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Senate control hinges on fate of Southern Dems

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will be facing two opponents in November’s midterm elections.Scott Applewhite/Associated Press WASHINGTON –…

August 8, 2013

Nation & World

Testimony resumes in Fort Hood trial

Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is on trial in the killing of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, will continue to…

August 8, 2013

Nation & World

Wife rallies Morsi’s backers

Naglaa Mahmoud, the wife of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, says her husband “is coming back. God willing.” Mahmoud made…

August 8, 2013

Local News

San Juan Basin Health Dept. names director

Board elevates interim chief, Liane Jollon

August 8, 2013

Nation & World

Measure of U.S. jobless claims falls to 6-year low

WASHINGTON – A measure of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits over the past month has fallen to its lowest…

August 8, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. stepping up drone strikes in Yemen

Three U.S. drone strikes killed a total of 12 suspected al-Qaida militants Thursday, a Yemeni military official said. The U.S.…

August 8, 2013

Local News

Kitchen fire damages downtown restaurant

Smoke filled Ken & Sue’s Restaurant and an adjacent business, Shirt Off My Back, from a fire that started from…

August 8, 2013

Local News

Oh, hail! Stormy weather roils region

But after chilly afternoon, no big storms in forecast

August 7, 2013

Local News

Vistas minus crowds

Ute Mountain Tribal Park offers quieter view of ancestral Puebloans

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

Presidential panel ponders future polls

DENVER – Voters could one day print ballots at home as travelers print airline boarding passes, or skip traditional precincts…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

Guatemala reports ‘extraordinary’ Mayan frieze found

The Proyecto Arqueologico Holmul in Guatemala released photos of the Mayan frieze discovered by archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli. The high-relief stuco…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

Ramadan will be marked at Guantanamo Bay, officials say

MIAMI — Guards served the first in a series of special meals Wednesday to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to mark…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

Experts who decide on food additives conflicted

How safe are the additives that make your food tastier, thicker, more vitamin-filled or less likely to spoil? It depends…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

White House floats health-care fix for Congress

WASHINGTON – It started out a political “gotcha” – an amendment to President Barack Obama’s health care law requiring members…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

Doctor who treated Kennedy relives final moments

DALLAS — Ronald Jones had just sat down to lunch in the cafeteria at Parkland Memorial Hospital when the loudspeaker…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

New study suggests that bird flu can spread among humans

Chinese scientists believe a new strain of bird flu can be spread from one person to another, although they stress…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

More Powerball players only playing when jackpots get big

Bigger and more frequent big Powerball payouts are becoming the norm, and lottery officials say more lottery players are not…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

Fort Hood trial: Case study of bizarre twists

The court-martial of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 soldiers and wounding 30 more during a shooting…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

North Korea expanding nuclear plant, group says

VIENNA – A U.S. institute tracking North Korea’s nuclear weapons program says recent satellite photos show Pyongyang is doubling the…

August 7, 2013

Good Earth

Going green for less

Homeowners lease solar-panel systems

August 7, 2013

Good Earth

Wildflowers conflict with oil shale

Habitat protection could put limits on energy production

August 7, 2013

$Offshore fracking under scrutiny$

Good Earth

Offshore fracking under scrutiny

California considers tougher regulations

August 7, 2013

Local News

Itâ€™s fair time

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 08/07/2013 – 10 year old T. C. Rockwell of Durango holds a Holland Lop…

August 7, 2013

Nation & World

Obama calls off Putin summit amid Snowden tensions

President Barack Obama will not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to a G-20 meeting that will be held…

August 7, 2013