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Movie armorer's conviction upheld in fatal โRustโ set shooting by Alec Baldwin
A judge has rejected a request to throw out the conviction of a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โRust.โ.
Judge prepares ruling on possible retrial of movie armorer in fatal set shooting by Alec Baldwin
A judge heard court arguments in the possible dismissal of a criminal conviction against a movie armorer in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin, and says she'll release a ruling next week.
Volunteers help seedlings take root as New Mexico attempts to recover from historic wildfire
Volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides Saturday, planting hundreds of seedlings.
US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects
Federal officials have identified more than 50 square miles of government-owned property across the U.S. as having great potential for renewable energy projects.
House Republican unveil bill to avoid shutdown. Senate Democrats say they're wasting precious time
House Republicans have unveiled legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.
New Mexico starts building an abortion clinic to serve neighboring states, train medical students
Construction is getting underway on a state-funded reproductive health and abortion clinic in southern New Mexico that will cater to local residents and people who travel from neighboring states such as Texas and Oklahoma with major restrictions on abortion.
Federal judge decries discrimination against conservative group that publishes votersโ public information
A federal judge says New Mexico election regulators and prosecutors discriminated against a Republican-backed group in refusing access to voter registration information.
'We were expendable': Downwinders from world's 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
Not many people know the world's first detonation of an atomic bomb was on U.S. soil.
Department of Defense confirms death of airman from Palm Bay
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright, 28, of Palm Bay, died Aug. 15, 2024, in a non-combat related incident at an undisclosed location, according to the Department of Defense.
Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon
Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons.
As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans
The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River.
House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victims
A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that legislation is finally passed to extend and expand a compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out by the federal government.
Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation.
๐ These 5 states are most commonly used on fake IDs
Nearly 2 in 5 students in their third year of college admitted to having a fake ID, and about 1 in 8 precollege students admit the same, according to a Psychology of Addictive Behaviors study published in 2007.
๐ New research reveals self-care savvy cities (and what we can learn from them)
With National Wellness Month around the corner, Hers surveyed residents across America to see how they rated themselves in youthfulness, body positivity, emotional stability, and more.
Whatโs next for Alec Baldwin after involuntary manslaughter case dismissal
A New Mexico judge has dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
New Mexico denies film incentive application on 'Rust' movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Producers of the western movie โRustโ may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the newly completed film to distributors.
No human remains are found as search crews comb rubble from New Mexico wildfires
No human remains have been found after search and rescue crews combed through 1,300 damaged and destroyed structures in a New Mexico mountain community hit hard by a pair of wildfires.
List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires
Search and rescue crews have been able to trimdown the list of residents unaccounted for after people fled from a New Mexico mountain village from a pair of fast-moving wildfires.
FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildings
Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return home Monday as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of buildings and homes.
The Supreme Court rejects a settlement in a water dispute between New Mexico and Texas
The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North Americaโs longest rivers.
Floodwaters inundate Minnesota towns while another storm transformed New Mexico village into a lake
Several small-town tourist meccas in northern Minnesota are inundated in floodwaters after heavy rain earlier this week, while another powerful storm turned a New Mexico village into a lake.
Rain helps 1,000 firefighters slow big New Mexico blazes as Biden approves disaster relief
More than 1,000 firefighters are taking advantage of the weather to get the upper hand on a pair of fires in New Mexico that killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee.
Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely
A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this monthโs killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America.
At least 1 dead in New Mexico wildfire that forced thousands to flee, governor's office says
The New Mexico governor's office says at least one person has died in a wildfire that has forced thousands to evacuate.
Fight over constitutional provisions to guard against oil, gas pollution moves ahead in New Mexico
A New Mexico judge has cleared the way for a landmark lawsuit to proceed over allegations that the state has failed to meet its constitutional obligations for protecting against oil and gas pollution.
Biden and Trump win Democratic, Republican elections in some of 2024's last primary contests
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar.
New Mexico judge grants Mark Zuckerbergโs request to be dropped from child safety lawsuit
A New Mexico judge has granted Mark Zuckerberg's request to be dropped from a lawsuit that alleges his company has failed to protect young users on its social media platforms from sexual exploitation.
New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas
Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species.
Movie armorer appeals conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
A movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โRust.โ.
CDC says itโs identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting โvampire facialโ procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
Freight train derailment, fire forces Interstate 40 closure near Arizona-New Mexico line
Authorities say a freight train derailment and fire has forced the closure of a key east-west interstate trucking route near the Arizona-New Mexico state line.
Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry
The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments amid complaints by licensed cannabis suppliers that shipments worth more than $300,000 have been confiscated in recent months at Border Patrol checkpoints in southern New Mexico.
New attorney joins prosecution team against Alec Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' shooting
An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie โRust."
Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online
A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database.
New trial denied for 'Rust' armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
A New Mexico judge rejected an effort by a movie set armorer challenging her conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โRust."
New Mexico regulators worry about US plans to ship radioactive waste back from Texas
Top officials were gathering Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nationโs only underground repository for radioactive waste.
Prosecutors charge a South Carolina man with carjacking and the killing of a New Mexico officer
Federal prosecutors have charged a South Carolina man with carjacking resulting in death and the gunning down of a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him.
Movie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
A movie set armorer is challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โRust."
Alec Baldwin seeks dismissal of grand jury indictment in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie โRust.โ.
Judge schedules sentencing for movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
A movie set armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โRustโ is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin
New Mexicoโs State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks approval by the state Legislature to increase top-tier royalty rates.
Production manager testifies about gun oversight in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin in 2021 rehearsal
Jurors in a trial over the fatal movie-set shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin have heard in courtroom testimony that a manager increased oversight of firearm safety but was only partially aware of misfires in the days leading up to it.
New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs
New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million to help Native American communities create their own student programs, including efforts to teach and preserve Indigenous languages.
Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation
An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nationโs No. 2 state for oil production has advanced past its first committee vetting at the New Mexico Legislature.
Grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin opens two paths for prosecutors
Alec Baldwin once again is facing a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico.
GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere's largest wind project
One of the world's largest renewable energy developers will be getting hundreds of wind turbines from General Electric business GE Vernova as part of a record equipment order and long-term service deal.
New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds
Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that temporarily ban firearms at public parks and playgrounds by treating gun violence as a public health crisis.
New Mexico considers setback requirements for oil wells near schools and day care centers
A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations.
Wells Fargo workers at New Mexico branch vote to unionize, a first in modern era for a major bank
Employees at a Wells Fargo bank in New Mexico have voted to unionize, the first time that workers at a major U.S. bank have attempted to organize in the modern era.
Leaders seek to expand crime-fighting net of cameras and sensors beyond New Mexico's largest city
New Mexicoโs largest city is blanketed with a network of cameras, license plate readers and special listening devices that hone in on the sound of gunfire.
New Mexico extends ban on oil and gas leasing around Chaco park, an area sacred to Native Americans
New oil and natural gas leasing will be prohibited on New Mexico state land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park for the next 20 years.
US wildlife managers capture wandering Mexican wolf, attempt dating game ahead of breeding season
A Mexican gray wolf that traveled far beyond the boundaries set in the Southwestern U.S. for managing the endangered species is back in captivity after being captured Saturday in northern New Mexico.
Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for an unconventional proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly.
New Mexico, the No. 2 oil-producing US state, braces for possible end to income bonanza
New Mexico is bracing for the possibility that a bonanza in oil income for the nation's No. 2 oil producing state will end if the world's thirst for oil falters.
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in a remote desert area in Arizona.
Facebook parent sued by New Mexico alleging it has failed to shield children from predators
New Mexico's attorney general is suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram claiming it failed to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them.
US wildlife managers have no immediate plans to capture wandering Mexican gray wolf
Itโs been a long journey from the forests of Arizona, across the dusty high desert of central New Mexico to the edge of what is known as the Yellowstone of the Southwest for one lone Mexican gray wolf.
What to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting
Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico.
Former New Mexico State players charged with sex crimes in locker-room hazing case
Three former New Mexico State basketball players were charged with multiple sex crimes related to a series of alleged assaults of teammates that led to the disbandment of the team in the middle of last season.
Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says
A new study shows that most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized addiction treatment and other voluntary support services aimed at protecting children.
Visitors tour New Mexico atomic site in likely record attendance fueled by 'Oppenheimer' fanfare
Visitors have lined to tour the southern New Mexico site where the worldโs first atomic bomb was detonated.
Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case
Jurors have delivered split verdicts in a case that stemmed from the search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia.
โRing of fireโ solar eclipse begins its path across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil
Cheers and shouts of joy erupted as a rare โring of fireโ eclipse of the sun made its way across the Americas.
New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings.
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse will slice across Americas on Saturday with millions along path
Tens of millions in the Americas are getting front-row seats for a rare โring of fireโ eclipse of the sun.
New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says
A New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region.
US moves closer to underground testing of nuclear weapons stockpile without any actual explosions
Scientists charged with making sure the United States' aging stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go, if needed, say theyโll start shipping key components to the Nevada desert next year.
Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas
New research shows that fossil footprints discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico's White Sands National Park date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago.
Elite pilots prepare for โcamping out in the skyโ as they compete in prestigious ballooning race
A radio, batteries and a trap door on the side for stretching are some of the things pilots are relying on to endure what's been called the world's oldest gas balloon race.
Teen testifies about boy's death and firearms training at New Mexico compound
Prosecutors have presented detailed testimony about the final moments of a toddler who was taken by relatives to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died.
Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
A group of Chinese immigrant workers is suing over forced labor and human trafficking claims that stem from an illegal marijuana growing operation in northwestern New Mexico.
New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map
Accusations that New Mexicoโs Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote of a politically conservative oil-producing region with its redistricting map have gone to trial.
Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid
Jury selection has begun in the trial of several members of an extended family who face trial on kidnapping and terrorism charges linked to a law enforcement raid on their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018.
Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child's remains
Two firearms charges have been dismissed amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boyโs decomposed body.
State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan
Governors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business ties with Taiwan in hopes of attracting new foreign investments and jobs to their landlocked states.
New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather.
New Mexico governor's suspension of right to public carry ignites protests, lawsuits and debates
Some demonstrators defiantly wore holstered handguns on their hips or carried rifles in a rally by gun-rights advocates, protesting New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grishamโs surprise order to suspend for 30 days the right to carry firearms after two children were recently killed in separate shootings.
Sheriff in New Mexico's most populous county rejects governor's gun ban, calling it unconstitutional
The sheriff in New Mexicoโs largest metro area has vowed not to enforce an emergency order by the governor to temporarily suspend the right to carry firearms in public in and around the city of Albuquerque.
Group sues after New Mexico governor suspends right to carry guns in Albuquerque in public
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grishamโs emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque has drawn an immediate court challenge Saturday from a gun-rights group.
Correction: Albuquerque Guns story
In a story published Sept. 8, 2023, about New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham suspending the right to carry guns in public, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the governor was flanked by the Albuquerque-area district attorney at a news conference.
From piรฑata to postage stamp, US celebrates centuries-old Hispanic tradition
The U.S. Postal Service is rolling out its latest special edition postage stamps, paying homage to a Hispanic tradition that has evolved over centuries to become a universal symbol of celebration.
Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died.