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United Nations envoy declares ‘official beginning’ to Syria peace talks

GENEVA – Syrian peace talks gained a small measure of momentum Monday with the UN special envoy formally declaring the start of indirect negotiations, even as the opposition spokesperson acc...

DATE: Feb 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Amtrak engineer recalls speeding up before crash WASHINGTON – The last thing Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian remembers before last May’s fatal crash in Philadelphia is pushing the...

DATE: Feb 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Democratic, GOP races tight as Iowa kicks off 2016 voting

DES MOINES, Iowa – In a high-stakes test of enthusiasm versus organization, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders hope to ride voter energy into victories in Monday’s Iowa cauc...

DATE: Feb 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. consumer spending flat, savings rate at 3-year high

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers kept their spending flat in December and instead boosted their savings rate to the highest level in three years. Consumer spending was unchanged in Dec...

DATE: Feb 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Dozens killed by triple bomb attack in Syria GENEVA – A triple bombing killed at least 50 people in a predominantly Shiite suburb south of the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Turnout is name of the game in Monday’s Iowa caucuses

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – In a final frenzy to inspire supporters to turn out for Monday’s Iowa caucuses, the presidential contenders scrambled to close the deal with the first voters to have ...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

For Brazil’s rich and poor, disparate response to Zika

RIO DE JANEIRO – Two Brazilian women, two pregnancies, one nightmare. But two very different stories. Regina de Lima and Tainara Lourenco became pregnant at a scary moment – the d...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jewel-pilfering Doris Payne reflects on life

ATLANTA – Doris Payne exudes a seemingly effortless elegance, her white hair neatly smoothed back and gold hoops dangling from her ears. She speaks calmly and deliberately, inspiring the kin...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Some 2,300 journalists killed in past 25 years

BRUSSELS – In the last quarter century, at least 2,297 journalists and media staff have been killed for doing nothing more than trying to inform the world on war, revolution, crime and corru...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israel’s liberal artists decry attempts to limit expression

JERUSALEM – Israel’s cultural class is increasingly alarmed by what many see as a tightening noose on freedom of expression, as a hard-line government minister seeks to cut off funding for a...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama forced again to rethink troop numbers in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – Fifteen years into the war that few Americans talk about anymore, conditions in Afghanistan are getting worse, preventing the clean ending that President Barack Obama hoped to i...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Bank of Japan moves to bolster Abenomics TOKYO – The government and ruling parties welcomed the Bank of Japan’s decision to adopt a negative interest rate policy, expecting it to ...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday

Demons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday

Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s basketball at home

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s hoops wins home opener

Photos: Durango High School football wins in second round of state playoffs

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s soccer hosts RMAC tournament gameSkyhawks defeated Regis to move on to RMAC tournament semifinals

Skyhawks defeated Regis to move on to RMAC tournament semifinals

Photos: Bayfield High School volleyball hosts regionalWolverines win on Saturday, move on to state in Denver

Wolverines win on Saturday, move on to state in Denver