Albuquerque news

• Updated: Alabama could be No. 1 in recruiting rankings once again

  31-01-2017 23:59
  
  Alabama is on the verge of making history if it can stay a step ahead of Ohio State as top high school prospects finalize their college decisions Wednesday on national Signing Day, which will h have less suspense than usual. The Crimson Tide are on pace to top the team recruiting rankings for a seventh […]
  
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• Nearly 50 higher education associations unite to oppose travel ban

  31-01-2017 23:59
  
  In response to President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on immigration, nearly 50 higher education organizations united Tuesday to urge the secretary of homeland security to ensure that the U.S. remains an ambition for the brightest students and scholars from around the world. On Friday, Trump signed the order, which began a temporary ban on […]
  
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• Lawyers for inmates criticize revised execution procedures

  31-01-2017 23:59
  
  PHOENIX — Lawyers for death-row inmates say recent changes to Arizona’s procedures for carrying out the death penalty didn’t do enough to confront abuses in the state’s power to decide the methods and amounts of drugs used in executions. The state released the revisions to the procedures earlier this month as it battles an inmate […]
  
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• Lavu chief speaks out on travel ban

  31-01-2017 23:43
  
  One of New Mexico’s high-flying technology startups, Lavu Inc., is adding its voice to the lineup of companies speaking out against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Lavu President Ohad Jehassi told company employees in a memo Tuesday that the travel ban against seven Muslim-majority countries does not reflect Lavu’s core values, which are based on […]
  
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• Former student remembers woman who died after crash caused by accused thieves

  31-01-2017 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Almost two weeks after 14-year-old Shaylee Boling was killed by a pair of suspected car thieves, KRQE News 13 has learned her mother, who was in critical condition, died Tuesday afternoon.
  Immediate family and UNM Hospital have confirmed Shaylee’s mom, Shuanna Arredondo-Boling, died Tuesday afternoon.
  KRQE News 13 spoke with Shaunna’s mother Tuesday afternoon. She said Shaunna suffered a stroke Monday night and spent most of the day Tuesday
  
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• Family: Mother of Albuquerque teen killed in crash has also died

  31-01-2017 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Almost two weeks after 14-year-old Shaylee Boling was killed by a pair of suspected car thieves, KRQE News 13 has learned her mother, who was in critical condition, died Tuesday afternoon.
  Immediate family and UNM Hospital have confirmed Shaylee’s mom, Shuanna Arredondo-Boling, died Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, one of the suspects is still on the run.
  Police don’t think 24-year-old Paul Garcia is still in Albuquerque, but said Tuesday he could be in
  
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• Bobcat escapes from National Zoo in Washington

  31-01-2017 23:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A bobcat that escaped from its enclosure at the National Zoo is perfectly capable of surviving in the wild and would find plenty to eat in a leafy park nearby, zoo officials said Monday.
  The female bobcat, believed to be about 7 years old, was found to be missing Monday morning when it didn’t show up for breakfast. At the zoo, the bobcat is known as Ollie.
  The bobcat poses no danger to the public, the zoo said.
  While no bobcats are known to live in Rock Creek Park,
  
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• Super Bowl Opening Night held at Houston’s Minute Maid Park

  31-01-2017 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — Formerly Super Bowl Media Day, Super Bowl Opening Night was held Monday at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Astros.
  The New England Patriots are introduced during opening night for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game at Minute Maid Park Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Players and coaches from both teams met the media for the first time since arriving in Houston in front of roughly 10,000 fans who paid to
  
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• Sentencing for retired Saints star’s killer reset for March

  31-01-2017 22:20
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Sentencing for the man who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith has been postponed to March 27. Prosecution and defense attorneys in the Cardell Hayes case agreed Tuesday to push back a sentencing in mid-February. Smith was killed in a traffic confrontation in New Orleans last April. The 29-year-old […]
  
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• Lawsuit says NCAA, Riddell didn’t educate on head injuries

  31-01-2017 22:20
  
  The NCAA and helmet maker Riddell are defendants in separate class-action lawsuits alleging they failed to protect football players from long-term head injuries and didn’t educate them about the risks. The Fort Worth firm of Circelli, Walter & Young filed the lawsuits Monday in federal courts in Indianapolis and San Francisco. The lawsuits ask for […]
  
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• Updated: Guinness plans to brew in America again, for the first time in six decades

  31-01-2017 22:16
  
  By the end of the year, Guinness lovers who want to sample beers fresh from the brewery’s taps won’t need to hop on a plane to Dublin – they’ll just have to get in their car and drive on Interstate 95. Diageo Beer Company USA, the parent company of Guinness, announced today that it plans […]
  
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• Ranking the watchability of all 50 Super Bowl games ever played

  31-01-2017 22:16
  
  In preparing for Super Bowl 51 on Feb. 5, we’ve done our homework, ranking all 50 previous Super Bowls on how enjoyable they were to watch. Arriving at these conclusions was actually pretty simple. Ask yourself a few questions: Was there exciting drama? A legendary performance? A moment that we still can’t forget? Or were […]
  
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• After mosque attack, Canadian Muslims point to anti-immigrant ‘trash radio’

  31-01-2017 22:16
  
  QUEBEC CITY, Canada – They call it “radio poubelle,” or trash radio. Quebec City has developed the dubious reputation as Canada’s capital of shock jocks, online radio hosts who love to provoke with their outrageous talk about women, homosexuals and Muslims. As this city of 800,000 deals with the emotional aftermath of Sunday’s shooting at […]
  
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• 4 hurt in helicopter crash during training at Fort Campbell

  31-01-2017 21:13 via krqe.com
  
  FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Fort Campbell says four soldiers have been injured in a helicopter crash at the Army post.
  The post said in a news release the crash happened during training shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday. The helicopter is a UH-60 Blackhawk from the 101st Airborne Division.
  The post didn’t immediately release the names of those injured or the nature of their injuries, but said they were taken to medical treatment facilities.
  The crash is being investigated.
  Fort Campbell is
  
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• Lobos forward Tim Williams out with foot injury

  31-01-2017 21:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lobos will have to compete for the Mountain West crown without star forward Tim Williams.
  He is out indefinitely with a stress reaction in his left foot. It’s the latest in a string of injuries that have hit the Lobos program.
  Head coach Craig Neal revealed the news about Williams Tuesday morning in a statement.
  “It’s with my great regret that I have to announce that Tim Williams is going to miss a substantial amount of time. We don’t
  
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• DeVos may have used official’s remarks without attribution

  31-01-2017 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos appears to have used quotes from an Obama administration official without attribution in her written responses to questions from Democrats considering her nomination.
  DeVos’ nomination cleared the Senate Health, Education, Pensions and Labor Committee on Tuesday, despite fierce opposition from Democrats.
  In response to a question on LGBT rights, DeVos wrote to Sen. Patty Murray, the committee’s top Democrat, “Every
  
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• Who is Trump’s high court pick? Announcement Tuesday night

  31-01-2017 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was poised Tuesday to announce his choice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, one of the most consequential moves of his young administration and a decision with ramifications that could long outlast his time in office.
  Graphic shows profile information for three potential Supreme Court nominees.The president is to unveil his pick during an 8 p.m. EST televised address from the White House.
  Trump is said to have made his selection from a group
  
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• Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

  31-01-2017 20:29 via krqe.com
  
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a selection expected to spark a fierce fight with Democrats over a jurist who could shape America’s legal landscape for decades to come.
  At 49, Gorsuch is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in a quarter century. He’s distinguished himself on the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals with his clear, colloquial
  
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• Crews begin construction on La Cueva High School special needs wing

  31-01-2017 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews kicked off construction at La Cueva High School on a special needs support wing.
  The new facility will include nine classrooms designed for special-needs learning, as well as specialty areas for sensory learning, outdoor learning, and occupational and physical therapy.
  Albuquerque Public Schools says the goal is to create a more inclusive learning environment by offering spaces that are better suited to the students.
  The project also includes renovations to
  
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• Work officially begins on new Albuquerque baseball complex

  31-01-2017 20:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new baseball complex in Albuquerque is a big step closer to reality. The official groundbreaking was held Tuesday for the new facility on Albuquerque’s Westside.
  It will be located on Arroyo Vista and 118th next to Albuquerque Public Schools’ new football stadium.
  The first phase will include five full sized baseball fields. The second phase will add a dozen softball and little league fields with concession stands, locker rooms and bleachers. It wil
  
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• Updated: Who is Trump’s high court pick? Announcement Tuesday night

  31-01-2017 20:11
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was poised Tuesday to announce his choice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, one of the most consequential moves of his young administration and a decision with ramifications that could long outlast his time in office. The president is to unveil his pick during an 8 p.m. EST […]
  
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• New coalition begins grading crime legislation in NM

  31-01-2017 20:09
  
  SANTA FE — A coalition that includes the American Civil Liberties Union and New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops has awarded high grades to two crime proposals circulating through the Legislature — one focusing on the testing of rape-examination kits, the other limiting private employers’ power to ask about the criminal history of job applicants. […]
  
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• US official says 872 refugees to be allowed in

  31-01-2017 20:02
  
  WASHINGTON — Nearly 900 refugees will be allowed into the United States this week despite President Donald Trump’s order suspending the U.S. refugees program, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday. Kevin McAleenan, acting commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, said 872 refugees would be granted waivers, which he said was allowed for […]
  
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• New: Jewish Community Center evacuated after bomb scare

  31-01-2017 19:51
  
  Albuquerque’s Jewish Community Center was evacuated Tuesday morning after someone called the center and said there was a bomb inside, according to an Albuquerque police spokesman. The bomb squad was still doing a sweep late Tuesday morning, officer Simon Drobik said. He said officers didn’t have to evacuate the building, which is near Wyoming and […]
  
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• Taunted by Trump, ‘Little Katy’ stood her ground – and became a star because of it

  31-01-2017 19:41
  
  It started in June 2015, at a small gathering in Bedford, New Hampshire. NBC News had assigned reporter Katy Tur to cover the nascent candidacy of Donald Trump just a few hours earlier. Tur was standing among a dozen or so reporters, tweeting Trump’s remarks, when he stopped talking and looked at her. “Katy, you’re […]
  
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• Highlighting 10 of the biggest plays in Super Bowl history

  31-01-2017 19:21 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — When you think of the Super Bowl, you think of the NFL’s dynasties, the Lombardi trophy and the confetti showering the field – but the best moments, and perhaps what makes the Super Bowl so great – is the big plays that cement those games in our memories.
  Here’s a look at 10 of the biggest plays in Super Bowl history:
  10. Desmond Howard does it all
  In this Jan. 26, 1997 file photo, Green Bay’s Desmond Howard (81) returns a kickoff 99 yards fo
  
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• Updated: Breitbart speaker at Berkeley stirs debate over free speech

  31-01-2017 18:47
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. — Fans and foes agree that Milo Yiannopoulos specializes in controversy. The polarizing editor from Breitbart News is a self-proclaimed internet troll who has been criticized as racist, misogynist and white supremacist. His scheduled visit Wednesday to the University of California at Berkeley has raised an issue facing campuses across America at the […]
  
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• Moose rescued after fall into Idaho basement

  31-01-2017 18:47
  
  KETCHUM, Idaho — Authorities say a female moose is safe after she fell through an unlatched window into the basement of an Idaho home. The Idaho Mountain Express reports (http://bit.ly/2jzbGrm ) that the moose spent about three hours in the Hailey basement early Sunday morning. Law enforcement officers and those from the Idaho Department of […]
  
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• Albuquerque police investigate bomb threat at Jewish Community Center

  31-01-2017 18:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center has sparked a police investigation.
  Officials say someone called in the threat prompting the evacuation of 190 peopleTuesday including 90 children.
  Albuquerque police are on scene.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News Tagged: News App Alert
  
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• Her global challenge: Developing the next generation of women leaders

  31-01-2017 18:30
  
  MIAMI — Teresa Valdes-Fauli Weintraub doesn’t shy away from a challenge, particularly when it’s helping to develop the next generation of female leaders. Early last year, at about the same time the wealth management executive moved to Merrill Lynch as managing director after nearly two decades running Fiduciary Trust International of the South, Weintraub became […]
  
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• Measuring Trump’s role in US jobs announcements

  31-01-2017 18:27
  
  Jobs growth is a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda, but there’s already debate over his role in creating and protecting thousands of U.S. jobs. Since election day, several U.S. and foreign companies — as varied as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. — have unveiled plans to add American jobs, shift […]
  
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• Education nomination advances to full Senate

  31-01-2017 18:19 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has approved Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations.
  After a heated debate Tuesday morning, senators on the Health, Education, Pensions and Labor Committee have voted 12-11 along partisan lines to support DeVos’ nomination, sending it to the full Senate for action.
  But two prominent Republicans on the committee, Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murk
  
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• Trial for man accused of shooting Albuquerque officer set

  31-01-2017 17:15
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A man suspected of fatally shooting an Albuquerque police officer in 2015 is scheduled to go to trial next year.
  
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• Coors reopened at Fortuna after accident

  31-01-2017 17:07
  
  Albuquerque police and fire departments have re-opened Coors after an accident at Coors and Fortuna slowed traffic in both directions Tuesday morning.
  
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• Updated: US consumer confidence slips in January from 15-year high

  31-01-2017 17:04
  
  WASHINGTON — Americans expressed a bit less optimism about the economy this month after their confidence soared to a 15-year high in December. The Conference Board, a business research group, reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slipped to 111.8 in January from a December reading of 113.3, which had been the highest since August […]
  
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• Children's Grief Center holds fundraiser

  31-01-2017 16:58
  
  Children typically grieve differently than adults, and it can be tough to find somewhere for them to get help. The Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico wants families to know it’s available with free help, and wants the community to know they’relooking for donations and volunteers.
  
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• Hummingbird nest halts upgrades on Bay Area bridge

  31-01-2017 16:38
  
  RICHMOND, Calif. — The discovery of a hummingbird’s nest with an egg inside is stalling upgrades on a San Francisco Bay Area bridge. KCBS reports (http://cbsloc.al/2kLxRfF ) Tuesday that the backhoes are waiting and the safety barriers are ready. But work on a key part of the $70 million Richmond-San Rafael Bridge’s upgrade project has […]
  
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• Updated: Aetna tops 4Q forecasts, starts low with 2017 forecast

  31-01-2017 16:37
  
  Aetna trumped fourth-quarter earnings expectations despite pressure from coverage it sells on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, but the health insurer’s 2017 forecast started well below Wall Street projections. The nation’s third largest insurer said Tuesday that it expects adjusted earnings of at least $8.55 for the new year. Analysts forecast, on average, earnings of […]
  
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• How love and fear kept me from dating white men

  31-01-2017 16:37
  
  I’m a black woman. Two of my best friends are white men. One is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army. The other is a Southie from Boston. Both are men I would trust to raise and protect my son should the need arise. Men who have protected and supported […]
  
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• DHS chief Kelly to talk Trump’s immigration order with congressional leaders

  31-01-2017 16:37
  
  WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly will huddle with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon, following a bipartisan backlash to President Donald Trump’s executive order halting refugee entries and banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations. Republican and Democratic committee leaders have been invited to the closed-door meeting with Kelly, according to Democrats familiar […]
  
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• Southbound Coors at Fortuna reopened after crash

  31-01-2017 16:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Southbound Coors at Fortuna is now open following a crash caused a brief shut down Tuesday.
  Traffic in the area should new be moving normally.
  Details about the crash have not been released.**Update** All lanes both directions are open on Coors
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) January 31, 2017***Update 2 lanes Northbound open on Coors and 1 lane Southbound on Coors.
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) January 31, 2017**Update** Southbound Coors at Fort
  
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• One lane of southbound Coors at Fortuna reopened

  31-01-2017 16:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One lane of southbound Coors at Fortuna has been opened following a crash that caused a brief shut down.
  Drivers should expect delays or seek an alternative route.
  Details about the crash have not been released.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.***Update 2 lanes Northbound open on Coors and 1 lane Southbound on Coors.
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) January 31, 2017**Update** Southbound Coors at Fortuna will be shut down
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• At a moment of uncertainty, Fed likely to leave rates alone

  31-01-2017 16:15 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is all but sure to leave interest rates alone when it ends a policy meeting Wednesday at a time of steady gains for the U.S. economy but also heightened uncertainty surrounding the new Trump administration.
  The Fed will likely signal that it wants further time of monitor the progress of the economy and that it still envisions a gradual pace of rate increases ahead.
  “I don’t look for the Fed to do anything this week,” said Sung Won Soh
  
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• GOP pushing Price, Sessions, DeVos a step toward Senate OK

  31-01-2017 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are muscling more of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees to the cusp of Senate confirmation over Democratic objections, with committees poised to advance his picks to head agencies in the thick of partisan battles over health care, legal protections, education and the economy.
  The Senate Finance Committee was expected Tuesday to advance Trump’s picks of Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to be health secretary and Steve Mnuchin, a wealthy former financie
  
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• GOP forced to delay Senate committee votes on Price, Mnuchin

  31-01-2017 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans delayed indefinitely planned Senate committee votes on President Donald Trump’s picks to be Health and Treasury secretaries on Tuesday after Democrats boycotted the session and demanded more information on the two nominees’ past financial behavior.
  The extraordinary and abrupt postponement came as congressional Democrats, in a confrontational mood over Trump administration actions, also used lengthy speeches at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting
  
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• Fans flock to Houston for Super Bowl LI

  31-01-2017 16:04 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR) – More football fans are in Houston this morning as the countdown to Super Bowl 51 continues.
  Day one is in the books and as day two begins fans continue to flock to Houston. The excitement surrounding the week’s events has people coming whether they are football fans or not.
  The Space City is opening its doors to welcome people from all over. Whether they’ve traveled from nearby, out of state, or even from another country, it’s a week centered around f
  
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• Police: Florida pastor caught with man's wife, flees naked

  31-01-2017 15:21
  
  A police report says a prominent Florida pastor was forced to run out of a house naked after a woman's…
  
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• Voter fraud claims not new in New Mexico

  31-01-2017 15:05
  
  President Donald Trump is calling for a major probe into what he claims was voter fraud. He believes many illegal immigrants voted in the election, costing him the popular vote. About 10 years ago, similar claims had a ripple effect in New Mexico.
  
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• Tuesdays Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Trump expected to announce Supreme Court justice pick

  31-01-2017 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. President Donald Trump is expected to make a big announcement Tuesday. The president is expected to name his nominee for Supreme Court justice Tuesday night in a primetime speech. This comes as people continue to protest the president’s travel and refugee ban. A new acting Attorney General is in place this morning hours after the President fired Sally Yates for ordering justice department lawyers to stop defending, the president’s executive order.
  
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• Local high school theater department to perform ‘The Oresteia’

  31-01-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a theater department known for producing at least eight main stage shows a year.
  Albuquerque High School Theater Department, one of the most prolific high-school theater programs in the country, is set to premiere ‘The Oresteia’.
  Actors, Mac McNamara and Raquel De La Huerga, joined KRQE This Morning to talk about their upcoming production.
  The Oresteia follows the story of Agamemnon and his homecoming in Argos
  
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