World Briefs
BRUSSELS – The top suspect in last year’s Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several…
BRUSSELS – The top suspect in last year’s Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several…
FLINT, Mich. –Days before the federal government opened an investigation into the Flint water crisis, someone broke into a vacant City Hall office full of documents related to the embattled…
DurangoSpace will celebrate its fifth anniversary from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at DurangoSpace, 1221 Main Ave. Ignacio intersection work to start Monday Work on a traffic signal at Colorado…
The Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado will offer EPA Lead-Safe initial and refresher courses from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday…
NEW YORK – Police and the FBI are investigating a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump’s son Eric that contained a white powder, two law enforcement…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A jury sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and awarded him $115 million in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media. Hogan, whose given name is…
HELENA, Mont. – A teacher fired from a Catholic school in Montana after an anonymous letter writer said she was unmarried and pregnant reached a confidential settlement with the school…
LONDON – A British jury on Friday convicted a classical musician of beating and strangling to death his wife, the successful concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko. A jury on Friday found…
Bayfield’s international community will host a party to debut the Mango Languages database from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield.…
Heart Safe La Plata has been selected as a recipient of a Local Benefit Day at Purgatory Resort. Along with Trails 2000, La Plata Family Centers Coalition, and Be F.R.A.N.K,…
The 4th Annual People’s Choice – a unique art exhibit in Downtown Farmington, will open on Saturday. Fifty-two Four Corners artists will show a piece of their work in 15…
Spring Creek Horse Rescue will host a fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Red Snapper, 144 East Ninth Street. The event is free and open to the…
Durango Nature Studies’ Spring Break Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28 to April 1. The camp is for first- to fourth-graders. Registration is possible…
Mercy Regional Medical Center invites health care workers and other professional caregivers to “Staying Sane in a Crazy, Rapidly Changing World,” a free workshop from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to…
Healing Spirits, an after-care group from Peaceful Spirit, invites everyone to join in its monthly Memorial Walk at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Ute Park, 258 Ute Road in Ignacio.…
Durango Elks Lodge No. 507 will serve traditional Irish meals on Thursday: Lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m., dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. These events are…
BRUSSELS – Police found a man dead when they stormed a house in Brussels at the end of a major anti-terror operation Tuesday, several hours after they were shot at…
Durango School District 9-R is seeking community comments about its 2016-17 budget. A community budget session will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Miller Middle School, 2608…
The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center is offering a free informational open house from 6 to 8 p.m. March 31 in Room 118 of the Education Business Hall at…
A fitness dance party will take place from 8 to 8:45 a.m. every Tuesday and Friday morning at the Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. This class is open…
CIMARRON, Kan. – An Amtrak train carrying 131 passengers derailed in rural Kansas early Monday, moments after an engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency…
A computer class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Instructor Jon Cordalis will explain and explore efficient techniques to…
GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast – At least six armed men attacked beachgoers outside three hotels Sunday in Grand-Bassam, killing at least 14 civilians and two special forces. Bloody bodies were sprawled…
ATMORE, Ala. – Inmates set a fire, seized control of a dormitory and stabbed two corrections officials during a violent uprising at a prison in Alabama, authorities said Saturday. The…
“Depression … Share the Secret” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Sunlight and Windom rooms of the Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Topics include…
The Durango Community After Prom Association is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing a fun and safe all-night event for Durango High School juniors and seniors to enjoy after prom.…
LONDON – A cache of leaked documents containing the names of recruits into the Islamic State group includes references to several of the men who carried out the November attacks…
Nancy Reagan’s casket is carried into the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for her funeral Friday. She was buried next to her husband, President Ronald Reagan, at the library in Simi…
LAS VEGAS – Jailed Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy refused Thursday to acknowledge federal authority and declined to enter a plea to federal charges that he led an armed standoff against…