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Ethiopian Jews protest in Israel JERUSALEM – Israel’s black Jewish Ethiopian minority, plagued by poverty, crime, unemployment, racism and lack of opportunity, saw frustrations bo...

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

Nepal seeks foreign assistance after quake

Death toll reaches 7,300 in one of world’s poorest countries

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

Pentagon accused of withholding information about sex crimes

WASHINGTON – In a scathing critique of the Defense Department’s efforts to curb sexual assaults, a U.S. senator warned Monday that the true scope of sex-related violence in the military comm...

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

Accused gunman well-known to FBI

Social-media comments put Texan under suspicion

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

Nepal closes off its airport to big jets

Death toll climbs above 7,000

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

Nation & World Briefs

Google and black colleges join up MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google is embedding engineers at a handful of Historically Black Colleges and Universities where they teach, mentor and ...

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

Baltimore mayor lifts curfew

Move comes 6 days after riots began

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

Poverty issues enter ’16 race

Obama requests ‘soul searching’ after U.S. riots

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

Wastewater company brews up contest

Brewers to make beer from sewage water

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

Millennials have little faith in U.S. justice

Poll: Few think protests will help

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

Santa pelted with snow at ’68 Eagles game dies

‘It was his 15 minutes of fame’

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

Lincoln’s hometown re-enacts his funeral

150 years have passed since slaying

DATE: May 2, 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.