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175,000 jobs added in May

WASHINGTON – More Americans hunted for jobs in May, and more companies filled them – signs of confidence and resilience…

Police: Gunman kills six in Santa Monica shootings

One suspect dies, another in custody

Iowa gov. may need to OK Medicaid abortion funding

DES MOINES, Iowa – Catholic, anti-abortion Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad could soon find himself in an uncomfortable position: He may…

Syrian troops capture 2 villages from rebels

Hezbollah has helped tip the balance of power to Assad

Suicide blasts kill 19 in Iraq, including Iranians

BAGHDAD – Suicide attackers rammed car bombs on Friday into a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims and a police checkpoint west…

24 die in shooting in Mexico City neighborhood

MEXICO CITY – Two masked gunmen stormed into a gym yelling “everyone hit the floor” and opened fire, killing four…

Hezbollah entry in Syria fans Shiite-Sunni fires

CAIRO – The Egyptian cleric was in a fervor. With Hezbollah’s Shiite fighters helping Bashar Assad crush Syrian rebels, he…

Protests crack Turkey’s international image

ISTANBUL – A violent police crackdown on a small environmental sit-in at Istanbul’s central Taksim Square has done more than…

Calif. serial killer Richard Ramirez dies

This photo released on Friday June 7,2013 shows convicted killer Richard Ramirez as seen in this June 15, 2007 photo…

Turkey’s leader: Protests must end

In the first extensive public show of support since anti-government protests erupted last week, more than 10,000 supporters cheered Erdogan…

IRS official apologizes for lavish 2010 spending

Congress blasts training conference, ‘Star Trek’ parody

Tropical Storm Andrea pounds parts of Florida

MIAMI – The first named storm of the Atlantic season hammered Florida with rain, heavy winds, and tornadoes Thursday as…

China fossils suggest tiny, hyperactive ancient primates

WASHINGTON — New fossil evidence of the earliest complete skeleton of an ancient primate suggests it was a hyperactive, wide-eyed…

New Zealand driver, 105: ‘I don’t think I’m old’

NGATAKI, New Zealand – Bob Edwards was born before the first Model T rolled out of Henry Ford’s factory in…

Judge’s ruling challenges U.S. transplant system

Children awaiting lung transplants put on adult list

Officials: Car bombs kill 14 in Iraq

BAGHDAD – A series of car-bomb explosions in and around Baghdad killed 14 people including seven policemen Thursday, police officials…

Ken Salazar back in Denver as law-firm ‘rock star’

Salazardu1-i-syn DENVER – Ken Salazar, the San Luis Valley native who stepped down as U.S. secretary of the Interior Department…

State fines Kinder Morgan for drilling violations

Firm switches systems at CO2 sites to avoid future spills

They’re back …

So, you thought those hordes of cyclists left town after Memorial Day weekend? Take a deep breath. Ride the Rockies…

Couple accuses bakery of gay discrimination for wedding cake refusal

DENVER – A gay couple is pursuing a discrimination complaint against a Colorado bakery, saying the business refused them a…

House raising

Cinder’s nose finds bad trip

Dogs, marijuana never a good mix

No snow, weak flow lowers hope

Southwest Colorado at 2 percent of normal pack