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• Arraignment slated for suspected Old Navy arsonist

  02-01-2017 23:43
  
  The man accused of firebombing an Old Navy store in Albuquerque will go back before a federal judge this week.
  
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• Carlsbad Caverns continues to struggle with elevator maintenance issues

  02-01-2017 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) — The troubles with the elevator at Carlsbad Caverns aren’t over.
  The elevators underwent a major fix last year after being down for months. Now maintenance issues have forced them down again. With that, visitors are left no choice but to make the long trek down the cave by foot.
  Rep. Steve Pearce’s office says part of the problem is red tape. It’s become a priority for both Pearce and Sen. Tom Udall to get the elevators back up and running.
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• Firefighters responding to church fire in southeast Albuquerque

  02-01-2017 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire officials say they are responding to a church fire located in southeast Albuquerque.
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says the fire is located at 409 Arno Street SE. AFD says smoke is visible.
  This is a developing story. KRQE News 13 has a crew on scene and will provide more information as it becomes available.
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• Fire officials investigating church fire in southeast Albuquerque

  02-01-2017 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire officials are investigating after responding to a church fire in southeast Albuquerque Monday afternoon.
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says the fire happened at a church at 409 Santa Fe Avenue SE near Arno Street.
  Firefighters say when they arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from the church. The fire was contained to the main sanctuary, although the rest of the church did suffer minor smoke damage, according to AFD.
  AFD says no one was inside and th
  
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• Fire officials investigating church fire in downtown Albuquerque

  02-01-2017 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire officials are investigating after responding to a church fire in downtown Albuquerque Monday afternoon.
  The Albuquerque Fire Department said the fire happened at The Joy Light Church of God, located at 409 Santa Fe Avenue near Arno Street.
  The fire was contained inside the church. The building remains standing, but according to firefighters there’s significant water and smoke damage inside.
  As firefighters worked to put out the fire, congregants s
  
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• Updated: Police search for 6-year-old missing since New Year’s Eve

  02-01-2017 23:06
  
  AURORA, Colo. — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora are searching for a 6-year-old boy who is believed to have wandered away from his home on New Year’s Eve. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies were helping search for David Puckett on Monday by going door-to-door within 2.5 miles of his home. Bloodhounds […]
  
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• Updated: 4 children die in Texas gas poisoning; others injured

  02-01-2017 23:06
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — A poisonous gas believed to have been released when someone tried to wash away a pesticide that had been sprayed under a Texas home killed four children and left six other people hospitalized, officials said Monday. Phosphine gas was likely released when water mixed with the pest control chemical, Amarillo fire officials […]
  
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• Updated: New Yellowstone dam challenged over sturgeon worries

  02-01-2017 23:05
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife advocates plan to challenge the approval of a new Yellowstone River dam aimed at benefiting Montana and North Dakota farmers that critics say could kill off a dwindling population of a fish species dating to the time of dinosaurs. A bypass channel would be built alongside the concrete irrigation dam near […]
  
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• Updated: Mexicans block roads, stations to protest gasoline hikes

  02-01-2017 23:05
  
  MEXICO CITY — Small groups of protesters blockaded some roads and gasoline stations in Mexico on Monday to protest a government price deregulation that sent the price of fuel up by as much as 20 percent over the weekend. One group blockaded a privately owned gasoline station on Mexico City’s main boulevard, shouting: “The people, […]
  
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• Updated: GOP Congress feels it has mandate to undo Obama’s agenda

  02-01-2017 23:03
  
  WASHINGTON — Republicans’ grip on all levers of power stands as a mandate to the GOP-led Congress, which will move swiftly to try to undo eight years of outgoing President Barack Obama’s agenda. With Republican President-elect Donald Trump just weeks away from assuming office, GOP lawmakers plan to open the 115th Congress on Tuesday and […]
  
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• Convicted sex offender released on technicality

  02-01-2017 21:50
  
  This time last year Anthony Samora was serving a life sentence for the rape and kidnapping of a teenage boy in Albuquerque. Tonight he is free.
  
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• Finland to pay unemployed basic income of $587 per month

  02-01-2017 21:10 via krqe.com
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — Finland has become the first country in Europe to pay its unemployed citizens a basic monthly income, amounting to 560 euros ($587), in a unique social experiment which is hoped to cut government red tape, reduce poverty and boost employment.
  Olli Kangas from the Finnish government agency KELA, which is responsible for the country’s social benefits, said Monday that the two-year trial with the 2,000 randomly picked citizens who receive unemployment benefits kicked off
  
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• Updated: Carolina's equipment man savors chance to skate in a game

  02-01-2017 20:52
  
  Jorge Alves usually sharpens the Carolina Hurricanes' skates. Lately, the team's equipment manager has been lacing up his own. It's…
  
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• Stocks start 2017 with gains, but many markets stay shut

  02-01-2017 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Global stocks rose on the first day of 2017, though trading volumes were thin as many major markets observed New Year’s holidays.
  KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX closed 1 percent higher at 11,598.33 and France’s CAC 40 rose 0.4 percent to 4,882.38. Italy’s FTSE MIB gained 1.7 percent to 19,566.53, though trading was still suspended in the shares of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the bank that is due to get a government bailout. Britain’s FTSE 100, which
  
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• Funeral services scheduled for Four Hills shooting victims

  02-01-2017 20:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The funeral will take place Monday for the three children murdered in Four Hills. Eli, 5, 6-year-old Olivia and 9-year-old Ian Mascarenas were shot along with their mother on December 5, 2016, by an ex-boyfriend in their home.
  Their mother was critically injured but survived.
  The funeral services for the kids will take place Monday afternoon at the Believers Center in Albuquerque. The family issued a statement last week thanking the public for their support and a
  
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• Funeral service held for Four Hills shooting victims

  02-01-2017 20:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The three children who were fatally shot inside their Albuquerque home in December were laid to rest Monday.
  Eli, 5, Olivia, 6, and Ian Mascarenas, 9, were killed after their mother’s ex-boyfriend ambushed the family.
  He was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and later died at the hospital. The mother survived but was critically injured.
  The private funeral service took place at the Believer’s Center in Albuquerque Monday afternoon.
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• Woman accused of trying to steal firefighter’s vehicle faces judge

  02-01-2017 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspected truck thief accused of trying to run over two Albuquerque firefighters and ramming a deputy chief’s car faced a judge Monday as the search for her two partners in crime continues.
  Her criminal history has many asking why she was even out in the first place.
  Police say Jennifer Christensen and two others tried to steal a firefighter’s personal vehicle at Fire Station 9 near Menaul and Eubank early Saturday morning. She initially took off
  
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• Rose Parade proceeds under clouds with additional security

  02-01-2017 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Rose Parade is underway under cloudy skies and with additional security.
  The 128th annual parade got started Monday with an added police presence and measures to prevent a vehicle from barreling into the route.
  Sturdy barricades are erected at more than 50 intersections to prevent a terrorist attack like ones that happened in Berlin and France last year when trucks plowed into crowds.
  Flower-covered floats feature waterfalls, a roller coaster and surfing dogs. T
  
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• Rose Parade features colorful floats, heavy police security

  02-01-2017 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The colorful and lively Rose Parade marched safely Monday under cloudy skies and the watchful presence of more than 1,000 law enforcement officers.
  No major problems were reported after security and other safety measures were beefed up for the 128th annual parade as a response to several terror attacks in Europe in the past year.
  There were no known threats toward Pasadena, officials said, but in addition to uniformed and plainclothes officers, additional secur
  
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• Congress ushers in new era of all-Republican rule

  02-01-2017 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress ushers in a new era of all-Republican rule.
  On Tuesday at noon, with plenty of pomp and pageantry, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, with an emboldened GOP intent on unraveling eight years of President Barack Obama’s Democratic agenda and targeting massive legacy programs from Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson such as Social Security and Medicare.
  In the election, Republicans kept their tight grip on the House and outmaneuvered the D
  
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• Twins delivered minutes apart have different birth years

  02-01-2017 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Twins delivered 10 minutes apart at an Arizona hospital over the New Year’s weekend have different birth years.
  Phoenix TV station KNXV-TV reports that parents Holly and Brandon Shay welcomed their first son, Sawyer, into the world at 11:51 p.m. Saturday at Banner Hospital.
  Their second son, Everett, arrived one minute after midnight on Sunday.
  The father joked that Sawyer will tease his brother about being the older sibling.
  The same thing happened over the we
  
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• Updated: Broncos coach Gary Kubiak officially steps down

  02-01-2017 17:18
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak stepped down from his dream job on Monday because of health concerns, saying “the demands of the job are no longer a good fit for me.” Kubiak missed a week of work in October after suffering a complex migraine, his second health scare in three years. Kubiak […]
  
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• Texas lawmaker recovering after being shot at new year’s party

  02-01-2017 17:12
  
  WESLACO, Texas — A state lawmaker says he’s recovering after being struck in the head during a new year’s celebration by what he suspects was celebratory gunfire. Rep. Armando Martinez told The Monitor newspaper (http://bit.ly/2iZLkD3 ) that he had gathered with his family late Saturday at a residence near the South Texas town of Weslaco. […]
  
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• Updated: Puerto Rico’s new gov seeks statehood to help end crisis

  02-01-2017 17:10
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s new governor was sworn in Monday as the U.S. territory prepares for what many believe will be new austerity measures and a renewed push for statehood to haul the island out of a deep economic crisis. Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 37, proposed several measures aimed at alleviating the crisis […]
  
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• Updated: Puerto Rico’s new gov promises immediate push for statehood

  02-01-2017 17:10
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s new governor was sworn in Monday, promising an immediate push for statehood in a territory facing a deep economic crisis. Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 37, proposed several measures aimed at alleviating the crisis shortly after he was sworn in at midnight. Among them is a proposal to hold a […]
  
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• Feds seek to protect geothermal features at Valles Caldera

  02-01-2017 17:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Geothermal features within a national preserve in northern New Mexico that marks the heart of an ancient collapsed volcano could get extra protections under a new effort by the National Park Service.
  Officials say Valles Caldera National Preserve would become the 17th park unit with designated thermal features. Yellowstone, Crater Lake and Hawaii Volcanoes are on the list.
  Valles Calderas is home to vast grasslands and the remnants of one of North America’s f
  
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• 3 people arrested in Dakota Access pipeline stadium protest

  02-01-2017 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three people are in custody Monday after two Dakota Access pipeline protesters rappelled from the roof of the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to hang a banner during the Minnesota Vikings’ season finale against the Chicago Bears.
  The game was not interrupted by the protest Sunday, but eight rows of fans seated below the banner were cleared as a precaution. The Vikings beat the Bears, 38-10.
  The banner urged Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank to divest from the four-state
  
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• Recovery efforts resuming for small plane carrying 6

  02-01-2017 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say recovery efforts are resuming in the search for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie, near Cleveland.
  The city of Cleveland said Monday morning that weather conditions are favorable for searching, with light winds and fairly calm waters. Seven vessels and four dive teams are taking part in waters 35-45 feet deep.
  The city says there have been multiple reports of debris washing ashore east of Burke Lakefront Airport, where a plan
  
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• Bag that washed ashore is from plane carrying 6, police say

  02-01-2017 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A bag that washed ashore near a private harbor has been confirmed as coming from a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland, authorities said Monday as they resumed a search for the missing aircraft.
  The city said there have been multiple reports of debris washing ashore east of Burke Lakefront Airport, where a plane carrying a family of four and two neighbors departed late Thursday. John T. Fleming, chief executive of a Columbus-based
  
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• Gas prices continue to rise

  02-01-2017 16:24 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The New Year brings a pricier look at the gas pump.
  GasBuddy.com says the average price for a gallon of gas nationally is $2.34, and that’s about 35 cents more than a year ago.
  Oil analyst Patrick DeHaan says the price has jumped 18 cents a gallon over the last few weeks. The rapid rise is all about OPEC’s decision to cut output, which means a jump in the price of crude oil.
  DeHaan adds motorists can expect to spend anywhere from 25 to 50 cents more at the pump t
  
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• Firearm thefts hit ABQ, nation

  02-01-2017 15:46
  
  One of the ways police solve violent crimes is by tracing what gun was used at the scene. But that technique is becoming more difficult as gun thefts rise across the nation.
  
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• First 2017 ABQ baby comes minutes after midnight

  02-01-2017 15:37
  
  The first Albuquerque baby of 2017 was born minutes after midnight on New Year’s Eve.
  
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• Dogs escape house fire they may have caused

  02-01-2017 15:07
  
  Firefighters are saying they believe two dogs started a house fire in southeast Albuquerque Sunday morning.
  
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• Trump spokesman: President-elect wants more info on Russia

  02-01-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer is defending cryptic comments by President-elect Donald Trump that he knows “things that other people don’t know” when it comes to allegations of Russian hacking.
  Spicer tells Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” that Trump is getting national security briefings “on a daily basis” and “there doesn’t seem to be conclusive evidence” Russians were behind the h
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Missing children found, mother arrested

  02-01-2017 15:01 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. An Albuquerque mom is now in custody and the six kids that police deemed missing are now safe. KRQE News 13 brought you this story as breaking news Friday. That’s when police say Genoveva Fazio was accused of attacking and sexually assaulting her 14-year-old son and then running off with her other children. This sparked a state-wide manhunt and alerts by police. Police are now saying that Fazio in custody at the Navajo County Jail in Holbrook, Arizona.
  
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• NYE celebrations: gunshots or fireworks?

  02-01-2017 14:57
  
  Each year we're reminded that New Mexico has a wild-Western love for firing guns to ring in the New Year.
  
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• Club closure creates uncertain plans for bride

  02-01-2017 14:54
  
  A couple says their plans of getting married at Club Rio Rancho this summer are destroyed because the club has closed its doors.
  
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• Vandalized Hollywood sign briefly reads ‘HOLLYWeeD’

  02-01-2017 14:19 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — No, Los Angeles residents, it wasn’t your hangovers playing tricks on you. The Hollywood sign really did read “HOLLYWeeD” for a few hours on New Year’s Day.
  Police were investigating Sunday after a prankster used giant tarps to turn two of the iconic sign’s white Os into Es sometime overnight.
  The vandal, dressed in all black, was recorded by security cameras and could face a misdemeanor trespassing charge, said Sgt. Robert Payan.
  The person
  
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• Kubiak tells Broncos he’s leaving for health reasons

  02-01-2017 14:16 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Broncos coach Gary Kubiak informed his players after their victory over Oakland on Sunday that he’s stepping away from the game and the team he loves. He said the grind of coaching was taking too big of a toll on his health.
  “In all honesty, I’ve struggled this year ,” said Kubiak, who has fought fatigue ever since suffering a complex migraine back in October.
  Kubiak, 55, leaves with two years left on his contract and a 24-11 record in Denver. Includin
  
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• Broncos coach Gary Kubiak officially steps down

  02-01-2017 14:16 via krqe.com
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Eighteen years after Gary Kubiak tried to talk John Elway out of retiring, the roles were reversed.
  The result was the same.
  “He put up his hand and said, ‘Remember when you did that to me?” Elway recounted. “I said, ‘Yeah, OK.'”
  With that, Kubiak, 55, left the NFL pressure cooker over season-long health concerns, stepping down from his dream job Monday with two years left on his contract, a grateful family and a Super Bowl 5
  
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• New top prosecutor sworn in for Bernalillo County

  02-01-2017 13:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A new top prosecutor has taken over as district attorney in Bernalillo County for the first time in 16 years.
  Raul Torrez was sworn in Sunday in a private ceremony at the 2nd Judicial District offices.
  He replaces Kari Brandenburg, who had been district attorney since 2001 and chose not to see re-election.
  The state’s most populous county has seen high crime rates, a steep criminal case backlog, and a fractured relationship between the DA and law enforcement.
  
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• Under 3 weeks left: Obama in closing stretch of presidency

  02-01-2017 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — His last presidential vacation behind him, Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his presidency, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy before handing the reins to President-elect Donald Trump.
  Obama returns to Washington midday Monday from Hawaii with about two-dozen work days left. His final days will largely be consumed by a bid to protect his endangered health care law, a major farewell speech and the ongoing handove
  
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• With Roof as his own lawyer, sentencing begins in slayings

  02-01-2017 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The same jury that last month unanimously found Dylann Roof guilty in the slayings of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church is returning to court to begin contemplating his punishment.
  With the 22-year-old representing himself, the process is sure to be unconventional. But even if Roof is sentenced to death, it’s highly unlikely he’d be executed anytime soon.
  While prosecutors plan to call up to 38 people related to the nine people killed an
  
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• Updated: Dog named Scarface attacks family for dressing it in sweater

  02-01-2017 12:54
  
  Police in Florida say a dog named Scarface attacked a family who tried to put a sweater on it. Tampa…
  
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• Updated: Dog attacks family trying to dress it in sweater, 3 hurt

  02-01-2017 12:54
  
  Police in Florida say an angry dog sent three people to the hospital after one tried to put a sweater…
  
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• Medicare launches revamp for heart attacks, hip fractures

  02-01-2017 12:52 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Heart attacks and broken hips cause much suffering and worry as people grow older. This year, Medicare wants to start changing how it pays for treatment of these life-threatening conditions, to promote quality and contain costs. Beneficiaries and family members may notice a new approach.
  Hospitals and doctors in dozens of communities selected for large-scale experiments on this front are already gearing up. The goal is to test the notion that better coordination among cli
  
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• Woman arrested in father-in-law’s death in San Miguel County

  02-01-2017 12:50 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a 52-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing her father-in-law, whose body was found after a fire broke out at his San Miguel County home.
  Ruth Rivera was jailed Friday. She faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence.
  New Mexico State Police say officers had responded to 81-year-old Arthur Rivera’s home Wednesday after receiving a report of a man who had fallen.
  Officers arrived to find the house full of smoke f
  
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• Samsung, Hyundai Motor see growing uncertainties in 2017

  02-01-2017 12:50 via krqe.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chiefs of Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor said Monday their businesses would face increased uncertainties due to growing protectionism.
  Samsung Vice Chair Kwon Oh-hyun urged employees in a new year’s speech to reform the company by strengthening quality control as growth slows in its key markets and trade protectionism increases uncertainties in the economy and politics.
  Samsung is expected to announce this month the findings of its investigation into
  
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• 17 still missing after Indonesia boat fire kills 23

  02-01-2017 12:50 via krqe.com
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A search resumed Monday for 17 people reported missing after a ferry fire off the coast of Indonesia’s capital that left at least 23 dead, officials said.
  The victims died Sunday when the vessel, Zahro Express, carrying more than 260 people from a port near Jakarta to Tidung, a resort island in the Kepulauan Seribu chain, caught fire, officials said. Most of the passengers were Indonesians celebrating the New Year holiday, according to local media reports.
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• Yemen’s children starve as war drags on

  02-01-2017 12:48 via krqe.com
  
  ABS, Yemen (AP) — As the first light of dawn trickles in through the hospital window, 19-year-old Mohammed Ali learns that his two-year-old cousin has died of hunger. But he has to remain strong for his little brother Mohannad, who could be next.
  He holds his brother’s hand as the five-year-old struggles to breathe, his skin stretched tight over tiny ribs. “I have already lost a cousin to malnutrition today, I can’t lose my little brother,” he says.
  They are among c
  
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