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GOP candidates focus on economy

Bush tries to spark his campaign

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Britain sets demands to remain EU member

LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron laid out his government’s demands for European Union reform Tuesday, saying a looser “British model of membership” would let him campaign “heart...

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Obama names pick for personnel office WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is nominating a new director for the Office of Personnel Management. It’s the official who’s ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A long and bumpy road to getting clean

Program helps heroin addicts kick their habit

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jimmy Carter says doctors find no new cancer growth

ATLANTA – Doctors have found Jimmy Carter is responding well to treatment for cancer and report no evidence of new tumors, according to a statement released by the former U.S. president’s sp...

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Congress OKs bill banning Guantanamo detainees from U.S.

WASHINGTON – Congress sent President Barack Obama a $607 billion defense policy bill Tuesday that bans moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States – something Obama has been trying ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New national park marks development of nuclear bomb

WASHINGTON – More than 70 years ago scientists working in secret created the atomic bomb that ended World War II and ushered the world into the nuclear age. On Tuesday, at a cere...

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Starbucks’ plain red cups irk an Arizona minister

Some say Jesus Christ healed the sick and died to redeem humankind. Little is said about his views on the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Still, secular coffee maker Starbucks has come under...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Apple shape poses risks

Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that pot belly

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Mizzou head officials step down Monday COLUMBIA, Mo. – The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday with the football tea...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

SeaWorld announces end of orca shows in San Diego

SAN DIEGO – SeaWorld will end orca shows at its San Diego park after visitors at the tourist attraction made it clear they prefer seeing killer whales act naturally rather than doing tricks,...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

2 Americans among 5 killed by Jordan police captain

AMMAN, Jordan – A Jordanian police captain opened fire Monday on instructors at an international police training center in Jordan’s capital, killing at least five people, including two Ameri...

DATE: Nov 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.