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Judge: Water ruling only affects states that sued

BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge in North Dakota said Friday that his injunction blocking a new Obama administration rule aimed at regulating some small waterways applies only to the 13 stat...

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Election Briefs

Trump says he will renegotiate Iran deal WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if elected, he would work to improve the “horrible” international ag...

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Frustrated refugees trekking to Austria

Migrants complain about treatment in Hungary

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama, Saudi king discuss Yemen war

Kingdom wants more support for Syrian rebels

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Millions of Americans’ wills now available online

BOSTON – Paul Revere left all his household furniture to an unmarried daughter. Harriet Beecher Stowe bequeathed her stock in several railroads and a Florida orange grove to her s...

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. employers added 173K jobs in August; rate falls to 5.1 percent

WASHINGTON – The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low in August as employers added a modest 173,000 jobs, a key piece of evidence for the Federal Reserve in deciding whether to ra...

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kentucky county clerk plans to appeal jailing

Says licenses aren’t legal without her signature

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Church shooter to face death penalty CHARLESTON, S.C. The white man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in what authorities said was a racially motivated crime during Bibl...

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hungary blasts EU on migration amid chaos at train station

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s leader railed Thursday at Germany and EU leaders for lacking urgency in dealing with Europe’s migrant crisis as chaos reigned back home, where migrants by the t...

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump signs pledge to back GOP’s 2016 presidential nominee

WASHINGTON – Presidential candidate Donald Trump ruled out the prospect of a third-party White House bid Thursday and vowed to support the Republican Party’s nominee – whomever it may be. ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ky. clerk rejects bid to avoid jail

Most deputies will issue marriage licenses to gays

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judge to move forward with suit over NSA’s bulk collection

WASHINGTON – A federal judge said Wednesday he plans to push ahead with a challenge to the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telephone data on hundreds of millions of Americans, ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.