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Some homework required

Applying for health insurance through one of the new health insurance exchanges might feel like a combination of doing your…

September 12, 2013

Nation & World

Apes plan trips, research shows

This photo provided by Carel van Schaik shows the orangutan Arno in the jungle of Sumatra in 1998 looking in…

September 12, 2013

Nation & World

Kerry quickly rejects Syria’s offer on arms

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is taking a hard line with Syria, rejecting its offer to begin a “standard…

September 12, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. women regain jobs lost in recession

Women have recovered all the jobs they lost during the Great Recession, the Labor Department says. Men, however, are still…

September 12, 2013

Nation & World

Twitter says it has filed IPO documents

San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. posted on its official Twitter account that it has “confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC…

September 12, 2013

Nation & World

20 years on, Oslo Accords promise rings hollow

It’s been 20 years since the Palestinians and the Israelis signed a Declaration of Principles that launched years of efforts…

September 12, 2013

Nation & World

Voyager 1 leaves the solar system

on Earth awaits discoveries

September 12, 2013

Regional News

Deadly flood takes 3

cuts off town, closes CU

September 12, 2013

Local News

Brophy offers schools alternative

Gubernatorial candidate says ‘billion-dollar tax’ not the solution

September 11, 2013

Local News

Bee weed be gone

David Librande with the Durango Parks and Recreation Department loads up plants called “bee weeds” Thursday at Chapman Hill. Crews…

September 11, 2013

Local News

River runners rejoice

Devin Foley of Durango and a few friends at Santa Rita Park take advantage of higher water levels Thursday from…

September 11, 2013

Local News

Wildlife agency needs to cut $10M from budget

hunting licenses translates to less revenue

September 11, 2013

Local News

Cortez bookkeeper embezzled $250,000

Arizona man sentenced in federal court to 21 months

September 11, 2013

Local News

Ignacio nixes school board election

Architect shows high school plans

September 11, 2013

Regional News

Record rainfall soaks New Mexico, prompts rescues

Charles Herrera rides his bicycle in the rain on Fourth Street in Albuquerque’s North Valley during a rainstorm Thursday. The…

September 11, 2013

Nation & World

Report: Data on Americans routinely shared with Israel

The disclosure that the NSA agreed to provide raw intelligence data challenges Obama administration assurances that there are rigorous safeguards…

September 11, 2013

Nation & World

Arctic sea ice nears annual summer minimum

Although not nearly as ice-free as last September’s all-time record low, the amount of Arctic sea ice in the summer…

September 11, 2013

Nation & World

Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill nine

The bombings in the town of Rafah on the border with the Gaza Strip appear to be a deadly response…

September 11, 2013

Nation & World

Iraq tries novel ways to curb rising violence

Iraq is taking some extreme measures to reduce rising violence in the country. Some of the measures include building a…

September 11, 2013

Nation & World

White House: Russian prestige on the line in Syria

President Barack Obama’s White House is saying the success or failure of a plan for Syria to turn over its…

September 11, 2013

Nation & World

Health law smoking penalties could hit poor hardest

Because smokers incur more health costs than nonsmokers, supporters of the rule say, it makes sense for them to pay…

September 11, 2013

Nation & World

Diplomats working on plan to secure Syrian weapons

U.N. Security Council members are trying to determine what should be included in a new resolution calling for Syria to…

September 11, 2013

Good Earth

Colorado’s rice pioneers

Durango crop may be first to be successfully grown in the state

September 11, 2013

Good Earth

Old Farmer’s Almanac says get ready for colder, snowier winter

The Dublin, N.H.-based Old Farmer’s Almanac which, at 222, is believed to be the oldest continuously published periodical in North…

September 11, 2013