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Divisions emerge in Gaza truce talks

CAIRO – The Palestinians appeared divided Sunday as the clock was winding down on the latest Gaza cease-fire, with officials saying Hamas was still opposed to a compromise Egyptian proposal ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Government troops enter rebel-held city KIEV, Ukraine – Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough devel...

DATE: Aug 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pet owners may want to try picturing this

Facial recognition app helps find lost dogs

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

Space specks may be our first interstellar stardust

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – There may be itsy-bitsy aliens among us. Scientists say seven microscopic particles collected by NASA’s comet-chasing spacecraft, Stardust, appear to have ...

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

10M Americans changed race in last census

WASHINGTON – Nearly 10 million Americans decided they would be a different race or ethnicity in the early 2000s, with the largest movement coming from Hispanics deciding which racial categor...

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

Pleas for calm try to rise above chanting

Private autopsy shows Missouri teen shot 6 times

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

Archaeologists find Colonial-era secrets

Lake George site has yielded many artifacts over decades

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

Ebola puts focus on tobacco plant use

NEW YORK – It’s an eye-catching angle in the story of an experimental treatment for Ebola: The drug comes from tobacco plants that were turned into living pharmaceutical factories. ...

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

World Briefs

Germany spied on Kerry, Clinton BERLIN – Germany’s foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on calls made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013 and his predecessor Hillary...

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

Pope praises Korean martyrs

800K attend beatification ceremony

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

Scores executed in Iraq

Airstrikes near key dam target Islamic State group insurgents

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

Stigmas, stereotypes surrounding comedians

Depression more common than not – even for Williams

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

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...

Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday