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Assad’s role continues to haunt peace talks GENEVA – The key issue of a transitional government to replace President Bashar Assad blocked any progress Monday in Syrian peace talks...

DATE: Jan 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Florida high court OKs medical marijuana for ballot

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A proposed constitutional amendment to allow the medical use of marijuana will go before Florida voters in November after the state Supreme Court narrowly approved the ba...

DATE: Jan 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Americans value privacy over security, poll finds

WASHINGTON – Most Americans are unimpressed with President Barack Obama’s efforts to restore trust in government in the wake of disclosures about secret surveillance programs that swept up t...

DATE: Jan 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Food-stamp program demographics change

Working-age recipients are still struggling

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Electronic-duo Daft Punk dominates the Grammys

LOS ANGELES – Daft Punk’s electronic-funk grooves have won big at the Grammys. The French electronic duo’s “Random Access Memories” won album of the year and their infectious hit,...

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syria talks progress and narrow to Assad’s ‘red line’

GENEVA – Two days of face-to-face peace talks yielded a narrow and tentative agreement Sunday for women and children trapped in a besieged Syrian city, and the government said President Bash...

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Interstate migration still being sluggish

Great Recession continues to affect states’ numbers

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Anti-abortion activists march in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Thousands of abortion opponents marched Saturday through downtown San Francisco for the 10th annual “Walk for Life West Coast.” The protesters rallied at Civic Cen...

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some pioneers of digital spying have misgivings

Letter sent to Obama called for drastic limits to NSA

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama to push ‘year of action’

WASHINGTON – Struggling to generate second-term momentum, President Barack Obama will use Tuesday’s State of the Union address to announce new executive actions on job training and retiremen...

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Momentum building for Medicaid expansion

Billions may be lost for states not involved

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Three dead after Maryland mall shooting

COLUMBIA, Md. – A man carrying a shotgun opened fire at a busy shopping mall in suburban Baltimore on Saturday, killing two employees of a skate shop and then himself as panicked shoppers ra...

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

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