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U.S. official: 15 percent of agencies used Kaspersky software

WASHINGTON – Computer systems at 15 percent of U.S. government agencies were running Kaspersky Lab software that’s been banned because of concerns about the company’s ties to the Kremlin and...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

When child sex isn’t rape: French to set age of consent

PARIS – Is a 13-year-old old enough to agree to sex with an adult? That’s a question France is asking as the government prepares to set a legal age for sexual consent for the first time. ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House to adopt mandatory anti-sexual harassment training

WASHINGTON – Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that the House will require anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training for all members and their staffs. The announcement came just hours af...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jury in Menendez bribery case again doesn’t reach a verdict

NEWARK, N.J. – Jurors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial went another day without reaching a verdict after a judge told them to “take as much time as you need” to deliberate on 18 counts a...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump in Asia: A break from the past but uncertain results

President Donald Trump declared his first Asian tour “tremendously successful” as he hopped on a plane bound for Washington. But when he landed at the White House late Tuesday he arrived wit...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UN: Better protections needed from mine water disasters

BILLINGS, Mont. – A string of mining waste disasters – some deadly – over the past decade show better protections are needed for communities downstream of massive polluted material storage s...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. regulators approve first digital pill to track patients

WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that alerts doctors when the medication has been taken, offering a new way of monitoring patients but also raising pri...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Experts: Bush groping allegations would be hard to prosecute

HOUSTON – Allegations that former President George H.W. Bush inappropriately touched six women involve potential crimes punishable by fines or jail time, if they had been prosecuted. ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iran to probe state-built homes destroyed by deadly quake

SARPOL-E-ZAHAB, Iran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani launched an investigation Tuesday into why government housing built by his hard-line predecessor collapsed while others withstood a po...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Washington GOP boosts pressure on Alabama party on Moore

WASHINGTON – Washington Republicans tightened pressure Tuesday on Alabama’s GOP to keep a defiant Roy Moore from being elected to the Senate next month, with many voicing hope that President...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Facebook investment in New Mexico data center tops $1B

ALBUQUERQUE – Facebook is going much bigger with an under-construction data center in New Mexico, announcing plans Tuesday to build another four buildings and boost its total investment to m...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunman targeted neighbors then continued rampage

RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. – A Northern California man killed two neighbors with whom he had been feuding before he went on a shooting rampage Tuesday at apparent random sites – including...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

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.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...