water

Al-Qaida calls for economic boycott of U.S.

An al-Qaida leader is calling on Muslims to continue attacking Americans in the U.S. in order to attack the economy,…

Investigators: 36,000 game disability system

Patrick Semansky/Associated Press<br><br>The Government Accountability Office estimates that the Social Security Administration paid 36,000 workers $1.3 billion in potentially improper…

FAA reports increase in air-traffic mistakes

Planes flew too close to each other 4,394 times last year – more than doubling the previous record from 2011,…

Clashes erupt in Egypt as Islamists stage protests

Clashes erupted throughout Egypt Friday as Egyptian army battled supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.Khalil Hamra/Associated Press CAIRO – Sporadic…