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After long wait, Malaysia releases jet data

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Close to three months after the Malaysian jetliner disappeared, the government on Tuesday released reams of raw satellite data it used to determine that the flight e...

DATE: May 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama hails end nearing for war in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama led the nation in commemorating Memorial Day, declaring the United States has reached “a pivotal moment” in Afghanistan, with the end of war approaching. ...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Medicaid surge triggering cost concerns

WASHINGTON – From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting new concerns that their Medicaid costs will rise as a result of the federal health-care law. That’s likely to...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Alaska wildfire grows, forces evacuations ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Officials said rain forecast this week in Alaska may help crews gain control over a massive wind-whipped wildfire, fo...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U,S. plants prepare long-term nuclear waste storage

WATERFORD, Conn. – Nuclear power plants across the United States are building or expanding storage facilities to hold their spent fuel – radioactive waste that by now was supposed to be on ...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Big insurance rate hikes in the future?

Final rates for 2015 won’t be out for months, but early filings from insurers suggest price increases of 10 percent or more. That may sound like a lot, but rates have risen as much as 20 or ...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

String of legal wins bolsters gay marriage

WASHINGTON – One after another and in sometimes evocative language, judges appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents are declaring it’s too late to turn back on the topic of same-sex...

DATE: May 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sweet win for Ukraine’s candy tycoon?

Polls suggest new president will avoid run-off election

DATE: May 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Alaska wildfire grows, spurs evacuations ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Officials say a massive wildfire burning in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage has grown in windy conditions,...

DATE: May 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rescued calf gets high-tech prosthetics

HOUSTON – Hot and tired from a three-hour drive inside a trailer behind a pickup truck, the 600-pound English Charolais calf was content to lay on the grass behind a south Houston building w...

DATE: May 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

VA hospitals facing lawmakers’ scrutiny

Department of Justice may be involved

DATE: May 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gasoline prices looking familiar

NEW YORK – The price of gasoline looks familiar this Memorial Day. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a penny or two of $3.64 per gallon. Stability w...

DATE: May 24, 2014 | 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...