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Former Bush official to be named FBI head

Sources familiar with the decision said President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to…

Vouchers are approved to aid cost of vet housing

for program calls for start by late summer

Wife of Marine in Texas slayings found dead in N.C.

Rubi Estefania Smith of Bakersfield, Calif., was found dead Sunday afternoon in a motel room near Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C.,…

Same-sex couples left out of immigration-reform bill

But the couple, who married in Vermont in 2011, saw their options for a secure future dwindle when Democratic Sen.…

Good idea? Schools ask students to bring their own technology

Officials at the schools say the students’ own devices are the simplest way to access a new generation of learning…

Our classmate, the robot

N.Y. student with life-threatening allergies attends school remotely

College enrollment falls as more return to work

The biggest drops occurred among adult learners attending for-profit colleges and public community colleges, which are most likely to enroll…

Governor signs marijuana bills

pot’s influence on Colorado’s ‘brand’ worries Hickenlooper

House chairman subpoenas documents on Benghazi

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is pressing for material from 10 current and former department officials, including several who had worked…

Tax overhaul: Looking to IRS scandal for momentum

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. is seen April 17 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The storm engulfing…

Tuesday Dayplanner

DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, Francisco’s Restaurant, 619 Main Ave. Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 5:30 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699…

Gun-control supporters face Front Range recall attempts

Customers walking into Paradise Firearms in Colorado Springs are invited to sign a recall petition against Colorado Democratic state Senate…

U.S. weapons systems hacked by Chinese

The compromised weapons designs include, among others, advanced Patriot missile system, the Navy’s Aegis ballistic missile defense systems, the F/A-18…

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

effort would resist bruising and be lower in natural cancer-causing toxins

Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist

Most of all, they claimed he had failed to carry out a single spectacular operation, despite the resources at his…

Happy days here again?

home, stock prices team up to boost U.S. consumer confidence

Made in the USA back in style for small businesses

When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made…

IRS names financial manager new chief risk officer

David Fisher will also serve as a senior advisor to Werfel. Fisher was chief administrative officer at the Government Accountability…

Senator scolds management at ailing nuke plant

The senator says Southern California Edison is dispensing “gobbledygook” about a 2004 internal letter that Boxer believes shows possible criminal…

Officials: Campers should be attentive to their fires

Service concerned after finding 22 left alone

Checking it out

Upper Pine fire agency announces layoffs

“If we didn’t do this, we wouldn’t have any reserves left after next year,” District Chief Bruce Evans said. “Too…

Texas firm files to drill wells

Application would allow La Plata County’s first horizontal-shale tap

IRS scandal could add momentum to tax overhaul

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is leading the charge to simplify the tax code.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press…