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Marilyn Monroe earrings? $185,000 LOS ANGELES – A pair of rhinestone earrings Marilyn Monroe wore to a 1955 Hollywood film premiere have sold at auction for $185,000. J...

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

3 dead after suburban Kansas City shooting

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – A man in his 70s opened fire Sunday outside of a Jewish community center and nearby retirement community, killing three people, authorities said. Overland Pa...

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

Trying to combat growing drug trade in oil patch

WILLISTON, N.D. – The blood-drenched man had survived a brutal attack: Beaten with brass knuckles, shocked with a stun gun, slashed with a razor blade, then dumped 40 miles away in Montana, ...

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

Ukrainian tensions rise; UN meets

Russia calls on West to end ‘Kiev’s escalation’ of crisis

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

Ukraine to deploy troops in anti-terror operation

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine – Ukraine is deploying troops in a “large-scale anti-terrorist operation” to resist attacks by armed pro-Russian forces, Ukraine’s President Oleksandr Turchynov said Sunda...

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

Case highlights problems with Pakistan justice

LAHORE, Pakistan – A 9-month-old Pakistani boy has been swept up in an attempted murder investigation that highlights the country’s dysfunctional criminal justice system where even children ...

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

Relics of the past or just aging eyesores?

NEW YORK – They were designed for the 1964 World’s Fair as sleek, space-age visions of the future: three towers topped by flying-saucer-like platforms, and a pavilion of pillars with a suspe...

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

Odd-couple nations leading search for jet

CANBERRA, Australia – The leaders of Malaysia and Australia have used warm and glowing terms to assure the world that their partnership in the desperate hunt for a missing airliner is built ...

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

Military dog retires with honors

TAMPA, Fla. – Staff Sgt. Shannon Hutto thought his bomb-sniffing dog Eddie was just being lazy when he wouldn’t move from a certain spot one hot day in Afghanistan in 2012. But Hu...

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

Cities wade into vacation rental debate

Durango isn’t the only city wrestling with vacation rental regulations. Cities across the country are finding themselves in the middle of a fight between homeowners who want to make money wi...

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

Poison gas used in Syrian raid

Government, rebels blame each other

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

World Briefs

Iran rejects naming new UN envoy TEHRAN, Iran – Iran rejected naming a new diplomat Saturday to represent it at the United Nations, with one lawmaker urging the Islamic Republic t...

DATE: Apr 12, 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...