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Sean Payton isn't dazzled by the Broncos' record-breaking sacks and focuses instead on caging QBs

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — When the Denver Broncos won their first AFC West title in a decade last week, Sean Payton said he didn't talk about it with his team and he told reporters he'd heard ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wall Street edges higher in a wobbly start to 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks eked out small gains on Wall Street Friday in a wobbly day of trading to kick off the new year. Markets were mostly quiet on the first trading day of 2026, with t...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about Carnival season, Louisiana's biggest celebration

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As residents across much of the country take down their holiday decorations, sobered by New Year's resolutions and a return to business as usual, in Louisiana people ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyer...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Earthquake with 6.5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico killing 2

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum ’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sound...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Zelenskyy names Ukraine's head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine's military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire while cooking, as thousands of Palestinians endure colder weath...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack

A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in rece...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Country singer Zach Bryan has married Samantha Leonard

NEW YORK (AP) — Here's to a lifetime of pink skies: The irreverent country singer Zach Bryan is married. Bryan, 29, confirmed the news in an Instagram post shared Thursday. Beneath a pho...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Constituents are seldom heard in the Mississippi Legislature; hearings often last-minute, no agenda

When the Mississippi Legislature reconvenes in the Capitol’s marbled halls this month, one voice will scarcely be heard: constituents’. Citizens and advocates are occasionally invited by la...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Troy Aikman to advise Miami Dolphins in search for new GM

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman will be advising the Miami Dolphins in their search for a new general manager. Aikman, who led the Dallas Cowboys to three Sup...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

How one Swiss hospital coped with the injured from the Alpine bar fire

SION, Switzerland (AP) — The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday