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Nation Briefs

TSA gets approval to profile passengers WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration needed an exemption from new Obama administration rules restricting racial profilin...

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bush shakes up race for presidency

Ex-governor says he will ‘explore’ running

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rain could dampen conservation efforts

Officials: California drought far from over

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

North Korea requests UN probe of CIA TOKYO — North Korea has asked the U.N. Security Council to investigate the CIA’s “brutal medieval” treatment of terrorism suspects just as the...

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

‘Fight will continue,’ Pakistan warns

Taliban attack on school kills scores of kids

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Families of Newtown victims sue rifle manufacturer

HARTFORD, Conn. – The families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher wounded two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed a lawsuit Monday against the manufacturer, distr...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police say Sydney cafe hostage situation over

SYDNEY – The deadly siege began in the most incongruous of ways, on a sunny Monday morning inside a cheerful cafe in the heart of Australia’s largest city. An Iranian-born gunman burst in, t...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

6 dead, suspect on loose in Penn. PENNSBURG, Pa. – A man suspected of going to three houses in the Philadelphia suburbs and fatally shooting six people, including his ex-wife and ...

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Crunch time for health-insurance sign-ups

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s push to cover America’s uninsured faces another big test Monday. This time, it’s not only how the website functions, but how well the program...

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

3 dead in Sydney cafe siege; 15 hostages alive

Bomb-disposal robot sent in; no explosives found

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Ariz., N.Y. soldiers killed in Afghanistan The Department of Defense says two servicemen died from wounds suffered during an attack in Afghanistan. Officials said Sunda...

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rich-poor divide among nations rankles UN talks

Global pact on climate change appears iffy

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | 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.