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President Barack Obama shakes hands with New York Police Detective Ivan M. Marcano during a ceremony Saturday to honor the…

May 11, 2013

Nation & World

Death toll in Bangladesh collapse soars past 1,100

SAVAR, Bangladesh – Police say the death toll from the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh has soared…

May 11, 2013

Nation & World

Pakistanis vote amid violence

Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistani voters streamed to the polls Saturday on the outskirts of Islamabad for a…

May 11, 2013

Nation & World

43 dead in Turkey car bombings

Explosions occur near Syria border

May 11, 2013

Nation & World

Derelict mom books dark, funny

New parenting guides include drinking and swearing

May 11, 2013

Nation & World

Simpson heads to court to fight for his freedom

O.J. Simpson will return to court in Las Vegas on Monday.Isaac brekken/Associated Press LAS VEGAS – Like a recurring nightmare,…

May 11, 2013

Nation & World

Poll: Americans agree on more issues than not

Children play basketball at a park near blighted row houses in Baltimore, Md. Within the last year, national polls in…

May 11, 2013

Nation & World

Search for the dead turns up a survivor

Rescued after 17 days in Bangladesh rubble

May 10, 2013

Local News

Roberts finds more GOP allies

Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, talks to fellow Republican Sen. Mark Scheffel of Parker during debate about marijuana regulation Monday in…

May 10, 2013

Local News

Special-needs program to change

Outlying districts will be asked to pay for students

May 10, 2013

Local News

Young but not green growers at Durango Farmers Market

It’s the talk of the town: 18th season to kick off today

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt

CAIRO – Egypt’s prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration will keep open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Search ends for 2 Australians lost off cruise ship

SYDNEY – Two Australians plunged off a cruise ship into the ocean despite higher-than-required railings to prevent accidental falls, the…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France

PARIS – French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Israeli police guard women praying at Jewish site

JERUSALEM – Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Man damages 4 Washington homes with bulldozer

Keith Thorpe/The Peninsula Daily News<br><br><br><br>A crushed truck and a house knocked off its foundation sit as part of the aftermath…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to genocide conviction

GUATEMALA CITY – Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala’s dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Relatives say Cleveland suspect had violent streak

CLEVELAND – The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

DNA shows Ohio kidnapping suspect fathered girlA

CLEVELAND – A DNA test confirmed another dark twist in the story of three women imprisoned in a house for…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Obama declared health-care law ‘is here to stay’

WASHINGTON – Caught between nervous Democrats and emboldened Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

O.J. to get Vegas court hearing on bid for new trial

LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

Seeking re-election, Imelda extends Marcos dynasty

MARCOS, Philippines – Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines’ ultimate political…

May 10, 2013

Nation & World

America’s Cup boat nosedived, broke into pieces

SAN FRANCISCO – The America’s Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist, nosedived during…

May 10, 2013