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Feds grapple with whether to call Tenn. attack terrorism

Purple Hearts for victims are at stake after last month’s Chattanooga tragedy

DATE: Aug 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bank bid goes to pot

Marijuana industry hopes for intervention

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judge blocks release of recordings by anti-abortion group

SAN FRANCISCO A federal judge on Friday blocked the release of any recordings made at meetings of an abortion providers’ association by an anti-abortion group that previously revealed secre...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton releases tax, health records on busy Friday

WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton is in “excellent physical condition and fit to serve as president,” her physician declared Friday – just one in a flood of disclosures about the Democrati...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dying trees may be growing problem

LOS ANGELES – As Californians and the communities they live in cut back water use and let lawns turn brown, arborists and state officials are worrying about a potentially dangerous ripple ef...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

NATO to help boost security in Iraq BRUSSELS – NATO allies agreed Friday on a package of measures to help strengthen Iraqi security and defense forces, including in the fields of...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

American lion killer’s extradition being sought

HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe will seek the extradition of an American dentist who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park and caused international outrage, a Cabinet minister said...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: IS remains strong

Intelligence agencies raise doubts about U.S. campaign

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Brief

Judge blocks videos of abortion meetings SAN FRANCISCO â€“ A federal judge has blocked the release of any recordings made at meetings of abortion providers by an anti-abortion gro...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Settlers in Israel suspected in attack

Palestinian family’s home firebombed, killing toddler

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dig returns to colonial New York site

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. – An archaeological project has returned to an artifact-rich state park in the southern Adirondacks on what was the focal point of the warring British and French empires mo...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

University of Michigan: Consumer sentiment dips in July

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer sentiment slipped this month but remains at healthy levels, the University of Michigan said Friday. Michigan’s index of consumer sentiment fell to 93.1 ...

DATE: Jul 31, 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.