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From somber to angry, school walkout protests vary in tenor

Students hoisted “Stand United” signs. They chanted “‘’Hey, hey, ho, ho - the NRA has got to go” outside the White House. Others put 14 desks and 3 podiums in a circle to honor the students ...

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lawmakers to decide if homeless have ‘right to rest’

Bill would roll back laws that prohibit sitting, sleeping in public

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

1968 LA school walkout protesters see link to Parkland teens

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Participants in a 1968 Los Angeles high school walkout to protest dropout rates and paddle beatings for speaking Spanish that ended up prompting a wave of Mexican-America...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Most bottled water comes from tap, more expensive than gasoline

DENVER – Sales are skyrocketing for the bottled water industry, but what are companies actually selling to customers? In its new report “Take Back the Tap,” Food and Water Watch ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bennet and Gardner push Trump administration on DACA solution

President’s March 5 deadline no longer effective

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado man revives disputed river pipeline proposal

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado man has brought back a disputed proposal to pipe water from the Green River watershed several miles to Colorado’s Front Range. The Grand Junction Daily...

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Inequality remains 50 years after Kerner Report

Remaining commission member haunted that recommendations never adopted

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Democrat joins race to unseat Rep. Scott Tipton

Arn Menconi needs 1,000 signatures from eligible party electors

DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

DATE: Feb 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World