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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

Nation & World Briefs

Race tension is high on Missouri campus COLUMBIA, Mo. – Student protests over racial incidents on the University of Missouri campus escalated over the weekend when at least 30 bla...

DATE: Nov 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rhode Island latest state poised to end vets’ homelessness

Connecticut, New Mexico also taking steps

DATE: Nov 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Good, not great, preliminary ratings for Trump on SNL

NEW YORK – Donald Trump hadn’t gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of “You’re a racist!” But the “heckler” ...

DATE: Nov 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

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