The change, directed by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, makes the Navy the first of the military services to provide more than the current six weeks of leave. According to the…
The Cour de cassation ruled Friday that, while surrogacy will remain banned in France, children born abroad through this practice will now be legally tied to their parents and will…
75 years ago: “Property owners in the 600 and 700 blocks on 8th Avenue appeared before the Durango City Council to protest the ‘speedway’ which they said is being made…
Hayden Murphy, 13, of Plainfield, Ill., is taking part in a research to determine if taking insulin capsules can prevent or delay development of Type 1 diabetes. Hayden’s brother, Weston,…
Doreen Hunter will give a talk called “Poetry as Soul Work” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Hunter will attempt to…
Indiana prohibits ‘burdening’ people’s ability to follow beliefs
75 years ago: “If the office force down at the county agent’s office isn’t kept cool it won’t be the fault of Walter Campbell, county agent. He has devised a…
The woman lacked some of the measles’ common symptoms, such as a rash, so the infection was not discovered until an autopsy, Washington State Department of Health spokesman Donn Moyer…
The vaccine Pandemrix never was used in the United States and was pulled off the market abroad, but reports of narcolepsy in Finland and several other countries sparked questions globally…
say oil, gas industry threatens cultural resource
Heart Safe La Plata, a local nonprofit organization, will offer a CPR Pro class from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Durango Fire & Rescue Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive.…
The San Juan National Forest Columbine Ranger District is hosting public field trips to the Hermosa Special Management Area to allow participants to explore proposals for the Hermosa Creek Watershed…
75 years ago: “Gilbert Gordon took over the active management of the Durango bakery having purchased the bakery from the former owners, Mrs. Adeline Crotta, Magglore Crotta, and Louie Crotta.”…
Nathan Collier and his wives Victoria and Christine applied at the Yellowstone County Courthouse in Billings on Tuesday in an attempt to legitimize their polygamous marriage. Montana, like all 50…
Yes, you heard that right. Parent and family therapist Sean Grover writes in a new book, When Kids Call the Shots, that a generation or two ago, it would have…
First lady Michelle Obama participates in a knot-tying station during a Lets Move! event with Girl Scouts on the South Lawn of the White House, on Tuesday. Fifty fourth-grade Girl…
Buckskin Charlie leads a fair parade in 1912.Special to the Herald 75 years ago: “Theater-goers at the Kiva this week watching the ‘March of Time’ newsreel, which portrayed life in…
The sharp acidity and natural sweetness of Wozz Kitchen Creations finishing vinegars are useful for uniting the many ingredients and flavors of a dish.Matthew Mead/Associated Press When searching for that…
Melissa d’Arabian created this recipe for baked garlic thyme curly fries.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But truthfully, I’ve harbored fears that the fad (and my interest) would quickly fade, leaving me with…
Unlike traditional methods, these eggs are poached inside the shells to maintain the perfect shape during cooking.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I was on the tail end of a culinary circumnavigation of the…
Monica Nemeth, left, and Imoh Umosen, front, perform chest compressions on baby mannequins during a CPR training class at Shaker Heights High School in shaker Heights, Ohio. The Institute of…
A “stent retriever” can be inserted into a major artery in the groin and threaded up into the large vessels that deliver blood to the head and brain. The wire…
“I know!” I said. “I should go on this date, and I should just be as awkward as possible, so he’ll be able to reject me instead! No hard feelings…
The consequences can include social and emotional troubles, even when the perpetrator is a sibling, other research has found. While most incidents reported in the survey didn’t cause injuries and…
75 years ago: “A heavy rain amounting almost to a cloudburst on the upper reaches of the Florida River was responsible for the muddy condition of Durango’s city water the…
75 years ago: “Between $800 and $1,000 is the estimated cash loot obtained from the Hansen pool hall in Durango by a person or persons unknown at present. Using a…
