October 2017

NHL: Avalanche hope to rebound from dismal, distracting 2016-17

DENVER — Matt Duchene is still here despite persistent trade rumors and Semyon Varlamov is healthy again.

Ona Judge: The slave who ran from George Washington

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Stepping off a boat in New Hampshire port in 1796, 22-year-old Ona Judge was on the run from the family of President George Washington.

Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returns to US for questioning

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returned to the U.S. overnight after a weekslong trip abroad and was met by investigators seeking to question her for clues to what drove Stephen Paddock to slaughter 59 people from his high-rise hotel suite.

CIA Director says more agents being sent into field

WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Wednesday outlined his vision for more aggressive intelligence work around the world, saying he’s sending more spies to the field and moving decision-making down the chain of command to better protect national security.

White House is seeking a $29B disaster aid package

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is finalizing a $29 billion disaster aid package that combines $16 billion to shore up the government-backed flood insurance program with almost $13 billion for hurricane victims, according to a senior administration official and congressional aides.

Cough, prankster make May’s speech a nightmare

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to restore the “British Dream” Wednesday, in a nightmare speech that saw her plagued by a cough and interrupted by a prankster, while parts of the backdrop fell down as she was speaking.

Rich ancient shipwreck off Greece yields more bronze

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Culture Ministry says archaeologists revisiting one of the most famous shipwrecks of ancient times off southern Greece have found fragments of bronze statues and a section of the wooden hull.

Last known body recovered from rubble after quake

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The last body known to be trapped in rubble following Mexico’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake has been recovered, officials said Wednesday, and they raised the overall death toll from the quake to 369.

DEAR ABBY: Wife opposes husband’s plan to donate his sperm to friend

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, I married a kind, hard-working man I’ll call Travis. These two years have been the best of my life, and I couldn’t imagine a better husband. However, I just got some news I feel is threatening our marriage. 

Slim Randles: Staying high and dry in the saddle

When Florencio Ortiz sent off for that new slicker, everyone in town and out at the ranch knew about it. He described in detail how waterproof it was and how a cowboy just couldn’t possibly get wet with this slicker on.