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• Army chaplain gets posthumous Medal of Honor

  April 11, 2013 3:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is bestowing the Medal of Honor on an Army chaplain he says dodged bullets to provide medical aid and spiritual comfort to wounded soldiers during the Korean War. Obama says Capt. Emil Kapaun carried an injured American for four miles as Chinese captors led... more »

• Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile

  April 11, 2013 3:08 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Pentagon report says North Korea probably has nuclear weapons that can be launched by ballistic missile, although it says the weapons are not very reliable. The assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency was revealed Thursday by Colorado republican Rep. Doug Lamborn, at a House Armed... more »

• Deputy says he helped felon escape over threats

  April 11, 2013 3:01 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A Denver sheriff's deputy reportedly told co-workers that he helped a felon escape the downtown jail because he had been threatened and told there was a contract out on him and his family. The new information was in court records obtained by The Denver Post. Deputy Matthew... more »

• A closer look at hydraulic fracturing in the West

  April 11, 2013 2:55 PM

  RIFLE, Colo. (AP) - Three hours west of Denver, across the Continental Divide, the Rocky Mountains begin the long transition into high desert plateaus. This sparsely-populated land is dotted with ranches and small towns that were once local hubs for mining the rich minerals found under the earth. But over... more »

• 1 dead in plane crash south of Denver

  March 31, 2013 1:21 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - One person is confirmed dead in a single-engine plane crash south of Denver. Douglas County sheriff's spokeswoman Deborah Sherman says a rancher found a Cherokee Piper PA-28 plane in a cow pasture Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane took off Saturday with one person... more »

• Small plane headed to Denver area reported overdue

  March 31, 2013 1:00 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - A single-engine plane with one person aboard has been reported overdue on trip to the Denver area. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Piper PA-28 plane took off Saturday from Sandia Airpark Estates Airport east of Albuquerque and was headed to Centennial Airport south of Denver.... more »

• Washington's wartime 'oval office' getting remade

  March 31, 2013 11:41 AM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A large canvas tent that served as George Washington's home and command center during the Revolutionary War is being duplicated down to the finest stitch. The tent, also called a marquee, is being reproduced this summer as part of a new partnership between the planned Museum of... more »

• Senators: Reports of immigration deal premature

  March 31, 2013 11:25 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Two of the lawmakers negotiating an immigration overhaul in Congress say a final deal is at hand but caution that the bipartisan group working on a proposal hasn't finished its work. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said on... more »

• In first Easter Mass as Pope, Francis makes pleas for world peace

  March 31, 2013 11:19 AM

  VATICAN CITY (AP) - The more-than 250,000 people who gathered in St. Peter's Square on this Easter Sunday have been rewarded with a visit from the new pontiff. After celebrating Mass, Pope Francis stepped aboard his popemobile for a spin through the crowd, kissing babies and patting children on the... more »

• Body of man who fell from plane found in Tenn.

  March 30, 2013 1:46 PM

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee have found the body of a man who was thrown from an experimental aircraft while an instructor was teaching him to fly. Bradley County Interim Fire Chief Troy Spence says search crews located the deceased student pilot at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday. He... more »

• Confederate flag at old NC Capitol coming down

  March 30, 2013 1:11 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns. Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz said Friday night that the intent of the exhibit was to... more »

• Breckenridge resort proposes more summer activities

  March 30, 2013 12:57 PM

  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - Vail Resorts Inc. has submitted another proposal to the U.S. Forest Service for summer activities at one of its Colorado ski resorts. This time, it's Breckenridge. The Broomfield-based company previously submitted a comprehensive summer activities plan for Vail, where activities should be ready for the public... more »

• Boy dies after being struck in store parking lot

  March 30, 2013 11:15 AM

  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - Brighton police say a toddler has died after he was struck by a pickup truck in a shopping center parking lot. The driver stayed at the scene after the accident around 4 p.m. Friday. Police haven't said whether they intend to pursue any charges. more »

• Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog

  March 24, 2013 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - VA Secretary Eric Shinseki is standing by his commitment to end the disability claims backlog by 2015. Veterans receive disability compensation for injuries or illness incurred during their active military service. About 600,000 claims, or 70 percent of all claims, are considered to be in backlog. The... more »

• Kansas court rules on legality of out of state marijuana

  March 17, 2013 1:17 PM

  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Marijuana that someone obtained legally elsewhere is still illegal in Kansas, and a person who brings it into the state can be prosecuted under Kansas law, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. The decision came in the case of a Troy James Cooper, a Colorado... more »

• Crews battling N. Colo. fire face gusty winds

  March 17, 2013 12:58 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Gusty winds could hinder firefighters' efforts to contain a wildfire that has scorched up to 1,000 acres in the foothills west of Fort Collins. Calm weather Saturday allowed crews to make significant progress, but the National Weather Service says Sunday could bring warmer temperatures and... more »

• About 500 wild horses now at Montana ranch

  March 17, 2013 12:43 PM

  ENNIS, Mont. (AP) - About 500 wild horses have arrived so far at the Spanish Q Ranch in western Montana as Bureau of Land Management officials work to reassure neighboring landowners about the long-term holding facility. The Montana Standard reports the horses, all geldings, began arriving Feb. 27. Officials say... more »

• Boehner says he 'absolutely' trusts Obama

  March 17, 2013 12:12 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker John Boehner says he "absolutely" trusts President Barack Obama - not that they don't have their differences. Boehner tells ABC's "This Week" that the two have a good relationship and that they're "open with each other ... honest with each other." But the Ohio lawmaker... more »

• Lawmaker wonders about NKorea leader's 'stability'

  March 17, 2013 12:06 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the U.S. just doesn't know about "the stability" of North Korea's young leader, who has threatened pre-emptive nuclear attacks on Washington. Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan says Kim Jong Un is trying to "prove himself" to his military... more »

• Calm weather helps crews battling fire in N. Colo.

  March 16, 2013 1:21 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Calmer weather is expected to help crews fighting a wildfire that has scorched between 750 and 1,000 acres west of Fort Collins. Nick Christensen, spokesman for the Larimer County Sheriff's Department, says strong winds that caused havoc Friday had died down by Saturday morning, and... more »

• 1st female Marine Corps General says women can handle combat

  March 16, 2013 11:49 AM

  PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - The first female Marine Corps general in charge of Parris Island's basic training says she's confident women in the Corps will be able to handle combat. Brig. Gen. Loretta Reynolds says the Pentagon's lifting of the combat exclusion against women means commanders will be able... more »

• Tour bus crashes in Pa.; serious injuries reported

  March 16, 2013 11:32 AM

  CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a tour bus has crashed on a freeway in central Pennsylvania, and serious injuries have been reported. Megan Silverstram of the Cumberland County public safety department says the crash in the eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was reported just before 9 a.m. Saturday.... more »

• Airline bomber set to be released from prison

  March 16, 2013 11:17 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A man convicted of a 1982 terrorist attack aboard a Pan Am jetliner is days away from being released from federal prison. Mohammed Rashed has been in custody for more than two decades in connection with the bombing aboard Pan Am Flight 830. A Japanese teenager en... more »

• Man gets 30 years for killing soldier outside bar

  March 9, 2013 1:00 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A 28-year-old man who shot and killed an Afghanistan war veteran outside a bar in Colorado Springs has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Gazette reports Dwight Lovele Gordon Jr. was sentenced Friday for the June 2, 2012, death of 22-year-old Spc. Kendrick... more »

• Remains of two Civil War veterans found, laid to rest

  March 9, 2013 12:14 PM

  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret have been buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Friday's burial may be the last time Civil War soldiers are buried at the cemetery. The Monitor... more »

• Coroner system may face an update in Colorado

  March 9, 2013 11:25 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers are considering whether to update the state's Old West-style coroner system. The state's 63 county coroners are mostly elected and aren't required to have a medical degree. They operate under laws written in the days when Western coroners did little more than collect bodies after... more »

• Obama says he's reaching out to GOP to end budget gridlock

  March 9, 2013 11:12 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's reaching out to lawmakers from both parties in hopes of untangling the gridlock that has stymied progress on budget issues in Washington. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he's talking with Republicans about ways to replace the automatic spending... more »

• New theory on the origins of Stonehenge

  March 9, 2013 11:04 AM

  LONDON (AP) - British researchers have proposed a new theory for the origins of Stonehenge: It may have started as a giant burial ground for elite families around 3,000 B.C. Researchers say that analysis of cremated bones of 63 people excavated from the site suggested that family groups were buried... more »

• Romney: Heart told him he'd win, until he saw Fla.

  March 3, 2013 1:46 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney says his heart said he was going to win the presidency, but when early results came in on election night, he knew it was not to be. The GOP nominee tells "Fox News Sunday" that he knew his campaign was in trouble when exit polls... more »

• Tanks, aircraft interact for virtual Army training

  March 3, 2013 1:36 PM

  FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - The Army is rolling out a new training system that integrates live, virtual and computer-generated scenarios in order to allow troops to train without the expense of using real tanks and aircraft. Lt. Col. Shane Cipolla, the officer in charge of the Integrated Training Environment,... more »

• Jesse Jackson: Voting rights continue to be threatened

  March 3, 2013 12:36 PM

  SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson says current threats to voting rights make this year's Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Alabama more than a commemoration. The annual event taking place Sunday in Selma commemorates the beating of voting rights marchers on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965 as they began... more »

• Romney returns, but maybe not for long

  March 2, 2013 12:18 PM

  BOSTON (AP) - Mitt Romney is stepping back onto the national stage - if only briefly. The former Republican presidential candidate has emerged from nearly four months in seclusion for an interview with Fox News. He's also scheduled to deliver his first postelection speech this month at Washington's Conservative Political... more »

• Beloved lion at Denver Zoo euthanized amid health concerns

  March 2, 2013 11:52 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Veterinary staff at the Denver Zoo say they were forced to euthanize a 15-year-old lion named "Tawny" after discovering several critical health problems during exploratory surgery. The Denver Post reports zookeepers noticed the South African lion had lameness in the front right leg over the past several... more »

• Colo. firearm company in spotlight over gun debate

  March 2, 2013 11:34 AM

  ERIE, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado company that manufactures firearm accessories has stepped into the spotlight over the gun control debate as state lawmakers consider limiting ammunition magazines. Officials at Erie-based Magpul Industries have told legislators they will leave the state if the pass a bill to ban magazines that... more »

• Military releases some documents in Manning case

  February 27, 2013 9:16 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The military has released some court documents in the case of an Army private accused of giving classified material to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The 84 documents released Wednesday include rulings that were read aloud in court and routine court orders. The Department of Defense says more... more »

• Senate confirms Lew as Treasury secretary

  February 27, 2013 8:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Jacob "Jack" Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama's choice of a budget expert at a time when Congress and the White House are at odds over sharp government spending cuts. The Senate voted 71-26 to support the nomination. Lew, 57, had... more »

• World powers coax Iran into saving nuclear talks

  February 27, 2013 8:32 PM

  ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts Wednesday to keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and prevent it from building an atomic weapon. The offer was hailed by Saeed Jalili, Iran's top official at... more »

• New VA clinics, expansions left in limbo

  February 26, 2013 3:59 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A veterans' health clinic in Brick, N.J. is in such disrepair that when the snow gets heavy, patients have to go elsewhere for fear the roof might collapse. Another in San Antonio has extensive mildew and mold problems that could prove a health hazard for employees and... more »

• Romney to address conservative conference in March

  February 20, 2013 5:22 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to speak at next month's Conservative Political Action Conference, making his first public speech since losing the 2012 election to President Barack Obama. Organizers say Romney will speak on March 15 at the annual meeting of conservative activists. Romney advisers say... more »

• Police: Weapons on campus of Colo. high school

  February 20, 2013 5:14 PM

  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Police are investigating after some weapons were found on the grounds at Standley Lake High School in suburban Denver. Westminster police say a shotgun and a lever action rifle were found between two sheds by athletic fields Wednesday afternoon. Jefferson County school district spokeswoman Lynn Setzer... more »

• NASA rover prepares to analyze Mars rock dust

  February 20, 2013 5:05 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fresh off drilling into a rock for the first time, the Mars rover Curiosity is prepping for the next step - dissecting the pulverized rock to determine what it's made of. NASA said Wednesday it received confirmation that Curiosity successfully collected a tablespoon of powder from... more »

• Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year

  February 19, 2013 6:19 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines. "The big picture is that this is a big problem that has gotten much worse quickly," said Dr.... more »

• Axelrod: Immigration plan shouldn't have been leaked

  February 18, 2013 12:20 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A former adviser says it was probably a mistake for news of President Barack Obama's immigration plan to be made public at this point. David Axelrod, who was a senior adviser to Obama's re-election campaign, tells MSNBC that White House officials would probably "take it back" if... more »

• Jerry Buss, Los Angeles Lakers' owner, dies at 80

  February 18, 2013 12:10 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Lakers' owner Jerry Buss has died at age 80. Spokesman Bob Steiner says Buss died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He'd been hospitalized for cancer, but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure. Buss shepherded the NBA franchise to... more »

• Group of 15 escapes avalanche at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

  February 17, 2013 11:53 AM

  DENVER (AP) - An avalanche overtook a group of 15 skiers at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, but no serious injuries were reported. A statement released by the Summit County resort says an A-Basin ski patroller was leading a group of 14 skiers when the avalanche was triggered in west Montezuma... more »

• OBAMACARE: States' choices set up national health experiment

  February 16, 2013 11:35 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is unfolding as a national experiment with American consumers as the guinea pigs: Who will do a better job getting uninsured people covered, the states or the feds? The nation is about evenly split between states that decided by Friday's deadline... more »

• Bright streak of light reported over Calif. Play Video

  February 16, 2013 11:24 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A science institute in Northern California says it has received numerous reports of a bright streak of light over the San Francisco Bay area. The Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland reports receiving calls describing what appeared to be a fireball flying west Friday night,... more »

• Iran: Advanced enrichment centrifuges installed

  February 13, 2013 12:35 PM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran said Wednesday that it has begun installing a new generation of centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment facility, a move that will allow it to vastly increase its pace of uranium enrichment in defiance of U.N. calls to halt such activities. Vice President Fereidoun Abbasi... more »

• Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff

  February 13, 2013 12:27 PM

  VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating his last public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services inside the packed St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Looking tired, the 85-year-old Benedict was wheeled down the central aisle as a choir sang, preceded by dozens of cardinals. Ash Wednesday... more »

• Air Force Academy cadet found dead

  February 11, 2013 11:59 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Investigators are trying to determine the cause of death of an Air Force Academy cadet who was found dead on campus. Academy officials said cadet 4th class James Walsh died Saturday night in the cadet area. His hometown was not immediately available. Funeral arrangements... more »

• Fox attacks 4-week-old baby boy at London home

  February 10, 2013 12:58 PM

  LONDON (AP) - British police are investigating a fox attack on a 4-week-old baby in his home in London. Scotland Yard said the boy was admitted to a hospital Wednesday after the fox injured his hand. British media including the BBC and the Press Association reported Saturday that the fox... more »

• Bus carrying church members rolls near Fraser

  February 10, 2013 12:04 PM

  FRASER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a charter bus filled with more than three dozen members of a Littleton church rolled off a snowpacked roadway west of Fraser, but the few reported injuries were minor. The Colorado State Patrol says the bus went off the side of Grand County Road... more »

• Fatal storm: Deaths related to the Northeast snow

  February 10, 2013 11:49 AM

  Here's a look at the deaths related to the massive snowstorm that blanketed the Northeast in 1 to 3 feet of snow and battered the coastline with high winds and some flooding: CONNECTICUT: - A 73-year-old man fell while cleaning up in Danbury and later died. - 49-year-old man in... more »

• W. Colo. school board votes to arm administrators

  February 10, 2013 11:43 AM

  CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) - A school board in western Colorado has decided to allow the district superintendent and a principal to carry firearms onto school grounds. The Cortez Journal reports the seven-member board that oversees schools in Dolores County voted unanimously Wednesday to allow the principal at Dove Creek High... more »

• Cheney criticizes Obama nominees in Wyoming speech

  February 10, 2013 11:18 AM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says President Barack Obama is jeopardizing U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and degrading the U.S. military. Cheney, a Wyoming native, made his comments Saturday night to about 300 members of the state's Republican Party in... more »

• Denver officers won't be charged in beating case

  February 9, 2013 1:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A 23-year-old man who was beaten by three Denver police officers after he questioned their authority to search the trunk of his car says the Justice Department has decided not to charge any of the officers with civil-rights violations stemming from the case. Alexander Landau tells The... more »

• First lady meets with slain Chicago teen's family

  February 9, 2013 12:32 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is meeting privately with the family of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student before attending the girl's funeral service. Obama is among the dignitaries attending the service for Hadiya Pendleton, whose death has brought national attention to Chicago's staggering gun violence. Pendleton was a... more »

• Energy industry developing new fracking fluids to ease environmental concerns

  February 3, 2013 1:45 PM

  PITTSBURGH (AP) - The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing nontoxic fluids for the drilling process known as fracking. But it's not clear whether the fluids will be widely embraced by drilling companies. Fracking has made it possible to tap into energy reserves across... more »

• Searchers comb Rocky Mountain Nat. Park for missing man

  February 3, 2013 1:41 PM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Crews are dealing with wintry conditions in their search for a Texas man who is believed to have gone missing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials say no new snow fell in the search area overnight Saturday, but 9 new inches accumulated... more »

• Report: Fayetteville VA failed suicide risk vets

  February 3, 2013 1:35 PM

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - An internal government audit finds the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center failed to fully follow up with veterans considered high suicide risks after their hospital discharge. The Fayetteville Observer reports the VA is required to check on high-risk patients weekly for the first month following their... more »

• Report: 3 detained in US Embassy bombing

  February 2, 2013 12:11 PM

  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish news report says police have detained three people in connection with the suicide bomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. Friday's attack killed the bomber and a Turkish security guard and seriously wounded a Turkish television journalist. Turkey's private NTV television, quoting unidentified... more »

• Denver recruiting teachers from corporate world

  February 2, 2013 11:47 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Denver Public Schools program is recruiting people from the corporate world to become licensed teachers. The Denver Teacher Residency is modeled on medical residencies. Prospective teachers observe and work with mentor teachers for a full year while also enrolling in classes to earn a master's degree... more »

• CU mulls putting select courses online for free

  January 27, 2013 1:35 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is weighing a contract with a company that allows universities to offer free online courses that are available to hundreds of thousands of students worldwide. CU spokesman Ken McConnellogue tells The Daily Camera the university will decide sometime in February whether to... more »

• Billions in gas drilling royalties transform lives

  January 27, 2013 11:56 AM

  PITTSBURGH (AP) - Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming some lives even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy. In Pennsylvania royalty payments could top $1.2 billion for 2012, according to an... more »

• Thousands march for gun control in Washington

  January 26, 2013 1:41 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people have gathered in front of the Capitol for a march on Washington for gun control. Marchers were led by Mayor Vincent Gray and other officials Saturday morning, and the crowd stretched for about two blocks along Constitution Avenue. Police blocked off half the road.... more »

• Mass layoffs in Colorado declined again in 2012

  January 26, 2013 1:22 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says layoffs of at least 50 workers from a single employer declined again in Colorado last year. BLS economist Linda Nickisch says Colorado employers reported 104 mass layoffs in 2012, compared to 114 in 2011 and 153 in 2010. She adds... more »

• Former Rep. Tancredo backs off bet to smoke pot

  January 26, 2013 12:40 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Former congressman Tom Tancredo, who made a deal with a documentary filmmaker to smoke marijuana if Colorado legalized the drug for recreational use, has backed off the bet. KUSA-TV reports the former U.S. representative from suburban Denver said in an email Friday he would have to "welch"... more »

• Kutcher takes on tech idol Steve Jobs in 'jOBS'

  January 26, 2013 11:39 AM

  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Ashton Kutcher says playing Steve Jobs on screen "was honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever tried to do in my life." The 34-year-old actor was in Park City, Utah, to premiere the biopic "jOBS," which was the closing-night film at the Sundance... more »

• Dems and GOP members joke about Clinton and 2016

  January 23, 2013 5:13 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The possibility of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seeking the presidency in 2016 was the political elephant in the room - or the Democratic donkey - during her congressional hearing on Libya. Republican Rep. Steve Chabot wished Clinton, as he put it, "the best in your... more »

• Ohio taxpayer challenges sending fine to Newtown

  January 23, 2013 4:38 PM

  CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A taxpayer has challenged an Ohio judge's decision that a $5,000 fine paid by a former high school basketball coach who videotaped boys in a locker room shower should go to the Connecticut community where a gunman killed 26 people. The challenge was sent Wednesday to... more »

• US Afghan commander cleared in Petraeus email case

  January 22, 2013 7:29 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. defense officials say Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has been cleared of allegations of sending potentially inappropriate emails to a civilian woman linked to the sex scandal that ousted David Petraeus as CIA director. The officials said Tuesday the Defense Department's inspector... more »

• UN predicts millions more jobless around the world despite growth

  January 21, 2013 9:10 PM

  BERLIN (AP) - The U.N. labor agency warns that the lingering effects of the global economic crisis means unemployment will continue to rise - even though world economies are expected to pick up. The International Labor Organization said in a report released Tuesday the net number of unemployed people rose... more »

• Fiscal cliff deal slows Colorado revenue gains

  January 20, 2013 12:39 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado state government stands to lose $45 million in the current fiscal year and $100 million in the next one because of tax changes included in the federal fiscal cliff agreement. The Denver Post reports that the revenue cuts will come in estate tax revenue. Last month,... more »

• Testing underway on 'brain pacemakers' to zap Alzheimer's damage

  January 20, 2013 10:52 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease. And it's not easy. Holes are drilled into the patient's skull so tiny wires can be implanted into... more »

• Official: 'Numerous' other bodies at Algeria plant

  January 20, 2013 10:28 AM

  ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - An Algerian security official says de-mining squads searching for explosives found "numerous" bodies Sunday at a gas refinery where Islamic militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage. The official said the bodies were difficult to identify and it was impossible to determine if they were foreign... more »

• Same-sex military couples struggle for recognition

  January 19, 2013 1:03 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Overall, the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" has gone smoothly during the nearly year and a half that gays have been allowed to serve openly. For some same-sex military couples, however, frustrations are mounting. Because of the 1996 law denying federal recognition to same-sex... more »

• Denver rally calls for campaign finance changes

  January 19, 2013 12:57 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A group of campaign finance activists are rallying in Denver to call for new limits on campaign funding. The activists are marking the third anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that declared that corporations enjoy the same First Amendment rights to free speech as individual citizens and... more »

• Roe v Wade: After 40 years, deep divide is legacy

  January 19, 2013 12:43 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - By today's politically polarized standards, the Supreme Court's momentous Roe v. Wade ruling was a landslide. By a 7-2 vote on Jan. 22, 1973, the justices established a nationwide right to abortion. Forty years and roughly 55 million abortions later, however, the ruling's legacy is the... more »

• Conn. considers workers' comp for Sandy Hook first responders

  January 19, 2013 12:38 PM

  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Post-traumatic stress was so great for some first responders who arrived at Sandy Hook Elementary School minutes after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators that the Connecticut legislature is considering a measure expanding workers' compensation to help emergency workers cope. State Sen. Cathy Osten,... more »

• City of Aurora: Lift gag order in theater shooting case

  January 16, 2013 7:42 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The City of Aurora is asking a judge to let it talk about the July movie theater shooting that killed 12 and injured 70 there. An attorney for the city filed papers asking the judge in the trial of suspect James Holmes to lift the gag order... more »

• Marine pleads guilty to urinating on corpses

  January 16, 2013 7:38 PM

  CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - A Marine who admitted urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan will likely be demoted one rank. Staff Sgt. Edward W. Deptola pleaded guilty Wednesday to the desecration of remains and posing for unofficial photographs with human casualties, among other charges. While... more »

• Penn. detective: Prankster registered as 'Obama'

  January 16, 2013 7:29 PM

  PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Pennsylvania detective is trying to figure out how a prankster was able to fill out a 2008 voter registration card signed "Barack H. Obama." Butler County Detective Scott Roskovski says nobody voted using the bogus voter registration card, though filling it out falsely could be a... more »

• GOP business idea dies hasty death in Legislature

  January 16, 2013 6:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A Republican proposal aimed at reducing business regulations has died a hasty death in the Colorado Legislature, where Democrats say the proposal is well intentioned but unnecessary. A Senate committee voted Wednesday to reject a bill that would have required state analysts to prepare "business fiscal impact"... more »

• Laid-off man wins $1 million from lottery

  January 15, 2013 9:12 PM

  MERLIN, Ore. (AP) - Laid off since May, Riley Gunn was driving his wife and kids home to their cabin in the woods in Southern Oregon after registering for computer programming classes, when he pulled off the freeway to buy corndogs for the kids. Gunn says he decided to also... more »

• No sign of Colo. woman missing in Grand Canyon

  January 15, 2013 9:06 PM

  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities continue to search for a Colorado woman reported missing from a private river trip in Grand Canyon National Park. Park rangers say 21-year-old Kaitlin Anne Kenney of Englewood, Colo., was last seen Friday night at her group's camp near Tapeats Creek on... more »

• Florida python hunt opens with 11 snakes killed

  January 15, 2013 12:02 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Florida wildlife officials say 11 Burmese pythons were killed during the first three days of a public hunt for the invasive species in the Everglades. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says more than 1,000 people from more than 30 states have registered to compete in... more »

• AP Interview: George P. Bush weighing run in Texas

  January 14, 2013 7:50 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - George Prescott Bush is gearing up to run for a little-known but powerful office in Texas, where his family already is a political dynasty. He's hoping a run for Texas land commissioner next year and his Hispanic roots can help the state's Republican Party maintain its... more »

• Colin Powell says GOP having 'an identity problem'

  January 14, 2013 7:45 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says his own Republican Party is having "an identity problem." The former Joints Chief of Staff chairman who twice endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president tells NBC's "Meet the Press" that in recent years there's been "a significant shift to the... more »

• Obama backs gun limits, concedes tough fight ahead

  January 14, 2013 7:36 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama endorsed controversial bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines on Monday, as well as stricter background checks for gun buyers - but conceded he may not win approval of all in a Congress reluctant to tighten restrictions. "Will all of them get through... more »

• Gessler: Voting system still vulnerable to fraud

  January 14, 2013 7:27 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler is defending his search for noncitizens registered to vote and says the voting system remains vulnerable to fraud. The state's election chief says his office spent about $8,000 to mail letters to 3,903 suspected noncitizens on voter rolls last year.... more »

• Ex-President George H.W. Bush leaves the hospital

  January 14, 2013 7:21 PM

  HOUSTON (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital and went home Monday after spending nearly two months being treated for a bronchitis-related cough and other health issues, a family spokesman said. Bush, 88, the nation's oldest living former president, was admitted to Methodist Hospital... more »

• Wildlife officials dealing with Boulder coyotes

  January 13, 2013 3:02 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Wildlife officials hope to unveil a strategy Monday to deal with aggressive coyotes that have been reported near a path in east Boulder. Val Matheson, Boulder's urban wildlife conservation coordinator, tells The Daily Camera the new management plan is "a work in progress." She is sharing... more »

• Commerce City mulls daytime curfew for teenagers

  January 13, 2013 2:56 PM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Commerce City officials are mulling a proposal to implement a daytime curfew for teenagers in an effort to stop students from ditching school. The Denver Post reports school-resource officers have proposed a plan in which the city's curfew would be extended to weekdays between 9... more »

• Fateful Maine flight salvaged B-52s 50 years ago

  January 13, 2013 2:51 PM

  ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) - The B-52 Stratofortress is a legendary aircraft, one of the longest-serving in U.S. military history, even flying missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. But it would not have become the workhorse it is without one disastrous flight 50 years ago next week, when a B-52 on... more »

• 'Zero Dark Thirty' captures No. 1 at box office

  January 13, 2013 2:47 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office - and easily won it. Studio estimates Sunday show the controversial Osama bin Laden manhunt drama nabbed first place with $24 million in its first weekend as a wide release. "Zero Dark Thirty" debuted... more »

• RFK children speak about JFK assassination in Dallas

  January 12, 2013 1:34 PM

  DALLAS (AP) - Two children of the late Robert F. Kennedy spoke in Dallas as a year of observances begins for the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his sister, Rory, were interviewed Friday night in front of an audience in downtown Dallas.... more »

• Man accused in Wyo. abduction faces 3 new charges

  January 12, 2013 1:28 PM

  CODY, Wyo. (AP) - A Montana man charged with kidnapping and assaulting an 11-year-old girl from Wyoming is facing new felony charges. The Billings Gazette reports 40-year-old Jesse Paul Speer was charged with aggravated assault and sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree after a court... more »

• Family quarrels add intrigue to lotto winner death

  January 12, 2013 1:15 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - In the week since news surfaced that a Chicago man was poisoned to death before he was to collect a lottery payout, surprising details about his convoluted family saga have trickled out daily. Urooj Khan's widow and siblings fought for months over the businessman's estate, including the... more »