• ABQ’s newest major air carrier reports ‘good’ results

    ABQ’s newest major air carrier reports ‘good’ results
    Alaska Airlines says year-old ABQ-SEA flight has hit targets
  • Police detain man swinging samurai sword at NYC Apple store

    Police detain man swinging samurai sword at NYC Apple store
    NEW YORK — Authorities say a man has been taken into custody after swinging a samurai sword inside an Apple store in Manhattan. It happened shortly after 4 p.m. Friday at a store on Fifth Avenue near 59th Street. A police spokesman says the man appeared to be emotionally disturbed. Officials say there were no […]
  • Couple holds suspected burglar at gunpoint

    Couple holds suspected burglar at gunpoint
    When a couple caught a man burglarizing their garage Thursday, they asked him to stop. But when that didn’t work, they pulled out their guns and held him at gunpoint until Albuquerque police officers arrived. Police were called to a home on the 1600 block of Lafayette NE to a reported burglary in progress Thursday. […]
  • Couple hold suspected burglar at gunpoint

    Couple hold suspected burglar at gunpoint
    When a couple caught a man burglarizing their garage Thursday, they asked him to stop. But when that didn’t work, they pulled out their guns and held him at gunpoint until Albuquerque police officers arrived. Police were called to a home on the 1600 block of Lafayette NE to a reported burglary in progress Thursday. […]
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  • Something’s dropping from the top of City Hall — but what?

    Something’s dropping from the top of City Hall — but what?
    Albuquerque seeking the right object to drop during first New Year's Eve on the Plaza event
  • Paris Muslims complain of ostracism after terror attacks

    Paris Muslims complain of ostracism after terror attacks
    PARIS — Riding the Paris Metro to the city’s Grand Mosque for prayers, Samia Mahfoudia says people shoot sideways looks at her “almost as if they were saying ‘Get off.'” Ahmed El Mziouzi, a Moroccan who has called France home for 42 years, says he’s seen people staring at Muslims like him “a bit bizarrely” […]
  • The Latest: Alaska pot regulators OK on-site consumption

    The Latest: Alaska pot regulators OK on-site consumption
    JUNEAU, Alaska — The latest on a meeting of Alaska recreational marijuana regulators (all times local): 1 p.m. The board tasked with writing rules for Alaska’s recreational marijuana industry voted to allow some retail pot stores to permit on-site consumption, a first among the states that have legalized the drug. The 3-2 decision Friday by […]
  • E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle expands to 6 states

    E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle expands to 6 states
    NEW YORK — An outbreak of E. coli linked to Chipotle that originated in the Pacific Northwest has spread south and east and has now infected people in six states. New cases have been reported in California, New York and Ohio, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The first cases were discovered […]
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  • Can ‘The Force Awakens’ become the biggest movie ever?

    Can ‘The Force Awakens’ become the biggest movie ever?
    LOS ANGELES — Riding galaxy-sized expectations, the new “Star Wars” movie is already setting records for pre-opening ticket sales, with still a month to go. But does that mean the movie’s destined to be the biggest of all time? Though several signs point in that direction, the outcome isn’t guaranteed. The movie is on track […]
  • Documents show billion dollar business of daily fantasy sports

    Documents show billion dollar business of daily fantasy sports
    ALBANY, N.Y. — Documents filed at the court examining the legality of daily fantasy sports in New York show a rapidly growing national business built on billions in entry fees. An estimate by DraftKings says the industry will take in up to $4 billion in entry fees in the United States this year, and could […]
  • Democrats push to prevent gun sales to those on terror list

    Democrats push to prevent gun sales to those on terror list
    WASHINGTON — People on the U.S. government’s terrorist watch list can’t board airliners, but they can walk into a gun store and legally purchase pistols and military-style rifles. After last week’s Paris attacks, Democrats are renewing calls for Congress to pass legislation aimed at preventing terrorists from buying guns. Similar bills have been stymied for […]
  • Former Uber driver charged with sexual assault of passenger

    Former Uber driver charged with sexual assault of passenger
    DENVER — A former Denver Uber driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger who fell asleep in his van after a night of drinking. Forty-three-year-old Luis Galeano-Bedon, who was charged Thursday, allegedly assaulted a woman as he drove her and a friend from a club to their hotel on Halloween night. He allowed both […]
  • New wrinkle in plan to stash depleted uranium in Utah

    New wrinkle in plan to stash depleted uranium in Utah
    SALT LAKE CITY — A nuclear waste disposal company seeking permission to bury a type of nuclear waste in Utah that grows more radioactive for 2 million years has agreed to buy a Texas company with a site already approved to house the material. That’s sparking optimism among Utah environmental groups that the state may […]
  • Interim police chief in Ferguson resigns early

    Interim police chief in Ferguson resigns early
    ST. LOUIS — The interim police chief in Ferguson is leaving the post about two months earlier than expected, citing a desire to return to his family, city officials said Friday. Andre Anderson, a 50-year-old black man with 25 years of law enforcement experience, was hired in July on a six-month appointment, after the St. […]
  • Second homes make up much of SF housing

    Second homes make up much of SF housing
    Positives, negatives of the trend are subject to debate
  • Adams elected to Women’s Bar Association

    Adams elected to Women’s Bar Association
    Cristina A. Adams, an attorney at Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb PA, has been elected to the board of directors of the New Mexico Women’s Bar Association. Adams practice focuses primarily in the areas of labor and employment law, general civil litigation and medical malpractice defense. Her term will begin on Jan. 1, 2016.
  • NM unemployment rate second-highest in nation

    NM unemployment rate second-highest in nation
    The state's unemployment rate of 6.8 percent in October was unchanged from the month before.
  • The Latest: Dead woman in French raid didn’t blow herself up

    The Latest: Dead woman in French raid didn’t blow herself up
    BRUSSELS — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local): 9 p.m. The Paris prosecutor’s office says a woman killed during a police raid in a Paris suburb did not blow herself up as police had previously thought. Wednesday’s raid on an apartment in Saint-Denis resulted in a seven-hour siege that ended […]
  • Texas woman survives driving off top of 3-story garage

    Texas woman survives driving off top of 3-story garage
    ABILENE, Texas — A West Texas woman has survived driving off the top of a three-story parking garage and her truck landing upside down in a street. Abilene police say the 47-year-old Tuscola (tuhs-KOH’-luh) woman suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening in Friday’s accident. Police say the woman was trying to park in a […]
  • Pinion man sentenced for fatal shooting on Navajo Nation

    Pinion man sentenced for fatal shooting on Navajo Nation
    PHOENIX — A Pinion man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for a fatal shooting on the Navajo Nation. Federal prosecutors say 31-year-old Leland Sam Buckinghorse received a 210-month prison term from a U.S. District judge in Phoenix. Buckinghorse previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Prosecutors say Buckinghorse argued with […]
  • Current, former Aggies reflect on Henson’s HOF induction

    Current, former Aggies reflect on Henson’s HOF induction
    LAS CRUCES – Lou Henson is known in Las Cruces as much more than the greatest basketball coach at New Mexico State University. Henson took Aggie basketball to the next level and to the program’s only Final Four appearance in 1970, has been a part of the community and even helped get the Pan American […]
  • Montana governor frees man in 1979 murder he long denied

    Montana governor frees man in 1979 murder he long denied
    DEER LODGE, Mont. — Montana’s Democratic governor on Friday ordered the release of Barry Beach, whose cause drew widespread support as he maintained his innocence throughout three decades in prison for the killing of a high school classmate. Beach, 53, has been serving a 100-year sentence in Montana State Prison for deliberate homicide in the […]
  • Holly Holm: Albuquerque had key role in road to championship

    Holly Holm: Albuquerque had key role in road to championship
    New UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm says her hometown of Albuquerque played a key role in her road to winning the belt. The New Mexico native told CBS sports talk show host Jim Rome on Friday that the city was supportive during her career as a former No. 1-ranked boxer, and later a kickboxer […]
  • Task force wants even smaller drones registered

    Task force wants even smaller drones registered
    WASHINGTON — Industry officials say an aviation task force is recommending that operators be required to register drones weighing as little as half a pound, a threshold that could include some remote-controlled toys. Federal Aviation Administration officials who convened the 25-member task force on drone registration have said they want to avoid requiring the registration […]
  • Airstrikes hurt, but don’t halt, IS oil smuggling operations

    Airstrikes hurt, but don’t halt, IS oil smuggling operations
    BEIRUT — The United States and Russia are going after the Islamic State group’s oil industry, destroying refineries and hundreds of tanker trucks transporting oil from eastern Syria in a heavy bombardment in recent days aiming to break the extremists’ biggest source of income. The campaign already appears to be having some effect, with oil […]
  • Obama administration sets stage for a debate on drug costs

    Obama administration sets stage for a debate on drug costs
    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration set the stage Friday for a national debate on the rising cost of prescription drugs, a pressing issue for voters but one that’s unlikely to see quick solutions under a lame-duck president facing an opposition Congress. Saying that too many people are struggling to pay for their medications, Health and […]
  • Man whose son died after being left in hot car pleads guilty

    Man whose son died after being left in hot car pleads guilty
    PHOENIX — A 31-year-old Phoenix man whose 1-year-old son died after being left in a hot car while the father went to work has pleaded guilty. Maricopa County Superior Court officials said 31-year-old Brokale Lytte Marques pleaded guilty Friday to one count of child abuse and one count of attempted child abuse. Marques was arrested […]
  • Judge allows warrantless evidence in Denver-area terror case

    Judge allows warrantless evidence in Denver-area terror case
    DENVER — The National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance programs have the potential for abuse but did not violate the constitutional rights of a Denver-area suspect in a terror case who argued that government spying has gone too far, a federal judge ruled. Warrantless wiretaps were used appropriately in the case of Jamshid Muhtorov, who was […]
  • Texas orders its volunteer groups to stop resettling Syrians

    Texas orders its volunteer groups to stop resettling Syrians
    AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has instructed volunteer organizations that settle international refugees to immediately stop helping Syrians in the wake of the deadly Paris attacks — even though it may not have the authority to do so. The Health and Human Services Commission wrote Thursday to volunteer and community groups reminding them of a “statutory […]
  • Colorado town ready to discuss Superfund after mine spill

    Colorado town ready to discuss Superfund after mine spill
    DENVER — Southwestern Colorado officials say they’re ready to talk to the Environmental Protection Agency about a Superfund cleanup of inactive mines, including one that spewed millions of gallons of wastewater into rivers in August. Silverton Town Administrator Bill Gardner said Friday the town trustees and the San Juan County commissioners will consider resolutions Monday […]
  • Police say suspect arrested in Arlington officer shooting

    Police say suspect arrested in Arlington officer shooting
    DALLAS — Dallas police say a suspect has been arrested in the wounding of an undercover Arlington officer as gunfire broke out during a task force operation. Dallas police didn’t immediately release the name of the suspect or provide details on charges, pending a news conference Friday afternoon. The Arlington officer was shot early Thursday […]
  • Airline loses marathon bombing survivor’s prosthetic leg

    Airline loses marathon bombing survivor’s prosthetic leg
    BOSTON — A professional dancer who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing says American Airlines lost her luggage, which included her prosthetic leg. Adrianne Haslet-Davis tweeted Thursday night: “u lost my luggage w over $250k of leg & dance parts.” Haslet-Davis lost her lower left leg in the April 2013 attacks. She danced again […]
  • Obama asks Supreme Court to save his immigration plan

    Obama asks Supreme Court to save his immigration plan
    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court for a speedy decision on its plans to shield from deportation millions of immigrants living in the country illegally. Legal papers filed on Friday call for the court’s immediate review of President Barack Obama’s plan to protect and give work permits to as many as […]
  • Report: Weak market hits New Mexico pension funds

    Report: Weak market hits New Mexico pension funds
    Legislative analysts say the two retirement systems that cover tens of thousands of state and local government workers in New Mexico are facing more than $11 billion in unfunded liability. Staff with the Legislative Finance Committee announced this week that the gap between projected funds available and what’s needed for current and future retirees could […]
  • GOP candidates disavow Trump’s call for Muslim database

    GOP candidates disavow Trump’s call for Muslim database
    WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates on Friday swiftly condemned Donald Trump’s call for requiring Muslims in the United States to register in a national database, drawing a sharp distinction with the GOP front-runner. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush called Trump’s proposal “abhorrent.” Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Trump was trying to “divide people.” And Texas […]
  • Commission picks Rep. Ken Martinez for Bernalillo County attorney

    Commission picks Rep. Ken Martinez for Bernalillo County attorney
    Bernalillo County commissioners unanimously agreed Friday to negotiate with state Rep. Ken Martinez, D-Grants, to take over their Legal Department. The selection is contingent on Martinez’s agreement to step down from the Legislature at the end of his term, which runs through the end of next year. “He has a very diverse and strong background […]
  • New: Adrian Gomez new Journal Arts editor

    New: Adrian Gomez new Journal Arts editor
    Changes are in store for the Journal's arts and entertainment desk.Assistant Arts edit ...
  • Tesla recalling all Model S sedans for seat belt issue

    Tesla recalling all Model S sedans for seat belt issue
    DETROIT — Tesla Motors is recalling its entire fleet of Model S sedans to check their front seat belts after one passenger’s seat belt became disconnected. The recall — the company’s largest ever — involves 90,000 cars worldwide. Tesla sent an email Friday to affected customers. Tesla’s other vehicles, the Model X SUV and the […]
  • Updated: From fake guitars to collectible toys, gifts for any gamer

    Updated: From fake guitars to collectible toys, gifts for any gamer
    Video-game players aren’t that difficult to shop for. Let’s face it: It’s an expensive hobby, and most gamers have something on their list that they’ve set aside in the hopes that Santa might deliver. First, it’s imperative that you know which game consoles your recipient owns — Sony’s PlayStation 4, Microsoft’s Xbox One or Nintendo’s […]
  • Updated: Aetna, Anthem reassure investors on forecast, exchanges

    Updated: Aetna, Anthem reassure investors on forecast, exchanges
    Aetna, Anthem reassure investors on forecast, exchanges By Tom Murphy The Associated Press Two of the nation’s three largest health insurers are trying to ease investor and customer concerns a day after their biggest competitor questioned its future on the Affordable Care Act’s public insurance exchanges. Aetna Inc. and the Blue Cross-Blue Shield carrier Anthem […]
  • Aetna, Anthem reassure investors on forecast, exchanges

    Aetna, Anthem reassure investors on forecast, exchanges
    Two of the nation’s three largest health insurers are trying to reassure investors and customers a day after their biggest competitor questioned its future on the Affordable Care Act’s public insurance exchanges. Aetna Inc. and the Blue Cross-Blue Shield carrier Anthem Inc. are both reaffirming their 2015 earnings forecasts and saying that their commercial coverage […]
  • Give the gift of tech charging built into bags, wallets

    Give the gift of tech charging built into bags, wallets
    NEW YORK — There are so many ways to charge a cell phone these days, what with all the portable gizmos and cases out there. So why are we still whining? Because extra or portable charging is just one more thing to buy, one more thing to think about, one more thing to lose or […]
  • Wind farm producing power

    Wind farm producing power
    Construction is winding down for the $430 million wind farms being built off of New Mexico 114 in Roosevelt County. Joe Conte and contractor Cielo Wind Power, who manages the project, said the wind has given Blatner Energy officials — who are constructing the project — some problems in the last two months, but workers […]
  • Treasury issues new rules to limit tax inversions

    Treasury issues new rules to limit tax inversions
    WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday issued new rules aimed at reducing the tax benefits available to companies that move their tax addresses overseas. The new rules follow an initial package of rules that the administration implemented in September 2014 in response to a wave of announcements by U.S. companies seeking to lower their […]
  • Volkswagen cutting investments, to present US engine fixes

    Volkswagen cutting investments, to present US engine fixes
    WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen will cut its spending by 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) next year and “strictly prioritize” investments as it shores up its finances to deal with its emissions-rigging scandal, CEO Matthias Mueller said Friday after a board meeting. The carmaker, which is due to present to U.S. authorities later in the day […]
  • Review: Samsung’s Gear VR shows the promise of VR _ today

    Review: Samsung’s Gear VR shows the promise of VR _ today
    NEW YORK — Samsung makes history of a sort Friday by launching the first major consumer-oriented virtual reality headset. (It comes with an asterisk; prototypes and other not-quite-mass-market versions have been available for a while.) And its Gear VR headset is pretty impressive as first-generation devices go. The biggest surprise after using the new Gear […]
  • Home values point to a sharp wealth divide within US cities

    Home values point to a sharp wealth divide within US cities
    WASHINGTON — It’s still possible in Boston for a mail carrier, an accountant and a Harvard-trained psychiatrist — basically, the crowd from “Cheers” — to live as neighbors. That finding by the real estate brokerage Redfin makes the capital of Massachusetts a rarity at a time when neighborhoods in most U.S. cities are increasingly isolated […]
  • The ultimate running game: a Tom Brady play for president

    The ultimate running game: a Tom Brady play for president
    BOSTON — Never mind what Tom Brady says about making a play for the White House: Fans are clinging to 0.0001 odds he’ll reconsider the ultimate running game someday. For a cover story, GQ magazine asked its 2015 Man of the Year if he’d ever consider a run for the White House — or at […]
  • Navajo Nation investigating poaching of 8 raptors

    Navajo Nation investigating poaching of 8 raptors
    TOHATCHI, N.M. — Navajo Nation officials are investigating after finding eight predatory birds shot and dumped in the outskirts of Tohatchi. The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1jl8YBA ) that Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife conservation officer Eddie Benally says he was “pretty angry” when he found the birds on Oct. 10. The hawks and […]
  • US Postal Service to host passport fairs around New Mexico

    US Postal Service to host passport fairs around New Mexico
    The U.S. Postal Service will be hosting passport fairs around New Mexico as residents brace for identification requirements to take effect early next year. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently denied New Mexico an extension from tougher federal requirements on state driver’s licenses under the REAL ID Act. The decision means New Mexico driver’s […]

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