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Study about guns, mentally ill may take different path

The measure from Democratic Rep. Beth McCann would establish a bipartisan panel of lawmakers, mental-health professionals and firearm experts that…

Rise of anti-Thatcher tune challenges BBC

By Friday, the online campaign had propelled the “Wizard of Oz” song to No. 1 on British iTunes and into…

Auction of Hopi masks decried

sale includes dozens of artifacts with religious significance

U.S. says North Korea’s nuclear firepower limited

Likelihood of missile launch is strong, defense official says

Bipartisan bill would ease state-federal marijuana conflict

California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said his bill, which has three Republican and three Democratic sponsors, would ensure that state…

Kerry to North Korea: Don’t test missile

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and South Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se share a few words while waiting…

Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies

Jonathan Winters, who inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, died Thursday at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural…

U.S. intelligence: N. Korea may have nuclear warhead

President Barack Obama listens as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discusses North Korea’s escalating rhetoric about a missile launch. Obama says…

Global warming not cause of U.S. drought, study says

Scientists say the lack of moisture usually pushed up from the Gulf of Mexico was the main reason for the…

Facebook’s Zuckerberg launches political group

Zuckerberg announced the formation of Fwd.us (pronounced “forward us”) in an op-ed article in The Washington Post late Wednesday. In…

Senate group wraps up work on immigration bill

After months of arduous closed-door negotiations, the “Gang of Eight” senators, equally divided between the two parties, had no issues…

N. Korea hints it will soon launch a missile

U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets prepare to take off from a runway during their military exercise at the Osan…

Gun-control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

With the Capitol in the background, an unidentified man walks past thousands of grave markers erected in a mock cemetery…

Prohibition era ends on community green

Buckley Park evolves from drug-deal central to wet town plaza

Colo. Springs addressing issues with fire response

A self-evaluation by the city Office of Emergency Management identified several deficiencies, including inadequate food and water for some responders,…

Healthy forest plan gains some momentum

Tipton: Status quo has caused decades of degradation

Street crews break Main Ave. water pipe

seeps into Northpoint Mall, results in outage

‘Half the Sky’ to be screened

Activist from India will be special guest

Senators want firefighting air force

Ridge lawmaker initially thought idea sounded a bit ‘crazy’

Colo. delegation split on Obama spending plan

Familiar party divide keeps fueling D.C.’s money bickering

Professor White bleeds green

Climate-change activist to lead Durango as mayor

Special relationship remains intact

British consul-general deepens ties, dines at Seasons

Bennet, Udall support REI boss

confirms Jewell as Salazar’s successor as Interior secretary