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Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:14:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSSAN DIEGO — A longtime Border Patrol official who is backed by the agents’ union has been named chief of the agency, less than a week after his predecessor resigned under pressure.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday on Twitter than...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:14:22 GMTBY JON P0MPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINWith the Colorado Department of Education’s release of school quality ratings comes the news that three Pueblo City Schools (D60) institutions are facing state intervention for failure to improve over the last six years.
Risley Academy of Innovation,...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:15:51 GMTBY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPueblo County sheriff’s detectives busted an illegal marijuana grow Monday in eastern Pueblo County, officials said Tuesday.
Detectives arrested Enrique Saavedra, 36; his wife, Nicole Saavedra, 33; and Enrique Cancio, 47, in connection with the grow....

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:14:03 GMTBY CLAUDIA LAUER
ASSOCIATED PRESSDALLAS — A New Jersey woman whose son was asked to leave his Boy Scouts troop after leaders found out he is transgender said she has mixed emotions about the organization’s decision to allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its ...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:20:03 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY — A Penrose horse owner accused of 64 counts of cruelty to animals made an initial appearance in Fremont County Court on Tuesday.
Horse owner Penny Gingerich, 42, of Penrose, received a summons indicating she is under investigation for 64 ...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:57:52 GMTBY COLLIN BINKLEY
ASSOCIATED PRESSBOSTON — Universities across the U.S. say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine and engineering.
For example, collaboration between HIV...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 20:00:03 GMTBY CATHERINE LUCEY AND TAMI ABDOLLAH
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order aimed at improving the government’s ability to protect its computer networks and fend off hackers.
The move puts the head of the Office of Management and Budget in charge of ...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:02:05 GMTBY PAUL WISEMAN
AP ECONOMICS WRITERWASHINGTON — Americans expressed a bit less optimism about the economy this month after their confidence soared to a 15-year high in December.
The Conference Board, a business research group, reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slipp...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:12:03 GMTBY GEOFF MULVIHILL AND MARTHA BELLISLE
ASSOCIATED PRESSSEATTLE — Washington became the first state to sue the Trump administration with a filing Monday over the president’s executive order restricting refugees and immigration. It won’t be standing alone for long.
Since Donald Trump was elected president...

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:14:02 GMTBY ALAN FRAM
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s nominees to head the Energy and Interior Departments through a Senate panel on Tuesday while other committees moved toward votes on his picks to head agencies in the thick of partisan battles o...