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Indian PM hails cooperation with U.S. in speech to Congress

Vice President Joe Biden watches as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan, center, as…

U.S. job openings rise, yet employers cut back on filling them

A “Now Hiring” sign hangs in the window of a Dollar General store in Methuen, Mass.Charles Krupa/Associated Press Job openings…

Clinton claims historic victory in Democratic primary

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures as she greets supporters Tuesday at a presidential primary election night rally in New…

Details of sewage plant design emerge

Basketball court space could be preserved

Durango to mourn Blue Angels pilot Jeff Kuss on Saturday

Mother: ‘He was way more than a pilot’

Ryan pushes poverty program overhaul, questioned on Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, praised the efforts of the House of Help City of Hope, which is headed by…

Number of obese women in U.S. reaches ‘scary’ level

For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to statistics released by the Centers…

Trump comments drawing GOP outrage

Presidential candidate says his remarks about trial judge were ‘miscontrued’

Nation & World Briefs

Halsell BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Astronaut James Halsell Jr. seemed the very definition of someone with the right stuff. An Air…

NATO forces train in Poland

considers military exercise a security threat

Denver students build drone for Rwandan national park

Max Alger-Meyer, left, and Nathan Lapore work on their drone at DSST Stapleton in Denver. Alger-Meyer, a Denver teen who…

Man pleads not guilty to abducting, killing Navajo girl

Begaye Tom Begaye’s attorney entered the plea in federal court just over a month after authorities say the 27-year-old abducted…

Photos: What carbon footprint?

The Blotter

Monday 12:19 p.m. Someone reported that a woman in a black pickup with Texas license plates was beating a child…

Local Briefs

The city of Durango’s weed-abatement spraying will commence today and continue through June 30, 2016. The areas to be sprayed…

Wednesday Durango Dayplanner

Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave.,…

Business Briefs

PHD Advanced Nutrition recently opened in the 1200 block of Main Avenue in Durango. While Dr. Ashley Lucas has had…

Sanders, Clinton supporters expect unity in Durango area

Democrats hopeful two sides will come together

Back to the future – and the drawing board

airport towers may need to be redesigned

Playboy Mansion finds neighborly buyer

Purchaser plans to merge two properties

Zoo teams train for weighty responsiblity

Special units train to respond when animals get loose

Oil slump means there’s room at the inn

Greeley, drilling dip drops room rentals

Former Mancos marshal arrested again for driving violation

Cox suspected of operating vehicle on revoked license

In Memphis and around U.S., economic averages miss big picture

It’s a tale of two cities, all in one place. And it’s a tale of two Americas: the one that…