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• FBI: Celebrities targeted by computer hackers

  September 14, 2011 8:36 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - An FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles says agents are investigating a series of computer hacking attacks on celebrities. The FBI's Laura Eimiller said Wednesday that dozens of celebrities had been targeted by hackers, who stole personal information from email and other computer accounts. She declined... more »

• 9/11 family members add personal tributes to the reading of names

  September 11, 2011 1:52 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Family members who've been reading the names of loved ones who died on 9/11 during today's ceremony at the World Trade Center site have been adding personal memories and tributes. Nicholas Gorki, whose mother was still pregnant with him on that day, read the name of... more »

• NORAD and USNORTHCOM remembers 9/11

  September 9, 2011 5:38 PM

  Many gathered in front of the 9/11 Memorial at NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters for a wreath laying ceremony on Friday morning. The memorial is made up of several elements including soil from Pennsylvania, a mangled beam from the remnants of the World Trade Center, and both are embedded in... more »

• Libya air raids target Gadhafi hometown of Sirte

  March 27, 2011 4:40 PM

  TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan state television reports that international airstrikes are targeting Moammar Gadhafi's hometown and stronghold of Sirte for the first time. Foreign journalists in the city reported loud explosions and warplanes flying overheard. Sirte is strategically located about halfway between the rebel-held east and the... more »

• Initial bombing called successful; endgame unclear

  March 20, 2011 5:43 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Pentagon official says U.S. and allied attacks in Libya have been very effective in degrading Moammar Gadhafi's ability to threaten planes enforcing a no-fly zone over the North African country. Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney told reporters Sunday that attacks were especially effective... more »

• No reports of civilian casualties from coalition air attacks

  March 20, 2011 12:38 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says he hasn't seen any reports of civilian casualties as a result of the international military operation in Libya, despite claims to the contrary by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Adm. Mike Mullen says Gadhafi has resorted to using human... more »

• US begins assault against Libyan air defenses

  March 19, 2011 4:18 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has launched a missile attack against Libya's air defenses. A senior U.S. military official says the strike was aimed at sites along the Libyan coast. The missiles were launched from U.S. Navy vessels in the Mediterranean. The official says the assault would... more »

• Benghazi under attack as UN coalition plans response

  March 19, 2011 10:02 AM

  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - As world leaders meet in Paris to decide what action to take in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's troops are attacking the city at the heart of the 5-week-old uprising against him. A resident says tanks are moving into Benghazi, followed by ground troops. Rebels are setting up... more »

• UCCS receives World Trade Center steel beam

  October 15, 2010 2:48 PM

  Tiny American flags, 2,977 of them, marched across the grass at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Friday, one for each person who lost their lives in the 9-11 terrorist attacks. The flags end in a point beneath a twisted piece of metal--a portion of a steel beam... more »

• B vitamin supplement no help for the heart

  October 13, 2010 4:01 PM

  While folic acid supplements are known to prevent certain birth defects -- they may do nothing to prevent heart disease. Folic acid is a B-vitamin, and a vitamin B deficiency has been linked to a higher risk for inflammation associated with heart disease. A new analysis of data... more »

• Death rate soars for binge drinkers with high blood pressure

  August 20, 2010 2:02 PM

  New research indicates that the death rate soars for binge drinkers when the also have high blood pressure. Scientists at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea found the risk of cardiovascular death in men with a blood pressure of at least 168 over 100 was three... more »

• Man attacks 2 women on Durango river trail

  May 17, 2010 8:36 AM

  Durango Police are looking for a man suspected of assaulting women on a riverside trail. Police say Alan Nastacio, 23, is a suspect in separate assaults earlier this month on the Animas River Trail. In the first incident, a woman told police she was touched inappropriately on May 6.... more »

• Google enlists NSA to fight off cyberattacks

  February 4, 2010 8:29 AM

  The Washington Post is reporting that Google has teamed up with the National Security Agency to halt cyber-attacks. While the agreement is still be finalized, Google is seeking help analyzing an espionage attack that the firm says originated in China. The series of incursions targeted Google's source code -... more »

• Power plants, other infrastructure face hackers

  January 28, 2010 10:09 AM

  More than half of the operators of power plants and other "critical infrastructure" say in a new study that their computer networks have been infiltrated by sophisticated adversaries. In many cases, foreign governments are suspected. The alarming findings come in a survey being released Thursday that offers a rare... more »

• Warship built with WTC steel is headed to New York

  October 13, 2009 11:00 AM

  A warship built with 7 1/2 tons of steel from the World Trade Center site is heading to its namesake city. The USS New York left south Louisiana, where it was built, on Tuesday. The Navy will officially commission it in New York in early November. Organizers of... more »

• Prostate cancer treatment linked to heart risks

  September 22, 2009 10:46 AM

  A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says. Experts said the findings could make doctors think twice before prescribing the standard hormone treatment to men with prostate cancer, particularly if they are at risk of heart disease. The research was... more »

• Pueblo man remembers brother killed on 9/11

  September 11, 2009 5:11 PM

  Pancho Lopez of Pueblo lost his older brother 8 years ago in the September 11 attacks. Maclovio "Joe" Lopez was on one of the planes that hit the Twin Towers. Pancho Lopez and his wife attended a memorial ceremony in Pueblo on Friday, to pay tribute to all the victims... more »

• Hazy air taking a toll on asthma patients

  September 2, 2009 4:21 PM

  Wildfires burning in California, Utah and western Colorado have made Colorado's air hazy and prompted advisories from state health officials. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Safety Tuesday advised people with asthma , heart conditions, young people and the elderly to stay inside if visibility was less than... more »