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Congresswoman wants pensions for top brass rolled back

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said Congress has been too generous on compensation, particularly pensions, putting the Pentagon on a “trajectory…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Deal reached on ads

The agreement was reached the day before the 50th anniversary of the surgeon general’s warning on tobacco and lung cancer,…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. withdraws diplomat from India

An attorney for Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general, says his client is glad to be home.Mohammed…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – It came as a shock: U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December, far fewer than anyone expected.…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Renoir painting ordered to museum

French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s “Paysage bords de Seine” is being returned to a Baltimore museum, where the museum’s director called…

January 10, 2014

Local News

Hickenlooper: I hate this experiment

Durango, governor talks marijuana and business

January 10, 2014

Local News

Expect only dusting in town

percent chance in Durango on Sunday

January 10, 2014

Local News

Ex-Labor secretary: Where’s the equality?

Reich says income gap widening

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Dial 9 before 911? Hotel death prompts petition

A 9-year-old girl tried to call 911 from a hotel room where she could hear her mother, Kari Hunt Dunn,…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Target reveals wider breach of security

A passerby walks near an entrance to a Target retail store in Watertown, Mass. Target says that personal information —…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. economy adds 74K jobs; rate falls to 6.7 percent

The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 6.7 percent in December, largely because of people stopping to look for work. December’s…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Threat remains unclear from chemical leak

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is delivering more than 1 million liters of water to nine West Virginia counties affected…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

FBI director: Snowden not a ‘hero whistle-blower’

“I have trouble applying the ‘whistle-blower’ label to someone who just disagrees with the way our country is structured and…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

How cold was it? Not much, really

As cold as it was for many Americans this week, scientists say the arctic freeze that gripped much of the…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – With the number of seriously wounded and ill soldiers at a six-year low, the Army is closing down…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Diplomat: Syria says rebels target chemical depots

Danish warship Esbern Snare and Norwegian warship Helge Ingstad escort cargo ships awaiting orders to enter the Syrian port of…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

West Virginia governor declares emergency after chemical spill

Tyler Evert/Associated Press<br><br>Crews clean up a chemical spill along the Elk River in Charleston, W.Va. The governor declared an emergency…

January 9, 2014

Local News

17 syllables about 11 bills

For a change this year, we present some of the more interesting ones, summarized in haiku form. Bills don’t take…

January 9, 2014

Local News

Coalition deplores national park funding cuts

Report: Habitat, facilities at risk

January 9, 2014

Local News

County coroner to seek election

Smithdu1-i-syn Smith, 67, has been serving as coroner since November 2012 when she was appointed by county commissioners to fill…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Jobless benefits bill hits snag in Senate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is drawing heat from some Republican senators who say the majority leader did not…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Doctors say cutting food stamps could backfire

Doctors are warning that Medicaid and Medicare costs could skyrocket if Congress cuts the federal food stamp program’s budget. Steve…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Christie apologizes for staff

“I am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team,” the Republican governor said…

January 9, 2014

Local News

Hickenlooper: Colorado strong, resilient

We’ve been tested, governor tells state

January 9, 2014