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Arkansas justices let gay ruling stand LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Supreme Court refused Wednesday to put on hold a ruling that overturned the state’s constitutional ban on g...

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

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Kerry trying to keep peace effort alive LONDON – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry worked Wednesday to keep the Palestinians committed to his hope of restarting Mideast peace tal...

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

Mining-town residents heckle Turkish leader

SOMA, Turkey – In a relentless procession that ignited wails of grief and flashes of anger, rescue workers coated in grime lumbered out of a mine in western Turkey again and again Wednesday,...

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

Nation Briefs

Federal appeals courts stops execution in Texas HUNTSVILLE, Texas – A federal appeals court halted a convicted Texas killer’s scheduled execution Tuesday so his attorneys can purs...

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New insurance plans limiting choices

MIAMI – The first thing Michelle Pool did before picking a plan under President Barack Obama’s health insurance law was check whether her longtime primary care doctor was covered. Pool, a 60...

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Privacy advocates hail Google ruling

AMSTERDAM – Google and other search engines were thrust into an unwanted new role Tuesday – caretaker of people’s reputations – when Europe’s highest court ruled individuals should have some...

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Nigeria willing to talk to girls’ kidnappers ABUJA, Nigeria – U.S. reconnaissance aircraft flew over Nigeria in search of the nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls Tuesday, a day after...

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Death toll rises in Turkish mining disaster

SOMA, Turkey – Rescuers struggled to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground early Wednesday after an explosion and a fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 201 workers...

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kremlin pushes for dialogue after Ukraine vote

DONETSK, Ukraine – The Kremlin made it clear Monday that it has no intention to try to annex Ukraine’s eastern provinces after the controversial referendums where the majority of voters alle...

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

Gay Arkansas couples marry

Attorney general seeks stay

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

Nation & World Briefs

Clippers’ Sterling slams Magic Johnson LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling repeatedly disparaged Magic Johnson’s HIV-positive status in an interview that aire...

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

Group demands release of fighters for girls

LAGOS, Nigeria – Under the guns of their captors, dozens of barefoot girls sat huddled together wearing gray Muslim veils as they chanted Quranic verses in Arabic. Some Christians among them...

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

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

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...