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Thai military takes control to end crisis

Thai soldiers are patrolling the streets of the capital Bangkok. Thailand’s military seized power Thursday, two days after it declared…

May 22, 2014

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World Briefs

SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korean warships exchanged artillery fire Thursday in disputed waters off the western coast,…

May 22, 2014

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America’s cities continue to grow

The Dallas Cowboys are building their new headquarters and training facility in Frisco, Texas, which was one of the fastest-growing…

May 22, 2014

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House passes curbs on NSA surveillance

Critics, including technology companies such as Google, say a proposed House bill that would end the National Security Agency’s bulk…

May 22, 2014

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Obama vows to fix VA health problems

President Barack Obama says he has concerns about proposed legislation that would give the Veterans Affairs secretary more authority to…

May 21, 2014

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DOT moves to require airlines to disclose fees

The airline industry is opposing a Department of Transportation proposal to require airlines to disclose fees for basic services such…

May 21, 2014

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Russia threatens to block Syria war crimes resolution

The conflict is now into its fourth year, and tense peace talks have gone so poorly that the joint U.N.-Arab…

May 21, 2014

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Prompted by the shortages of available drugs for lethal injections, Wyoming lawmakers are considering changing state law…

May 21, 2014

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Geography bee win fulfills teen’s dream

But he knows it will be a while before he achieves anything as satisfying as his victory Wednesday in the…

May 21, 2014

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Get in the swim of things

Ron Owen and his son, Ryker, 4, swim at the Durango Community Recreation Center this winter.JENNAYE DERGE/Durango Herald file photo…

May 21, 2014

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House Democrats to participate in Benghazi probe

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is naming five Democrats to sit on a Republican-led House select committee that will…

May 21, 2014

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BP to ask Supreme Court to hear claims issue

BP cites a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals justice’s dissent that the appellate court’s refusal to reconsider the oil…

May 21, 2014

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McConnel beats back challenger in primary race

Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, left, won an easy primary fight to get to run as the GOP candidate for…

May 20, 2014

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World Briefs

JOS, Nigeria – Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria’s central city of Jos…

May 20, 2014

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Disease feared after floods

Bosnian officials are warning residents of flood-hit areas to only drink bottled or boiled water because of the threat of…

May 20, 2014

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Hackers used old tricks in cyberbreak-ins

The Justice Department says Chinese hackers used “spear-phishing” scams to trick company employoees into infecting their own computers so corporate…

May 20, 2014

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – On the eve of a critical Senate vote and under court order, the Obama administration signaled it will…

May 20, 2014

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Military takes over in Thailand

A Thai soldier mans a machine gun atop a military vehicle outside the Center for the Administration of Peace and…

May 20, 2014

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Judge tosses out Pennsylvania gay-marriage ban

Ashley Wilson, left, and Lindsay Vandermay, both 29, got a marriage license at Philadelphia City Hall Tuesday, shortly after a…

May 20, 2014

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Cellphone data spying: Not just NSA

Armed with new technologies, including mobile devices that tap into cellphone data in real time, dozens of local and state…

May 19, 2014

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MEXICO CITY – The bodies of 16 people were found in two different areas of a northern Mexico border state…

May 19, 2014

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Another marriage ban has been struck down

becomes 18th state with legal gay marriage

May 19, 2014

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Caring for your mom?

Poll: Caretaking is stressful duty

May 19, 2014

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Libya: Islamist militias called to face general

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter is leading a revolt that threatens to pit rival militia groups against each other in the…

May 19, 2014