Nation & World https://www.durangoherald.com/section/nation-world/feed/ Stay informed with the latest breaking news, local stories, sports, business, weather, and community events from Durango, Southwest Colorado, and the Four Corners region. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:08:16 -0600 en-us 30 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/judge-refuses-to-block-trump-order-to-limit-mail-voting-theres-no-immediate-effect-on-the-midterm/ A tray of mail-in ballots is seen at King County Elections headquarters on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash. (Lindsey Wasson/Associated Press) U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by... Thu, 28 May 2026 17:49:07 -0600 E90B0556-B2EF-4D50-B8DF-82813E9BC3EA https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/republicans-recent-stumbles-in-congress-highlight-the-difficult-road-ahead-for-their-agenda-2/ Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise R-La., left, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib/Associated Press) But progress stalled over concerns about the... Thu, 28 May 2026 17:48:44 -0600 D5B7CA26-8B91-416D-9E33-D8D25DCF8A52 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/more-than-a-media-mogul-ted-turner-leaves-behind-a-conservation-legacy/ Ted Turner poses near a herd of his bison in September 1991 at his Flying D Ranch near Bozeman, Mont. (Linda Best/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP) Framing conservation as essential for human survival, Turner saw habitat restoration, stewardship and endangered... Thu, 07 May 2026 17:58:22 -0600 7DF00F58-BB14-4DAA-8333-AA1A42DB5DAB https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/supreme-court-ruling-will-reshape-american-politics-the-only-question-is-when/ The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington on Friday, April 3, 2026. (Rahmat Gul/Associated Press) The 6-3 ruling effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act’s requirement that districts be drawn to give minority voters a chance to elect representatives of... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:40:20 -0600 9E8A2878-7009-4E32-A0C7-78EFCF1F385A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/analysis-why-irans-oil-industry-is-increasingly-threatened-by-u-s-blockade/ The sun rises behind a tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Asghar Besharati/Associated Press) With no way to export the oil it is pumping out and diminishing... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:39:52 -0600 3295E694-F2EA-49BC-BFA9-7E752F32160D https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/assault-charge-for-immigration-officer-in-durango-could-test-immunity-provisions-for-federal-agen/ Some legal experts say law enforcement protections are not absolute Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:20:40 -0600 F22393E9-DCBF-4790-B2B6-E143E23D7FD1 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-a-historic-shift-/ Marijuana is seen at NJ Weedman's Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press) The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:19:29 -0600 FBA45958-2F8C-485E-BE91-73803C4CE0CC https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/trump-says-israel-and-lebanon-have-agreed-to-a-10-day-ceasefire-2/ People drive their motorbikes past billboards showing the Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top and right, and his father, the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown... Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:09:52 -0600 B7B47C02-5750-4985-AFC1-A364C92AA69F https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/europe-has-maybe-6-weeks-of-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-warns/ International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol speaks during an interview at the IEA headquarters in Paris, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Michel Euler/Associated Press) IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what... Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:49:30 -0600 D739D41B-C39F-45AF-9F7C-132AE33EAE1C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/a-south-african-politician-snorkels-in-a-giant-pothole-to-highlight-city-management-failures/ ‘I wonder if there are any fishes in here. Let me take a look’ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:58:54 -0600 15147C3D-45C2-4789-9FA9-FF290A6078C8 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/iran-fires-on-israel-and-gulf-neighbors-as-trump-claims-threat-from-tehran-nearly-eliminated-2/ A family enjoys their time during the annual public picnic day, known as Sizdeh Bedar, an ancient tradition, marking the 13th and last day of Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, holidays, at Mellat park in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, April... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:40:45 -0600 0917E597-E14D-49F3-AC6B-5EE8A464749A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/pam-bondi-a-trump-loyalist-who-oversaw-justice-department-upheaval-is-out-as-his-attorney-general/ Attorney General Pam Bondi leaving after the end of President Donald Trump’s remarks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:39:42 -0600 382DB781-7836-423C-B7B0-C10D0C9B34A7 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/analysis-1-month-into-war-iran-is-using-insurgent-tactics-and-holding-the-world-economy-hostage/ A fire and plume of smoke rise after, according to authorities. debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026.(Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)cca DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – One month into... Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:09:36 -0600 98393AEB-82C3-4C72-BB59-CC5A6E63BD38 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/arctic-sea-ice-hits-lowest-winter-level-as-unprecedented-heat-hits-smashes-records-all-over-earth/ Pieces of ice move through the sea in Qoornoq Island, near Nuuk, Greenland, Feb. 17, 2025. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)cca Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat... Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:09:00 -0600 5D1FF56C-8CD1-46EE-BEDB-A9131D09A5D5 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/iran-threatens-world-tourism-sites-and-says-it-is-still-building-missiles-3-weeks-into-war/ Two women and a child holding an Iranian flag walk toward the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque to attend Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)cca Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf... Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:31:28 -0600 68601673-393C-47CC-831F-532BA4F5E1CD https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/democrats-aim-to-turn-trumps-tariffs-against-gop-in-campaigns-for-governor/ President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP File Photo “This is a heavy tax, and you have to pay it... Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:30:57 -0600 0890033E-027F-471E-93D1-3CB6E871FA68 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/man-who-attacked-michigan-synagogue-lost-relatives-in-israeli-airstrike-in-lebanon-official-says/ Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.cca Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, was killed by security after ramming into Temple Israel in... Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:43:25 -0600 9AE935D1-6B95-48C9-A668-B302A4D76C2A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/all-6-crew-members-on-a-u-s-refueling-plane-that-crashed-in-iraq-are-dead-u-s-military-says/ A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over western Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (U.S. Department of Defense via AP)cca U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash in western... Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:42:50 -0600 99400D04-0509-4395-9801-3561218E38B9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/gasoline-and-diesel-prices-spike-overnight-as-anxious-drivers-fill-up-tanks/ Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. (Kamran Jebreili/Associated Press)cca Depending on the duration of the war, the pain of... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:18:34 -0700 B4AAAA4A-5D7D-47EC-9C0D-9ACB2B712122 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/trump-rules-out-talks-absent-irans-unconditional-surrender-as-israel-strikes-lebanon/ Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hussein Malla/Associated Press)cca The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 ceasefire ended the last war between Israel and... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:17:54 -0700 00FC35DC-F3C3-4BB3-B8D1-4E4DDA97E36A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/trump-turns-to-an-oklahoma-senator-with-a-fighters-reputation-as-his-next-choice-to-lead-dhs/ Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks to the press outside of the Capitol, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Associated Press)cca Mullin, 48, has become one of Trump’s fiercest defenders in the U.S. Senate and is now positioned to... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:17:16 -0700 7D0A442E-3EAA-4F0F-BCCC-35C8CCEC71D1 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/israeli-officials-say-irans-supreme-leader-khamenei-is-dead/ This image provided by Airbus shows the strike on Iranian Supreme Leader's compound on Saturday in Iran. (Pléiades Neo Airbus DS 2026 via AP)dur-i-syn DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died in a major attack... Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:12:41 -0700 216E419D-54D3-4C93-AAA9-EF485014E0E8 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/world-leaders-react-cautiously-to-u-s-and-israeli-strikes-on-iran-as-fears-grow-of-a-wider-war/ EU High Representative Kaja Kallas visits the coast guard ship KV Bjornoya, in Tromso, Norway, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2026. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix via AP)dur-i-syn BRUSSELS (AP) – World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on... Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:50:44 -0700 605AC6B5-5183-433A-B482-9C75219F60C3 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/u-s-and-israel-launch-a-major-attack-on-iran-trump-urges-iranians-to-take-over/ People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo)dur-i-syn DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President... Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:46:19 -0700 EF87C287-8D91-4CCD-88A7-11E129C6BBB0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/what-to-watch-as-the-midterms-begin-with-tuesdays-primaries/ Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, attends a news conference with Republicans on Jan. 4, 2023, on Capital Hill in Wahington. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)cca Republicans insist that Trump’s most recent election gave them a vast mandate for their agenda. Democrats want to... Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:41:43 -0700 886482A9-6F04-4352-8068-9A3D6E4AA56C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/deadly-shooting-in-cuban-waters-highlights-obsessions-with-counter-revolution-as-u-s-pressure/ A ferry crosses Havana Bay past the Nico Lopez oil refinery where a Cuban tanker is anchored in Havana, Cuba, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Ramon Espinosa/Associated Press)cca Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached... Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:41:12 -0700 1BD31B8C-B416-4B60-9126-BF7F68A1631F https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-tariffs-upending-central-plank-of-his-economic-agenda/ President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)cca Furious about the defeat, Trump said he will impose a global 10% tariff as an alternative while pressing his... Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:29:55 -0700 2E37FB4C-FD77-4A00-93A4-D98964C9691C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/venezuelas-new-amnesty-law-has-a-chilly-response-from-opposition-and-detainees-families/ People who consider their detained family members to be political prisoners protest for their releases outside the United Nations office in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026. (Ariana Cubillos/Associated Press)cca CARACAS, Venezuela – Members of Venezuela ’s opposition, prisoners’ rights... Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:29:25 -0700 8A87F1C9-9BDF-4142-B47B-424831448C4A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/leadership-changes-in-minnesota-follow-tensions-among-agencies-over-immigration-enforcement/ White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Ryan Murphy/Associated Press)cca WASHINGTON – White House border czar Tom Homan’s announcement that enforcement in Minnesota was being... Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:38:28 -0700 AF276CDA-456D-48D1-AE67-7E04E09C3AE0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/sheriff-searching-for-savannah-guthries-missing-mom-calls-lack-of-video-a-disappointing-setback/ The home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, is seen from above, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (Caitlin O’Hara/Associated Press)cca Investigators have found that the home’s doorbell camera was disconnected early Sunday... Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:37:39 -0700 690BE501-47A5-40C6-A129-2D146C603017