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Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:14:05 GMTBY JOSH LEDERMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will bid farewell to staffers who worked in his administration during an event at Andrews Air Force Base on Inauguration Day, just after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.
The White House on Friday disclose...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:30:40 GMTBY YURI KAGEYAMA
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTOKYO — Nintendo is trying to Switch it up.
The Japanese video-game company revealed details Friday about its hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch, a video game console that also serves as a hand-held gaming device, during a global rollout on Friday.
Th...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:34:04 GMTBY TOM KRISHER, DEE-ANN DURBIN AND ED WHITE
ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT — Takata Corp. has agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal charge and will pay $1 billion in fines and restitution for a years-long scheme to conceal a deadly defect in its automotive air bag inflators.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detr...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:38:04 GMTBY DAN ELLIOTT
ASSOCIATED PRESSDENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it.
The EPA said Friday the claim...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:04:03 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY — A former Fremont County Sheriff’s office employee who spoke out this week about an April 2014 jail death said he was not alleging a cover-up in the case.
Former Fremont County sheriff’s Capt. Don Pinover said at the time of the jail deat...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:14:04 GMTBY ALAN FRAM AND ANDREW TAYLOR
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Ascendant Republicans drove a budget through Congress on Friday that gives them an early but critical victory in their crusade to scrap President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
The vote trains the spotlight on whether they and Don...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:38:29 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY — A man accused of attempted murder in connection with the Sept. 19 shooting of a 49-year-old Williamsburg man was held for trial Friday following a preliminary hearing.
John McCune Jr., 35, is charged with attempted second-degree murder, ...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:46:57 GMTA community organizer and activist who removed the confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Statehouse will share her story and insights to kick off the spring semester at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Distinguished speaker Bree Newsome is...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:46:04 GMTBY ARNIE STAPLETON
AP PRO FOOTBALL WRITERENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Not even a year ago they were riding firetrucks through downtown Denver with the players to celebrate their Super Bowl 50 victory. Now, the Broncos’ coaching staff is undergoing a major overhaul.
They’ll have new offensive, defens...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:48:03 GMTBY STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — A top House Republican is accusing the head of a federal ethics office of abusing his position for having the temerity to challenge President-elect Donald Trump’s ethics.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, s...