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Toxins in widespread use excluded from EPA chemical review

BILLINGS, Mont. – Spurred by the chemical industry, President Donald Trump’s administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in pu...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Alternatives to Putin a mixed bag as Russian election looms

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t said if he will stand for a fourth term. But with the election a little more than four months off, the presidential race is a mélange of hypo...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Einstein’s theory of happiness sells for $1.3 million at auction

JERUSALEM – While Albert Einstein’s theory of happiness may be relative, it fetched $1.3 million at a Jerusalem auction on Tuesday. The Nobel-winning scientist’s musings, on a han...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gov. Cuomo signs bill banning e-cigarettes in NY workplaces

ALBANY, N.Y. – New York has added electronic cigarettes to its indoor smoking ban, making it illegal to use the devices in bars, restaurants and most workplaces. While New York Ci...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP senators blister Trump, reveal party at war with itself

WASHINGTON – A pair of senators from President Donald Trump’s own Republican Party blistered him with criticism Tuesday in a dramatic day of denunciation that laid bare a GOP at war with its...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Polish band members plead not guilty to raping woman on bus

SPOKANE, Wash. – All four members of a Polish heavy metal band pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of kidnapping and raping a woman on their tour bus after a concert this summer in Washing...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Papers believed to be lost in Holocaust go on display in U.S.

NEW YORK – The American public is getting a chance to view newly discovered Jewish documents that had been presumed destroyed during the Holocaust. Ten documents brought over from...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton camp helped fund Trump dossier research

WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund political research into President Donald Trump that ultimately produced a dossier of al...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Witnesses say they saw suspect leave pier after shooting

SAN FRANCISCO – Three tourists visiting San Francisco two years ago testified Tuesday that they saw a man – now charged with murder – on a popular pier moments after hearing a gunshot that k...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Twitter to disclose info on political ads amid scrutiny

NEW YORK – Twitter says it will provide more information about political ads on its service, including who is funding them and how they are targeted. The move follows similar step...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Doping scandal roils another sport: Dogsledding

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Cycling. Baseball. Track. Horse racing. Now dogsledding has become the latest professional sport to be engulfed in a doping scandal, this one involving the huskies that d...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump readies opioid plan amid worries it won’t be enough

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s long-awaited declaration that the opioid epidemic is a national emergency finally arrives this week, but some advocates are worried that it won’t be bac...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...