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Arizona sets aside day to honor cowboys
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The cowboy now has a home on the range in Arizona.Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed legislatio...
High school graduation rate up sharply, but red flags abound
(Reuters) - For the first time in decades, the United States is making steady gains in the number of high school students ear...
Police foil plot to kill, castrate Justin Bieber
Authorities say two New Mexico men arrested in a murder-for-hire plot had planned to strangle and castrate Justin Bieber and ...
Lawmakers cry 'fowl' over move to help lesser prairie chicken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A move by U.S. authorities to consider placing a small grassland bird native to parts of the oil and g...
Skydiver safely jumps from stratosphere over New Mexico
ROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space 24 mi...
Daredevil's New Mexico skydive off for now
(Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil called off his death-defying skydive from a balloon 23 miles over the New Mexico desert on ...
Women still favor Obama, but mothers less so
PARKER, Colo. (Reuters) - Sarah Formato cuddled the whiny 3-year-old on her lap and cast her thoughts back to 2008, when she ...
Obama takes lead in swing states, economy still weighs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is carving out a clear lead in swing states that are key to the November 6 pres...
Colorado, New Mexico forest fire crews gain ground
By Zelie Pollon and Keith Coffman(Reuters) - Fire crews battling flames roaring through national forests in New Mexico and Co...
Western Wildfires Rage, Forcing Evacuations
Raging wildfires forced hundreds of residents to flee homes in Colorado and New Mexico on Sunday as high winds and high tempe...
Deadly crash of air tanker fighting Utah fire probed
(Reuters) - Officials opened an investigation on Monday of an airplane tanker crash in Utah that caused the year's first ...
Firefighters make progress against historic blaze
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Firefighters battling New Mexico's largest-ever blaze gained ground on Sunday and offici...
Winds, heat hamper fight to contain Southwest wildfires
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fire crews hampered by wind gusts and the driest conditions in two decades in the U.S. Southwest made s...
Johnny Depp made honorary member of Comanche Nation
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Actor Johnny Depp, who plays the American Indian sidekick Tonto in the upcoming film version...
Johnny Depp made honorary member of Comanche Nation
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Actor Johnny Depp, who plays the American Indian sidekick Tonto in the upcoming film version...
More Minority Babies Born in U.S.
By Susan HeaveyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time, there are more black, Hispanic and other minority babies being born...
Lawmakers raise concerns about 2010 border death
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Sixteen Democratic lawmakers raised concerns on Thursday about the 2010 death of an illegal immigrant w...
NCAA tournament recaps
McGruder Guides K-State Past Southern Miss(Pittsburgh, PA) -- Rodney McGruder scored 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting to power ...
Special military unit hunts Mexico border drug flights
DOUGLAS, Ariz (Reuters) - A highly specialized U.S. military task force is using battlefield technology to help federal polic...
A minute with: Rachel McAdams on 'The Vow'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eight years ago, Rachel McAdams hit Hollywood's map in teary, romantic drama "The Notebook.&...
Holiday Travel Delays Expected
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - Snowfall in the Rockies and soaking rain in the South brought delays for holiday travelers...
Prototype passenger spaceship poised for launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A prototype passenger spaceship developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologi...
Poverty rates up in most U.S. states, cities: Census
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ranks of the poor rose in almost all U.S. states and cities in 2010, despite the end of the longes...
CA allows college aid to illegal immigrants
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill giving illegal immigrant college students ac...
Perry takes fire on immigration at debate
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Rick Perry took heavy fire from his rivals over a Texas policy that aids illegal immi...
USA becomes Food Stamp Nation but is it sustainable?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genna Saucedo supervises cashiers at a Wal-Mart in Pico Rivera, California, but her wages aren't enough ...
Lawmakers: Ill. governor to abolish death penalty
CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn intends Wednesday to abolish Illinois' death penalty more than a decade after one of...