Associated Press https://tcr.durangoherald.com/section/associated-press/feed/ Latest local news from The Durango Herald. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:32:36 -0600 en-us 30 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/u-s-south-korean-militaries-wrap-up-drill-early/ The conclusion came a day after a North Korea missile barrage Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:33:52 -0600 906E337A-E8B7-4B8B-B755-0A1170E9F05E https://tcr.durangoherald.com/walmart-is-cautious-with-expectations-after-slowest-sales-growth-in-6-years-2/ Walmart considered a barometer of consumer spending Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:17:51 -0600 D5C88B17-EF85-4206-8F0D-4A6265702C00 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/briefs-65/ 2 college cyclists killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash HAMPTON, Tennessee – Two members of a university cycling team have been killed and seven others were injured in a car crash in northeastern Tennessee. Milligan University said 11... Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:50:10 -0600 EB7EF16E-60E2-431C-9B13-FD34630D38D0 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/trump-announces-plan-to-lower-beef-prices/ Ranchers and some Republicans are already balking at the idea Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:38:24 -0600 8D23A505-4B7C-41A2-8052-BF9E27C25898 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/frank-beard-drummer-of-boogie-rock-trio-zz-top-dies-at-77/ The band has sold more than 50 million records Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:07:25 -0600 4BE44FD7-7C97-499E-91FD-D2044176E977 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/an-alarmed-bond-market-gets-the-trump-administration-to-act-again/ Treasury to double the amount of U.S. government bonds that it will buy back Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:22:53 -0600 0B1585A2-2332-410C-BF96-92A6AC17E559 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/espn-co-founder-bill-rasmussen-dies-at-93-from-the-effects-of-parkinsons-disease-2/ This photo provided by ESPN Images shows co-founder Bill Rasmussen on the set of SportsCenter in Bristol, Connecticut, Oct. 6, 2005. Rich Arden/ESPN Images via AP LAND O’ LAKES, Florida – Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded TV sports giant ESPN after... Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:59:31 -0600 6B7D6994-793B-42FA-94AF-5DFAF793B07B https://tcr.durangoherald.com/a-russian-missile-and-drone-barrage-kills-at-least-16-in-ukraines-kyiv-region/ The Ukranian capital was one of the hardest hit cities in July, with at least 54 civilians killed Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:21:18 -0600 FF5091ED-07A0-46D6-BE47-62F52A2C7167 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/briefs-64/ U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East, relieving long-deployed USS Lincoln WASHINGTON – The U.S. military says the Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East. The ship is relieving the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln... Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:05:21 -0600 63216AAF-D027-47E0-93A5-7FEEFAB9401A https://tcr.durangoherald.com/trump-administration-briefly-pauses-contentious-border-project-in-texas-big-bend-national-park/ A Big Bend National Park sign at the west side entrance near Maverick Junction, May 24, 2019, in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing... Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:01:57 -0600 D207A786-94D3-4A5A-84F1-B0F38D7655D7 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/cdcs-new-director-is-pressed-to-do-something-about-its-zombie-programs-2/ Numerous programs are funded, but no longer staffed Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:49:33 -0600 2EB8EB7B-7F11-4F31-AC9A-80610BAE843B https://tcr.durangoherald.com/briefs-63/ Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he’s unhappy with country’s deal with Iran, officials say CAIRO – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage... Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:39:00 -0600 D431CF80-C445-4738-986E-07C6E460FB10 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/bryan-voltaggios-makes-his-lobster-rolls-with-a-flavor-boosting-soak/ The trick is soaking the lobster meat in the cooled cooking liquid Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:47:42 -0600 B4B195D6-4B1B-4B9B-A1DE-21D933FCE6C9 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/wall-street-holds-near-its-record-following-the-latest-weak-update-on-the-u-s-economy/ Brent crude rises 1.4% to $88.30 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:57:02 -0600 8BED3907-2AA0-4455-B122-9F79B6BEE013 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/a-surprise-credit-after-an-overseas-purchase-the-tariff-refunds-now-flowing-through-shippers/ About $100 billion in tariffs have been refunded to companies Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:40:33 -0600 A1FB00DB-8BF1-48E7-B572-9109249B1277 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/oppressive-heat-high-humidity-grip-much-of-the-u-s-as-students-start-a-new-school-year/ A woman watches the setting sun at the end of a hot summer day, Sunday, July 26, in Kansas City, Missouri. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – A late summer heat wave has gripped much of the United States... Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:36:59 -0600 856E4156-5019-496D-B7B0-D8B06A329ACA https://tcr.durangoherald.com/briefs-62/ Luigi Mangione’s lawyers say he is pleading guilty to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione’s lawyers have told a judge that Mangione plans to plead guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.... Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:04:04 -0600 55207823-9F28-4629-8977-7BEF5876324D https://tcr.durangoherald.com/high-divers-take-the-plunge-in-the-seine/ The competition is a new test of Paris’ reclaimed river Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:14:42 -0600 334EEC5E-9F1E-4B9D-ABAD-C9244B264F18 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/u-s-strikes-targeting-houthis-killed-153-civilians-in-yemen-last-year-pentagon-review-says/ In this photo taken from video released by Al Masirah TV channel shows a burning oil tanker after U.S. airstrikes targeted the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels in Hodeida, Yemen, April 18, 2025. Al Masirah TV... Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:28:30 -0600 D1C43A55-0A37-42FC-A5B0-D27622DA9F95 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/briefs-61/ Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s handling of repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has put the National Park Service in a difficult spot. Critics say Trump demands... Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:17:51 -0600 40AFE0B2-AE35-44FF-B582-4C8EDA800DEC https://tcr.durangoherald.com/music-review-carly-simons-comes-in-waves-is-a-journey-through-love-and-loss/ Album a continuation of themes that have defined her from early on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:40:14 -0600 675391E2-9D57-48B5-946B-4476A20FF828 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/jackie-the-california-bald-eagle-who-became-an-internet-sensation-dies-after-illness-2/ Jackie the bald eagle is examined on July 18 at the Los Angeles County Parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center in San Dimas, California. Los Angeles County Parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center via AP BIG BEAR LAKE, California –... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:33:24 -0600 6D7CE6C0-FD6A-473F-A4D8-AD4416A4AF4F https://tcr.durangoherald.com/trump-used-elaborate-ruse-to-fly-out-of-turkey-following-summit-because-of-iran-threat-report-say/ Catering trucks are parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the tarmac to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8. Alex... Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:29:37 -0600 0B66BA63-1B9E-4523-B0BC-949032FD4B24 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/briefs-60/ Iranian-backed Houthis kill 4 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast Authorities in Yemen say four people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The Transportation Ministry of... Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:15:51 -0600 B7C1ADF0-345E-491F-98C7-D695E64DEAAA https://tcr.durangoherald.com/kellogg-says-its-removing-artificial-dyes-from-cereals-by-the-end-of-this-year-2/ Company also removing BHT preservative from some cereals Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:39:00 -0600 77A75866-7ED6-459C-A0B3-1D433A0EC4F9 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/u-s-job-market-stalled-in-july-as-employers-cut-23000-jobs/ Unemployment rate dips as 264,000 people drop out of the labor market Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:23:41 -0600 4BFB2530-83F0-4CB6-BBFD-B93C11100726 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/appeals-court-rules-trump-cant-build-white-house-ballroom-without-congressional-approval/ Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, in Washington. Tierney L. Cross/AP Photo WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction... Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:05:45 -0600 CAC0CD8A-FF99-40E4-843D-4159177A4514 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/briefs-59/ Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defense deal, and other Middle East news Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement. The deal means an armed attack on one is considered an attack on all. It... Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:52:21 -0600 105D5519-7827-4E29-A64B-8383F57CEADC https://tcr.durangoherald.com/duane-keffe-d-davis-charged-with-organizing-the-1996-killing-of-tupac-shakur-is-on-trial-2/ This undated photo provided by Maurice “Mopreme” Shakur on July 22 shows, from left, Tupac Shakur, Mike Cooley, and Mopreme Shakur, posing for a photo in Los Angeles. Mopreme Shakur via AP LAS VEGAS – The man who prosecutors say... Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:26:38 -0600 491D3474-8386-466E-B54C-5DEE3982D357 https://tcr.durangoherald.com/poll-extreme-heat-is-changing-americans-lives/ Mickelina Papotto, of Salem, Oregon, left, and Lorie Odegaard, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, fan themselves while waiting in line for the Ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, July 1, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Elisa... Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:15:43 -0600 D972B785-1101-4033-842A-34471BB6AE36