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US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. In a social ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Bureaucratic mishap delayed gun license for accused Bondi Beach shooter in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man accused of shooting dead 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in an antisemitic attack faced a lengthy delay in getting a gun license because of a bureaucratic...

DATE: Dec 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers released after mass abduction

MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians on Monday got their first look at 130 children and teachers released after being seized in one of the largest mass abductions in the country's history. Some o...

DATE: Dec 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Denver faces Dallas, seeks 12th straight road win

Denver Nuggets (21-7, third in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (11-19, 11th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -7.5; over...

DATE: Dec 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner

The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Nuggets jump out to a 19-0 lead and rout the Jazz 135-112

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets raced out to a 19-0 lead in the opening four minutes and tied a franchise record for 3-pointers with 24, cruising to a 135-112 victory over ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger and used the spotlight to talk about the African American experience during Wo...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump warns Maduro against playing 'tough' as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is 'quite solid'

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv's demands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although h...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licenses

DENVER (AP) — The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow respon...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Brown University police chief placed on leave after fatal shooting, feds launch investigation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University's president on Monday placed its campus police chief on leave as the Rhode Island university reviews its security policies after a gunman killed two ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | 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

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday

Demons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday