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Prosecutor: N.M. police officers unlawfully killed homeless man

James Boyd shot during March 2014 standoff

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

Nation Briefs

Weather helps slow California wildfire LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Cooler weather helped crews build a buffer Monday between a raging Northern California wildfire and some of the thousan...

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

Mexico mayor vows to investigate death

Media groups fear police won’t link journalist’s slaying to his job

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

Planned Parenthood keeps funding for now

WASHINGTON – The Senate blocked a Republican drive Monday to terminate federal funds for Planned Parenthood, setting the stage for the GOP to try again this fall amid higher stakes – a poten...

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

Group: U.S. strikes on IS killed 459 civilians

BAGHDAD – U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria have likely killed at least 459 civilians over the past year, a report by an independent monitoring group sa...

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

Candidates choose sides on EPA rules

GOP opposes Obama plan to cut emissions

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

World Briefs

Hungarian soldiers begin border fence ASOTTHALOM, Hungary – Hungarian soldiers started building a fence Monday on the border with Serbia, an effort meant to stop the rising flow o...

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

Who wins and loses under Obama’s stricter power plant limits

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama sought to clamp down Monday on power plant emissions with a federal plan that – if successful – would attempt to slow global warming by dramatically shift...

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

U.S. consumer spending edges up in June

WASHINGTON – Consumer spending in June rose by the smallest amount in four months as shoppers cut back on purchases of cars and other big-ticket items. Consumer spending edged up ...

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

Nation & World Briefs

An arrest made in officer’s killing MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A person of “interest” has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer during a traffic...

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

Food fight

Cake becomes America’s latest political wedge issue

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

Las Vegas seeks to tame rowdy street performers

LAS VEGAS – A bawdy gauntlet of street performers and tip-seeking costumed characters crowding Las Vegas’ Fremont Street have been driving tourists away, city leaders say as they move toward...

DATE: Aug 1, 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.