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• Obama: North Korea should end belligerence now

  April 11, 2013 4:23 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says now is the time for North Korea to end its belligerence. He says the United States will take, in his words, "all necessary steps" to protect its people. But Obama also says that no one wants to see a conflict on the Korean... more »

• Former Miss USA to be sentenced for driving drunk

  May 9, 2012 8:09 AM

  HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) - Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, is scheduled to be sentenced in a Michigan drunken driving case. The 26-year-old former beauty queen faces a maximum penalty of 93 days in jail at Wednesday's hearing in Highland Park, an enclave of Detroit.... more »

• Pueblo native places in Miss Rodeo America contest

  December 6, 2010 12:57 PM

  Puebloan Kasie Pigg placed fifth in the annual Miss Rodeo America competition in Las Vegas yesterday. The crowning culminated a week's worth of competition featuring cowgirls from 28 states. Pigg is currently Miss Rodeo Colorado and is a graduate of Pueblo County High School and Texas Tech. ... more »

• New survey on sex in US

  October 4, 2010 8:25 AM

  Researchers say the largest, most comprehensive national survey of Americans' sexual behavior since 1994 suggests everything looks pretty normal. Filling 130 pages of a special issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the study offers detailed findings on how often Americans have sex, with whom, and how they respond.... more »

• USOC won't create central list of banned coaches

  September 28, 2010 11:51 AM

  The U.S. Olympic Committee will "encourage" but not require sports' national governing bodies to adopt standardized policies to prevent abuse. CEO Scott Blackmun said Tuesday that the USOC would not set up a centralized database of banned coaches to prevent violators from jumping from sport to sport, because smaller... more »

• Natalie Morales to host Miss USA pageant

  April 28, 2010 7:15 PM

  Network and pageant officials say celebrity chef Curtis Stone and NBC correspondent Natalie Morales will host the 2010 Miss USA pageant next month in Las Vegas. Officials said Wednesday that the show would also feature performances from country star Trace Adkins and pop-rock band Boys Like Girls. The pageant... more »

• Hockey fans enjoy Gold medal game

  February 28, 2010 6:49 PM

  Red & white or red, white and blue. Maple leaf or Old Glory. Team Canada or Team USA. No matter which side you were cheering for Sunday afternoon for the Olympic Gold medal hockey game, it was a game to remember. Hockey fans from both sides packed into the... more »

• 8 jailed American missionaries arrive in US

  February 18, 2010 8:28 AM

  Eight American missionaries charged in Haiti with child kidnapping are back in the U.S. A C-130 cargo plane carrying the Americans landed at Miami International Airport. Then the eight spent the night at a nearby hotel. They were allowed to leave by Haitian judge Wednesday, nearly three weeks... more »

• USA Medal Count

  February 16, 2010 1:04 PM

  Gold: 2 Silver: 2 Bronze: 8 The International Ski Federation says that the men's Olympic super-combined race has been postponed due to heavy snowfall. The race was supposed to happen Tuesday. No new date was immediately set. However, officials had indicated on Monday that the race would be... more »

• Injury may force USA gold medal hopeful from Olympics

  February 10, 2010 2:22 PM

  U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn says she is worried a badly bruised right shin will keep her out of the Vancouver Olympics. Vonn revealed Wednesday that she was injured in a slalom training run Feb. 3 during pre-Olympic practice in Austria. She says she questions whether "I'll be even... more »

• USA Women's Hockey preparing for Colorado Springs game

  February 1, 2010 5:30 PM

  The USA Women's Ice Hockey team will take on Finland this Thursday at the World Arena at 7 pm. It's their last game before heading to Vancouver for the Olympics. The co-captain of the USA team spoke to elementary school children in Colorado Springs Monday--inspiring the next generation of... more »

• Emphasis on ethics

  January 19, 2010 6:43 PM

  In the wake of all of the large corporate scandals that have grabbed headlines recently there's a greater demand for business ethics education at colleges and universities. On Tuesday, the Daniels Fund announced via teleconference the creation of a $7.5 million grant to be divided among six western colleges... more »

• 10 fastest-growing professions

  January 11, 2010 1:53 PM

  Now that the dismal 2009 job market is behind us, it's time to focus on job opportunities. Among the jobs expected to see the most growth this year and in the years ahead are biomedical engineer and registered nurse, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' projections through 2018.... more »

• Olympic team playing in Colorado Springs

  January 6, 2010 5:14 PM

  Can't make it to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver? Catch international action right in Colorado Springs as the 2010 Women's USA Olympic Ice Hockey team takes on Finland in their last game before heading to Vancouver. The game will be played in the Colorado Springs World Arena on Feb.... more »

• EU says US must join climate funding

  October 2, 2009 12:15 PM

  The European Union says the United States should join it in stumping up cash to help poor developing nations to cope with climate change. Sweden's finance minister says Europe wanted the U.S. to "also put their weight behind the issue" ahead of global talks in December on a new pact... more »