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Ill. closer to toughest drilling rules

Lawmakers OK energy measure

Fla. pig using wheelchair becomes an inspiration

Born without the use of its back legs, potbellied pig “Chris P. Bacon” was adopted by veterinarian Dr. Len Lucero…

For pets’ quality of life, some states are better than others

A new study shows that dogs and cats have a better chance at a long, healthy life in some states…

Egyptian judge releases policemen in beating case

An Egyptian judge on Saturday released from jail policemen Awad Ismail, center, and Amin Mahmoud Salah, right, after an appeals…

Rockets from Syria slam into Lebanon

Government airstrikes and shelling Saturday destroyed several homes in the Barzeh district of Damascus, Syria.Local Council of Barzeh (Syria)/Associated Press…

Want to take photos from space?

Company has plans to launch camera-enabled telescope in early 2015

New study restores famed fossil to ‘bird’

A recently discovered dinosaur skeleton fossil dubbed Aurornis xui has prompted scientists to restore the fossil creature Archaeopteryx back to…

‘Spellbound’ star reflects on Spelling Bee life

Nupur Lala, then 14, reacts upon winning the National Spelling Bee in 1999. Now 28 and finishing a master’s degree…

Arizona couple’s ice cream business is quite the scoop

Dominic and Kristel Johnson of Sahuarita, Ariz., sell their ice cream from a custom solar-powered Model-T vending truck.Kitty Bottemiller/Green Valley…

Gettysburg gets ready to mark its 150th anniversary

Patrick Peters, portraying a Confederate captain, stands by an artillery piece at a ridge above the field of Pickett’s Charge,…

Pilot has lofty plans for birthday

John Lawton, a pilot from Wadsworth, Ohio, on Monday will attempt to make 90 flying passages across the U.S.-Canadian border…

Study sees climate upside in greening arid regions

Satellite data since the early 1980s have shown a flourishing of foliage worldwide, and scientists have suspected this change may…

Teaching dogs new trick: Ignore pot

Washington police pooches adjust to new laws

‘From Habitat to Honda’

retires from Habitat for Humanity

A home for downhill bikers?

Proposed course at Logchutes generating debate

Board could shrink to five

Durango district voters to decide in November

The smell of success

Caleb Gonzales, left, accosts fellow Durango High School graduate Whitney Simon with a carnation as they prepare for the commencement…

Suspect nabbed after plunge in Animas River

21-year-old arrested in connection with assaults

It’s a wrap

House adjourns without vote on gay marriage

The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Rep. Greg Harris, gave an emotional testimony before lawmakers, explaining that he simply didn’t have the…

Tornado hits Oklahoma City; no injuries, some damage

Storm chasers with cameras in their car transmitted video showing a number of funnels dropping from the supercell thunderstorm as…

Fast-moving New Mexico blaze causes evacuations

A firefighter watches a 1,400-acre wildfire northeast of Castaic, Calif., on Friday. Crews battling this wildfire in the mountains north…

Newly released IRS video shows employees dancing

This still image from video provided by the Internal Revenue Service shows a scene from a video the agency provided…

Intel dilemma: Solo terrorists

networks encouraging followers to keep to themselves