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Stonewall Inn gets landmark status, a nod to LGBT history

NEW YORK – The Stonewall Inn, the Greenwich Village bar where resistance to a police raid sparked the modern gay-rights movement, was made a city landmark Tuesday, the first time a site has ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Escapee reportedly killed

Search efforts continue for 2nd convict

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gay marriage ruling has swift impact in states

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage. (All times Eastern) HHH 1:15 p.m. The Supreme Court decision affirming gay marria...

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunman kills 28 in rampage at Tunisian beach resort

SOUSSE, Tunisia – A young man unfurled an umbrella and pulled out a Kalashnikov, opening fire on European sunbathers in an attack that killed at least 28 people at a Tunisian beach resort – ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Consumer sentiment level rises in May

WASHINGTON – Consumer sentiment rose this month to the highest level since January, suggesting that spending will strengthen this year. The University of Michigan says its consume...

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Supreme Court extends gay marriage nationwide

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of decades of litigation over gay marriage an...

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iranian says talks going slowly

VIENNA – As negotiators at Iran nuclear talks focused on a June 30 deadline, a senior Iranian official spoke Friday of slow progress, invoking differences not only between Tehran and the six...

DATE: Jun 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP noisily outraged yet quietly relieved over court's ACA decision

DATE: Jun 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Irate French taxi drivers smash cars in strike against Uber

PARIS – French taxi drivers pulled out the throttle in an all-out confrontation with the ultra-cheap Uber car service Thursday, smashing livery cars, setting tires ablaze and blocking traffi...

DATE: Jun 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Christie expected to enter race Tuesday NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is entering the 2016 Republican presidential nomination contest and will announce that Tuesd...

DATE: Jun 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

America is growing older, more diverse

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Census Bureau report shows the baby boom generation fading further into the gray and giving way to millennials in a country whose younger generations are also becoming mo...

DATE: Jun 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Supreme Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies underpinning President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, rejecting a major challenge to the landmark law in ...

DATE: Jun 25, 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.