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2 die in blasts at Kurdish rally

Incident comes days before Turkish election

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taliban meets Afghans

Several female lawmakers seek to bridge chasm

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Probe will give insight on Pluto’s ‘ornery teens’

Pluto, once our most distant planetary sibling in the solar system and now reclassified as one of many “dwarf” cousins, is set to get a lot less mysterious this summer. NASA’s New Horizons s...

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Saddam Hussein’s envoy dies in hospital BAGHDAD – Tariq Aziz, the debonair Iraqi diplomat who made his name by staunchly defending Saddam Hussein to the world during three wars an...

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Google to supply reports on accidents NEW YORK – Google will release monthly reports on the performance of its self-driving cars, and it disclosed summaries of the 12 accidents t...

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hall of fame honors six game-changers

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The first inductees into the new World Video Game Hall of Fame include “Pong,” the game that introduced millions to electronic play, “Doom,” which triggered a debate over t...

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. employers add solid 280k jobs; rate inches up to 5.5 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a robust 280,000 jobs in May, showing that the economy has regained momentum after starting 2015 in a deep slump. The unemployment rate ticked u...

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Germanwings co-pilot visited several doctors

MARSEILLE, France – A state prosecutor says a co-pilot with a history of depression who crashed a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps had reached out to dozens of doctors ahead of the ...

DATE: Jun 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

China suspected in massive breach of federal personnel data

WASHINGTON – China-based hackers are suspected of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stealing identifying information of at least 4 million feder...

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

Perry joins crowded presidential race

Ex-Texas governor attacks Obama’s leadership

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

Nation & World Briefs

Chinese suspected in theft of U.S. data WASHINGTON – China-based hackers are suspected of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stealing...

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

EPA downplays fracking threat

Agency finds few cases where water supplies were harmed

DATE: Jun 4, 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.