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Pot use may affect youths’ brains

Study suggests young users’ IQs can be affected

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gas below $3 next year

NEW YORK – The average price of gasoline will be below $3 a gallon in 2015, the Energy Department predicted Wednesday. If the sharply lower estimate holds true, U.S. consumers will save $61 ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Comet landing may reveal secrets of past

Throughout human history, comets have been distant, mysterious heavenly bodies. The hunks of rock and ice streak through the sky, streaming bright tails of gas as the sun warms them. ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Crowd forces end to tobacco hearing WESTMINSTER, Mass. – A public meeting on a central Massachusetts town’s proposed first-in-the-nation ban on tobacco and nicotine sales ended ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

European spacecraft lands on comet

DARMSTADT, Germany – Landing with a bounce after traveling 4 billion miles, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully reaching the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet –...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Conservatives threaten immigration showdown

WASHINGTON – Conservative Republicans want to drag must-pass spending bills into their fight with President Barack Obama over his planned executive action on immigration, inviting comparison...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S, China unveil ambitious climate change goals

BEIJING – The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight against climate change ahead...

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. to study trade pact proposal

China seeking greater role in world economy

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Brief

Bush wants brother to run for president COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he and his father believe Jeb Bush should run for president but ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Probe set to land on comet

10-year mission reaches climax today

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

America, world mark Veterans Day

Celebrations include parades, music

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Relatives upset by sentence for ferry captain

SEOUL, South Korea – Enraged parents wept and screamed as a judge sentenced a South Korean ferry captain to 36 years in prison Tuesday for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship ...

DATE: Nov 11, 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.