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Vistas minus crowds

Mountain Tribal Park offers quieter view of ancestral Puebloans

Presidential panel ponders future polls

But first, elections administrators nationwide must stop trying to fix problems of the past and focus on innovations, a panel…

Guatemala reports ‘extraordinary’ Mayan frieze found

The Proyecto Arqueologico Holmul in Guatemala released photos of the Mayan frieze discovered by archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli. The high-relief stuco…

Ramadan will be marked at Guantanamo Bay, officials say

The military planned to serve lamb, bread, dates and honey as the last daylight fasting period of Ramadan ends, followed…

Experts who decide on food additives conflicted

To understand the scope of the issue, it helps to know that 43 percent of the 10,000-plus food additives in…

White House floats health-care fix for Congress

Proposed rules – issued when the halls of Congress are empty for summer recess – say lawmakers’ offices should individually…

Doctor who treated Kennedy relives final moments

He dialed the hospital operator from a wall phone and was one of the first to hear: President Kennedy had…

New study suggests that bird flu can spread among humans

Chinese scientists believe a new strain of bird flu can be spread from one person to another, although they stress…

More Powerball players only playing when jackpots get big

Bigger and more frequent big Powerball payouts are becoming the norm, and lottery officials say more lottery players are not…

Fort Hood trial: Case study of bizarre twists

The court-martial of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 soldiers and wounding 30 more during a shooting…

North Korea expanding nuclear plant, group says

The imagery comes from two sources, satellite companies Digital Globe and Astrium Geoinformation Services, and was seen by The Associated…

Going green for less

Homeowners lease solar-panel systems

Wildflowers conflict with oil shale

Habitat protection could put limits on energy production

Offshore fracking under scrutiny

California considers tougher regulations

It’s fair time

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 08/07/2013 – 10 year old T. C. Rockwell of Durango holds a Holland Lop…

Obama calls off Putin summit amid Snowden tensions

President Barack Obama will not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to a G-20 meeting that will be held…

Yemen raises security after exposing plots

Yemen says it has foiled al-Qaida plots to attack foreign embassies and to take over several major cities in the…

Towaoc man sentenced in shooting

Matthew Jaramillo gets 55 years behind bars

Worker, BP settle employment lawsuit

had claimed his reporting of safety violation led to retaliation

Shale boom passing by S.W. Colorado

economist says new fields getting more play

Rain doesn’t daunt 4-Hers

Livestock competition starts, carnival gets doused

A little harvest heaven

Obama’s snub won’t faze Russia

Confrontation could hamper other priorities for U.S., analysts say

U.S. embassy closures offer window into threat concern

The U.S. diplomatic posts across the Mideast and in Africa that were closed because of a terror threat suggests U.S.…