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Clear guidelines for parolee alerts needed, study says

The review, released Friday, recommended the state spell out priorities and time limits for responding to alerts, make backup plans…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Polls open for state’s 1st legislative recalls

Colorado lawmakers targeted for their stance on gun control

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Major quake recorded in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

“I heard it coming,” said Kathleen Nevzoroff, who was sitting at her computer in the tiny Aleutians village of Adak…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

War costs could escalate quickly

An attack on Syria would be no exception to the rule. “This would come in under $100 million, if it…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Syria samples to undergo meticulous scrutiny

Members of a U.N. investigation team will be returning today with samples taht could prove chemical weapons were used against…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Inconsistent allies: France, U.S. mull Syria action

French President Francois Hollande, right, is fully committed to joining the United States in military action against Syria for allegedly…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Violence in Iraq on the rise again

Mourners carry the coffin of a young man who was killed in a car bombing in Azamiyah, Iraq. Violence is…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Clinton tops Obama in gifts

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outpaced President Barack Obama when it comes to receiving lavish gifts from foreign leaders,…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Tooth Fairy inflation: Price of a tooth nears $4

Part of the reason for the sharp rise: Parents don’t want their kids to be the ones at the playground…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. finds itself with only one Syria partner: France

France is now the only foreign country that is offering to join the United States in striking Syria for allegedly…

August 30, 2013

Nation & World

Sierra fire puts some holiday tourists in quandary

The Rim Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif., is causing some tourists to cancel plans to visit the national park…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Syria’s ancient history faces new threats

The United Nations is working to come up with a plan to protect Syria’s ancient archaeological sites and mosques during…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

UK prime minister loses Syria war vote

British Prime Minister David Cameron concedes that a parliamentary vote Thursday means the United Kingdom will not take part in…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Education law waivers available

The Education Department, which is headed by Arne Duncan, will let states request waivers giving them another two years to…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. readies for solo action

White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest says the White House believes there is a “compressed time frame” for the…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Assad repeats vow to defend against attack

British Prime Minister David Cameron argued strongly for military intervention in Syria but was rejected in a preliminary vote in…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Chemical allegation haunts Syria ally Iran

Iranian clergyman Mohammad Azadparvar was a victim of chemical weapons during Iran’s war with Iraq in the 1980s. Iranian leaders…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Activists note civil rights, immigration ties

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson radically changed U.S. immigration policy when he signed a new immigration bill in 1965 that…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Being poor hurts IQ, too

People worrying about having enough money to pay their bills tend to lose temporarily the equivalent of 13 IQ points,…

August 29, 2013

Local News

Feds won’t go after Colorado marijuana merchandisers

Justice Dept. says state rules OK

August 29, 2013

Local News

Truck takes out traffic light

on ladder falls to pavement in downtown crash

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet

Fast-food workers in several U.S. cities, including these in Boston, staged walkouts to push for higher wages at restaurants like…

August 29, 2013

Nation & World

Feds won’t sue to stop marijuana use in Colorado, Washington

The Obama administration says it will not sue to stop Colorado and Washington state’s laws legalizing recreational marijuana use from…

August 29, 2013

Local News

Festival on wheels back in town

study: Ignacio motorcyclists brought in up to $2.8M in 2010

August 28, 2013