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Pending home-sales index rebounds in July

WASHINGTON – Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes climbed in July for the sixth time in the last seven months, signaling further momentum in residential real estate. ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Man, 30, charged with capital murder HOUSTON – Prosecutors on Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of a sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down from ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Police arrest foreigner in Bangkok bombing BANGKOK – Thai authorities arrested a foreign man Saturday they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipmen...

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fed Reserve keeps open possibility of Sept. hike

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer left the door open Saturday for a Fed rate increase in September, saying the factors that have kept inflation below the central ban...

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

China, India pacing U.S. immigration data

Census Bureau says Mexicans still dominate overall numbers

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tropical Storm Erika destroys Caribbean island of Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica – Tropical Storm Erika dissipated early Saturday, even as its remnants began drenching parts of eastern Cuba. But it left devastation in its path, killing at least 20 people...

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

All across the Gulf, remembering Katrina

Residents mark 10th anniversary of hurricane

DATE: Aug 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. appeals court lets NSA program continue

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court in Washington has lifted an injunction against the National Security Agency’s call records program on the grounds that the plaintiff has not proved his o...

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survey: Generation LOL most irked by grammar, spelling slips

NEW YORK – It’s the LOL generation that appears most annoyed by bad grammar and spelling slips, according to a survey by Dictionary.com. The site found in an online Harris Poll do...

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Obama expects ties with Israel to improve WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday compared tensions between the U.S. and Israel over the Iranian nuclear deal to a family feu...

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EPA moves forward with water rules

Foes hope to block new regulation from taking effect in more states

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Despite volatility, on-air rampage difficult to predict

ROANOKE, Va. – Living alone in a world of perceived slights, Vester Lee Flanagan II never quite crossed the line from being just another angry guy to doing something that would have prevente...

DATE: Aug 28, 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.