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Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston

Now, after winning a major victory over President Barack Obama with the defeat of a gun control bill in the…

Venezuela opposition wants probe of violence

Congressman Julio Borges, who suffered head injuries when ruling party member Michele Reyes repeatedly struck him in the face, met…

Spire hoisted to N.Y.’s WTC roof

A 408-foot spire, center, is lifted toward the top of the construction of One World Trade Center seen from the…

Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time

Osservatore Romano/Associated Press<br><br> Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, left, is welcomed by Pope Francis as he returns at the Vatican from…

Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 450

The rescue work is continuing Friday with cranes removing the rubble. Maj. Gen. Chowdhury Hassan Suhwardy said rescuers were proceeding…

Univ. of Colorado, NASA want names for Mars trip

NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft, also known as MAVEN, is scheduled for launch in November. The DVD will…

Official: Boston bomb suspects originally planned July 4 attack

According to hospital interviews with surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev shortly after he was captured, the suspects apparently finished constructing the…

Fire forces evacuation of homes in California

Firefighters are ready to defend homes as a wildfire burns Thursday in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The fire had burned more…

Bicyclist fights ticket for failing to yield

Douglas Baker says he was complying with a new Colorado law that requires motorists to wait to pass if the…

OK for new uranium mill draft permit

The department’s air pollution control division said this week it has made a preliminary determination of approval of the permit…

Pot magazines under scrutiny

Lawmakers may treat pot periodicals like porn

Delegation seeks farm bill passage

Congressional members say provisions will help farmers deal with drought

130 years of searchable Heralds

Supremes’ Sotomayor encourages youth council

Don’t be afraid to try new things, justice urges students

Hopeful economic reports show promise for hiring gains

Donna Van Natten with The Enterprise Center, left, and Valoria Armstrong with Tennessee American Water Co. converse during a job…

Congress talks forest health in Colo.

touts his bill seeking to mitigate fire danger

A road more traveled

by economics, commuters crisscross state line

Day of Prayer

About 75 people attended a National Day of Prayer gathering Thursday afternoon at the La Plata County Courthouse. The annual…

Rebels with a cause

5-year-old shoots 2-year-old to death at Kentucky home

A 2-year-old girl was shot to death by her 5-year-old brother at this home in Cumberland County, Ky. Investigators say…

Jamestown colonists turned to cannibalism to survive, scholars say

Scholars say the remains of “Jane of Jamestown,” whose facial reconstruction is pictured, show clear signs that she was cannibalized.Carolyn…

Boston suspect’s friends accused of hiding evidence

This courtroom sketch shows defendants Dias Kadyrbayev, left, and Azamat Tazhayakov in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler. The two…

Chance for wildfires above normal

Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Wednesday in their first 2013 summer fire outlook that a…

Gitmo closure elusive, Obama looks at other steps

Shutting down the prison at the U.S. naval base in Cuba is a goal that has eluded Obama since he…