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Robin Williams dead at 63

Star had been battling depression recently

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

U.S. agency moves slowly on investigation requests

The Associated Press reviewed all 15 petitions filed by drivers with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since 2010 and found the agency missed the legal deadline to grant or ...

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

Judges extends temporary halt to Ohio executions

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal judge has extended a months-long moratorium on executions in Ohio into next year as questions mount about the effectiveness of a new, two-drug combination being us...

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

Iraq in crisis

DATE: Aug 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Missionaries back – and in quarantine CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Three missionaries who worked with patients infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia are back in the United States and feel...

DATE: Aug 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Koch brothers lay money down to influence Hispanic voters

Help offered contrasts with GOP political rhetoric

DATE: Aug 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iraq’s al-Maliki steps up struggle to keep his job

New president accused of obstructing re-election

DATE: Aug 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scientists make their own transformers

WASHINGTON – In what may be the birth of cheap, easy-to-make robots, researchers have created complex machines that transform themselves from little more than a sheet of paper and plastic in...

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Summer has been good to cornfields

Genetic modifications also create conditions for rise in yields

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Iraq’s leaders quarrel as jihadists advance BAGHDAD – Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in a surprise speech late Sunday, resisted calls for his resignation and acc...

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Museum finds lost discovery

6,500-year-old remains found in museum storage

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

What’s in a name? A lot for some countries

Geographic names can spark war of words

DATE: Aug 9, 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