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One dies after Capitol chase

WASHINGTON – A woman with a 1-year-old girl led Secret Service and police on a harrowing car chase from the White House past the Capitol Thursday, attempting to penetrate the security barrie...

DATE: Oct 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Shutdown unchanged in third day

Dispute moves toward crisis over nation’s line of credit

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama seeks to strike a balance during shutdown

WASHINGTON – Attend a black-tie gala? No. Meet with business leaders who oppose a government shutdown? Yes. Jet off to Asia for a four-country tour? Maybe, but shorten the trip and keep the ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S.: Court should not allow disclosure

WASHINGTON – A federal court should not permit five leading Internet companies to reveal how often they are ordered to turn over information about their customers in national security invest...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

TV footage shows just 4 mall attackers

NAIROBI, Kenya – Closed circuit television footage from a Nairobi mall attacked by terrorists last month shows four men carrying automatic weapons, a top government official said Wednesday,...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

NSA admits testing cellphone tracking WASHINGTON – National Security Agency chief Gen. Keith Alexander revealed Wednesday that his spy agency once tested whether it could track Am...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Exec says BP better prepared now for blowout

NEW ORLEANS – BP could have ended its massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico sooner if it had built a capping stack before the 2010 blowout of its well off the coast of Louisiana, a company...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pressure mounts to fix health insurance exchanges

The pressure is on for the federal government and states running their own health insurance exchanges to get the systems up and running after overloaded websites and jammed phone lines frust...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Extended shutdown could be matter of life and death

Shutdown could be matter of life and death

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

$1M bail for suspect in Florida airport bomb threat

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A judge set bail at $1 million Wednesday for a man accused of telling security screeners at the Jacksonville International Airport he had a bomb in his backpack, pr...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

For Israel, attack on Iran seems off the table

JERUSALEM – President Barack Obama’s decision to open a dialogue with Iran’s new president appears to have robbed Israel of a key asset in its campaign to prevent the Islamic Republic from d...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NSA chief admits testing U.S. cellphone tracking

WASHINGTON – National Security Agency chief Gen. Keith Alexander revealed Wednesday that his spy agency once tested whether it could track Americans’ cellphone locations, in addition to its ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2013 | 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