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All California wildfire evacuation orders lifted

More than 80,000 had been ordered to leave their homes

DATE: Aug 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

24-hour subways signal new era for London, night owls

LONDON – London bills itself as a global city, the world’s biggest financial center and a creative hub to rival New York. Until now, though, getting home after midnight meant taking the bus....

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

More than 100 homes burned by California fire

Teams look for more damage

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

North Korea calls diplomat defector ‘human scum’

Thae Yong Ho one of nearly 30,000 who’ve defected since 1953

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kerry heading to Africa for talks on counterterrorism

Secretary of state then heads to Saudi Arabia

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turkish PM says U.S should ‘speed up’ cleric’s extradition

Country’s officials blame him for failed coup last month

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Volunteers sought for Zika vaccine

WASHINGTON – Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science. It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just such a study – this winter, when mo...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Body donations on the rise

Medical schools benefiting from more cadavers

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rare T. rex skull arrives at Seattle museum

SEATTLE – Paleontologists with Seattle’s Burke Museum have unearthed the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived more than 66 million years ago, including a rare nearly complete 4-foot long ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

So, what exactly was hot in menswear 5,300 years ago?

Otzi, who are you wearing? When Otzi the Iceman was discovered in 1991, his 5,300-year-old body had been remarkably well preserved by his glacial tomb. And while they weren’t exac...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Shipwreck found in Great Lakes

ALBANY, N.Y. – The second-oldest confirmed shipwreck in the Great Lakes, an American-built, Canadian-owned sloop that sank in Lake Ontario more than 200 years ago, has been found, a team of ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Two almanacs celebrate birthdays

LEWISTON, Maine – Hundreds of almanacs served a nation of farmers over two centuries ago. These days, only a handful of them remain. One of them, the Farmers’ Almanac based in Mai...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

The Durango Police Department chased and captured a pet kangaroo on Monday near East Second Avenue a...

Photos: A colorful carnival

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