
Celtics outlast Nuggets in 3 OTs with 118-114 win
The Boston Celtics relied on their veterans to help them win the matchup of the NBA's two hottest teams. Paul Pierce had 27 points, 14 rebounds and ...

Vonn undergoes surgery on right knee
The surgeon who operated on Lindsey Vonn's right knee was "optimistic for a full recovery" after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week ...
Republicans scramble for the center on immigration
It was little surprise when freshman Republican Rep. Mike Coffman in 2010 voted against a bill to grant citizenship to some young illegal immigrants.

Franklin's final high school meet drawing a crowd
The teen sensation will perform in front of a capacity crowd this weekend, hoping to treat the fans to one last splashy show. And no, Justin Bieber ...

NRA chief: Gun controls won't pass Congress
The head of the National Rifle Association said Thursday he's confident that Congress won't approve an assault weapons ban or a limit on high-capacity ...

Police do reports in school lots in safety measure
Stunned by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut, police and school officials in one Colorado county felt they had to do something ...

2 children and 1 woman killed in Denver shooting
Two young children and a woman were killed and a third child was wounded in a shooting at a northeast Denver house, police said Wednesday. The wounded ...

Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crash
Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in ...

Tragic week on snowmobiles forces reexamination
For more than a decade, daredevils in snowsuits climbed atop their quarter-ton snowmobiles, sped them up icy ramps and flipped them head over heels ...

Catholic hospital takes surprise stance in lawsuit
It was a startling assertion that seemed an about-face from church doctrine: A Catholic hospital arguing in a Colorado court that twin fetuses that ...

Paraguay presidential hopeful Oviedo dies in crash
Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Cesar Oviedo has been killed in a helicopter crash, authorities said Sunday, ending a dramatic political career ...

Conservatives make gun issue new rallying cry
An immigration debate is raging and a budget crisis looms in Congress, but the conservative activists gathered outside the New Hampshire Statehouse ...
X Games permit to undergo thorough scrutiny
The death of snowmobile rider Caleb Moore and another accident involving a driver-less snowmobile that careened into a fence and injured a spectator ...

APNewsBreak: Feds: Warming imperils wolverines
The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the "mountain devil," could soon join the list of species threatened by climate ...

Oil bottleneck gives Rockies cheaper gasoline
A boom in domestic oil drilling has helped lower U.S. gasoline prices, though the steepest drops have missed California commuters, Midwestern farmers ...

Winter X Games snowmobiler dies after Colo. crash
Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature ...

Illegal immigration foes despair over GOP moves
Marty Lich is ready to bolt. It's been a couple of years since the self-described conservative considered herself a Republican, but she still often ...

Crashes raise concerns at Winter X Games
The image was chilling: Snowmobile rider Caleb Moore, launched over his handlebars on a backflip gone wrong, rolled down the landing hill with his ...
Aspen reviews 14 mph speed limit to alert drivers
Aspen city council members are considering a 14 mph speed limit in a residential area of the Colorado mountain town in attempt to get the attention ...

Humble nickel from 1913 likely to fetch millions
A humble 5-cent coin with a storied past is headed to auction and bidding is expected to top $2 million a century after it was mysteriously minted.

Wash. vows to try to keep weed in state - but how?
So far, no one is suggesting checkpoints or fences to keep Washington state's legal pot within its borders. But Gov. Jay Inslee insists there are ways ...

Iguodala's last-second FT lifts Nuggets
Andre Iguodala's defensive stop in the final moments helped the Nuggets survive a nerve-racking finish against the Pacers. Iguodala made a free throw ...

Marleau leads Sharks past Avalanche 4-0
About the only thing Patrick Marleau is struggling at so far this season is finding an explanation for his record start. Marleau became the second ...

Once GOP stronghold, West veers into Dems' column
A political generation ago, the West signaled the nation's rightward swing, from the emergence of Ronald Reagan to the success of tax-limitation ...
Conn. panel begins task of responding to Newtown
A panel charged by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy with recommending a broad range of state policy changes after the deadly Newtown school shooting ...