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Warm enough for you out there?

Guests lounge in the pool Friday at the Mission Palms in Tempe, Ariz. With large parts of the country in…

Those in pot industry relieved as regulators allow banking

DENVER – The marijuana industry breathed a sigh of relief Friday after federal banking regulators issued long-awaited permission for them…

Obama: Entire U.S. concerned about California drought

President Barack Obama waves he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, en…

Same-sex marriage on winning streak

WASHINGTON – Same-sex marriage is on a roll in the nation’s courts, signaling a mad dash back to the Supreme…

Muslims fleeing Africa violence

France plans to send an additional 400 soldiers to the Central African Republic as Muslim residents flee the capital of…

Released Afghan prisoners could be targeted

WASHINGTON – If any of the 65 Afghan militants who were released from a former U.S. prison in Afghanistan return…

Great Lakes become nearly covered with ice

U.S. Coast Guard the icebreaker Mackinaw maintains a shipping lane on the St. Marys River linking Lakes Superior and Huron.…

Obama may be burden for Senate Democrats in 2014

President Barack Obama must confront one of the biggest issues in this year’s congressional elections: President Obama himself. The president…

In China, Kerry talks North Korea, regional tensions

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, praised China for pushing North Korea to rejoin international talks on dismantling its…

Should Colorado’s air-quality rules be tougher?

Gas industry pollution to be debated

Government issues advisories on how banks can work with pot businesses

Marijuana is displayed at the River Rock dispensary in Denver. The federal government takes another step toward enabling a legalized…

Panel cites crimes by North Korea

Jin hye Jo wipes away a tear as she testifies during a hearing of the United Nations mandated Commission of…

Thousands in dark in Georgia, South Carolina days after ice storm

Mike Groll/Associated Press<br><br>A pedestrian walks along a snow-covered street Friday in Albany, N.Y. Schools are closed across a swath of…

Barnes finishes 64th in biathalon

Durangoan gives it her all on ‘brutal course’ in Sochi

Excited about Valentine’s Day? Join the crowd

Love really does blind all. A new poll finds that just 3 percent of paired-off adults believe their partnerships have…

A future terror threat to U.S.?

Anaylsts are warning that the Syrian civil war may pose a future threat to the United States as the conflict…

Nuclear fusion hopes rise

NEW YORK – Scientists say they’ve taken a key step toward harnessing nuclear fusion as a new way to generate…

Putin courts Egyptian leader during visit

Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow during a trip…

You call this normal?

Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. For a chilly and snowbound East, here’s…

World Briefs

Mexico City considers legalizing majrijuana MEXICO CITY – A group of leftist Mexico City lawmakers have introduced a bill to…

Nation Briefs

California considers labels on sugary drinks SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California would become the first state to require warning labels on…

Local Briefs

Mercy Medical Center to host blood drives Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer these blood drives: From 3 to 6:45…