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Trump studies withdraw from global warming pact

President-elect: ‘Nobody really knows’ if climate change is real

DATE: Dec 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump: CIA report ‘ridiculous’

Lawmakers vow probe of Russian hacking

DATE: Dec 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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East, Midwest prepares for cold rain and snow

DATE: Dec 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

How NASA is rehearsing for a mission to Mars

The Martian landscape is otherworldly. The ground is twisted into ropelike coils, rippling waves and jagged spikes; sulfurous gases billow from vents in the ground, bits of volcanic glass gl...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

North Dakota pipeline foes bring their fears to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday on a cold and blustery National Mall to show support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in its effort to halt work on a pipeline in North...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. to send 200 more troops to Syria

MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday that as many as 200 more American troops are being sent to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters capture the Islamic State...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump expected to tap Exxon’s CEO for secretary of state

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump moved closer to nominating Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state on Saturday, meeting privately with the business leader for the s...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Are conservatives more likely to fall for fake news?

Last week, a North Carolina man took an AR-15 rifle into D.C.’s Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant to “self-investigate” a fake internet conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton, John Podes...

DATE: Dec 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Churches offer sanctuary to people in U.S. illegally

From legal assistance to physical shelter

DATE: Dec 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump transition team seeks names of Dept. of Energy employees involved in climate meetings

Team wants names of those involved in climate talks

DATE: Dec 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Poll raises opioid concerns

One-third of users believe they are addicted

DATE: Dec 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dems end threat over shutdown

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats used a standoff over a year-end spending bill to appeal to the working-class white voters they lost to President-elect Donald Trump by threatening a short gover...

DATE: Dec 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: DHS girls soccer advancesDemons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

Demons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck

Durango High School baseball defeats Montrose 8-4 on Saturday

Photos: Senior day for Durango High School boys lacrosseDHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

DHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

Photos/video: Galloping alongThe Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

The Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

Photos: It’s all about sportsmanship at annual Bowker Games

Play ball: Demons in action at homeDurango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Durango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Photos: Hands Off! RallyAbout 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

About 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

Photos: Hadestown Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

DHS lost to Grand Junction High School 10-4 on Friday afternoon