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New peace effort gets underway with familar cast of faces

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk at the State Department will head…

Child prostitution raids rescue scores, FBI says

The FBI rescued 105 young children, mostly girls, in an operation aimed at shutting down child prostitution rings around the…

Afghan aid money squandered, report says

SIGAR has found waste under just about every rock it has kicked over in Afghanistan. It found that a brand-spanking…

Envoy seeks end to Egypt violence

Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold daily rallies at this camp they have built in Cairo. They are demanding…

Sea-level rise threatens 1,400 U.S. cities, study says

Prior emissions have already locked in 4 feet of future sea-level rise that will submerge parts of 316 municipalities, but…

Mexico nabs three cartel suspects in officer’s killing

President Enrique Pena Nieto vowed the attack wouldn’t go unpunished. “We will work with all speed to arrest and bring…

Fire restrictions to be removed

“It’s wet enough that fire danger has decreased,” Forest Service public affairs specialist Ann Bond said Monday. Connie Clementson, the…

Optimism muted as Israel, Palestine prepare for new peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry achieved his first major achievement in his new job this week with the announcement…

Scientists collect water near site of blown well

Joseph Montoya, a Georgia Tech biology professor, was leading a research project on a vessel near the site of the…

Bike park would take out some trees

at Chapman Park would minimize rogue routes

Hearing begins on Tri-State’s electricity rates

Co-ops object to policy that doesn’t reward off-peak users

When ‘Dragon Lady’ invaded Cortez

Anniversary of U-2 plane’s 1959 landing is Saturday

Demand for gun permits rises in Colorado

Sheriff Schirard sees similar spike locally

Chasing the elusive American dream

Financial hardship on the rise among whites

Trial results in hung jury

deadlocked in menacing case

Regional News

Holmes lawyers cite interference in case

say prosecutors are hampering defense

Splashin’ summer away

A boy races up the stairs to the water slide at the Durango Community Recreation Center on Monday. Summer is…

Morsi supporters remain defiant in face of Egyptian army threat

Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Sunday in the…

Tracking ankle bracelets nearly impossible

numbers mean some alarms go unchecked

Pope to Rio youths: Jesus is better than World Cup

In the land of Pele that will host the World Cup in 2014, the joke might have gone over poorly…

Business

Women fuel the rapid rise of BlogHer

Lisa Stone, left, Elisa Camahort Page and (on the computer) Jory des Jardines founded BlogHer. It’s a website targeted to…

July 27, 2013

Is it time to panic over lack of water?

yet, officials say, but signs point to drier future

July 27, 2013