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• Obama measures wouldn’t have kept guns from mass shooters

  05-01-2016 23:41
  
  The gun control measures a tearful President Barack Obama announced Tuesday would not have prevented the slaughter of 20 first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut; 14 county workers at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California; or a dozen moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado. Obama’s executive action expands mandatory background checks to gun […]
  
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• Blues guitarist Long John Hunter dies in Arizona at age 84

  05-01-2016 23:41
  
  PHOENIX — Blues guitarist Long John Hunter, who recorded seven solo albums in a 60-year career and was known internationally for his onstage showmanship, has died. He was 84. Hunter died in his sleep early Monday at his home in Phoenix, his family announced Tuesday on their Facebook page. The cause of death wasn’t immediately […]
  
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• Officer says he won’t testify against colleague in Gray case

  05-01-2016 23:40
  
  BALTIMORE — One of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray is fighting prosecutors’ efforts to force him to testify against another officer whose trial begins next week. Prosecutors had planned to use William Porter’s testimony against Officer Caesar Goodson and Sgt. Alicia White. But Porter’s attorneys filed a motion on […]
  
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• Oil industry exec: US crude exports help keep prices low

  05-01-2016 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON — Oil prices have remained low despite heightened tensions between two of the world’s big oil-producing countries, Iran and Saudi Arabia, and a new law allowing U.S. crude exports helps explain why, the oil industry’s top lobbyist said Tuesday. Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, said the 3-week-old law lifting […]
  
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• New construction on tap for Old Town

  05-01-2016 23:28
  
  New construction in Old Town? That’s the plan for a parking lot in one of Albuquerque’s most visited historic districts. Property owner Joyce Battaglia wants to develop two new buildings — one measuring 2,500 square feet, the other 3,000 — in what is currently a private parking area just south of the Albuquerque Museum and […]
  
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• 2 new dog breeds join American Kennel Club’s roster

  05-01-2016 22:58
  
  NEW YORK — A hairless terrier and an ancient North African hound are ready to run with the pack of dog breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club. The organization announced Tuesday that the American hairless terrier and the sloughi have joined 187 other recognized breeds. The newcomers can now compete in most AKC shows […]
  
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• Man behind armed Oregon band says he’s on mission from God

  05-01-2016 22:57
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. — The man behind the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge comes from a Mormon family that has been challenging government authority for at least two decades. Ammon Bundy, like his father in previous confrontations, says he is following directions from God and invokes his family’s faith when explaining the anti-government movement […]
  
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• Clinton trying to light fire among Iowa activists

  05-01-2016 22:57
  
  SIOUX CITY, Iowa — National polls notwithstanding, Hillary Clinton is guarding against complacency as she travels along the snow-covered fields of Iowa. “I need you,” she says repeatedly on the rope-line between handshakes and selfies. Wary of another mishap in Iowa, Clinton is preaching a message of urgency, challenging her supporters to dig in during […]
  
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• Updated: Conservation groups petition feds to extend wolf monitoring

  05-01-2016 22:54
  
  BOISE, Idaho — Conservation groups are asking the federal government to continue keeping a close eye on gray wolf populations throughout the northern Rocky Mountains because states are seeking to kill more wolves. According to the petition filed Tuesday, the five groups are seeking an additional five years of monitoring from the U.S. Fish and […]
  
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• Blizzard in West Texas and New Mexico Kills 35,000 Dairy Cows

  05-01-2016 22:18 via nytimes.com
  More than 35,000 dairy cows died after a two-day storm hit West Texas and New Mexico on Dec. 26, leaving farmers unable to reach them amid gusts of 80 miles per hour and 14-foot snow drifts.
  
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• ‘Zombie Nativity’ man pleads not guilty in Ohio zoning case

  05-01-2016 21:39
  
  CINCINNATI — An Ohio man who put up a “zombie Nativity” display has pleaded not guilty to a zoning violation and pledges to keep his holiday tradition alive. Jasen Dixon, of Sycamore Township in suburban Cincinnati, says it’s a First Amendment issue. He’s been at odds with township officials the past two Decembers about his […]
  
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• Abbott: Obama gun control actions ‘trampled’ Bill of Rights

  05-01-2016 21:39
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott says the president’s executive actions imposing gun control measures nationwide “trampled the purpose and substance of the Bill of Rights.” In a statement Tuesday, the Republican called the plan “the president’s latest attempt to undermine our liberty.” He said Texas “will take every action to protect the Second Amendment […]
  
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• Teen bank robber trapped between electronic doors

  05-01-2016 21:38
  
  DETROIT — A teen accused of robbing a Detroit bank didn’t have a good getaway plan. Police say a teller at a Chase bank activated electronic locks Monday, trapping the 15-year-old boy between a set of doors on his way out. He was arrested when officers arrived. Officer Dan Donakowski tells the Detroit Free Press […]
  
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• Plane slides off taxiway at Spokane airport; no injuries

  05-01-2016 21:37
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. — The airport in Spokane, Washington, has reopened after freezing rain caused a United Airlines 737 to slide off an icy taxiway. No injuries were reported. Spokane International Airport spokesman Todd Woodard says the slide happened about 6 a.m. Tuesday as the Denver-bound plane was moving on the taxiway. Officials say the front […]
  
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• Updated: Hair’s to Brian Urlacher, who sports a new look

  05-01-2016 21:20
  
  Not that it’s a light news day or anything, but when University of New Mexico football All-American and presumptive NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher unveils his new look of a full head of hair, you’ve got to see it. Urlacher, whose iconic shaved-head appearance fit him well over his standout career as a Chicago […]
  
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• In West Texas, Hundreds of Dairy Cows Killed by Blizzard

  05-01-2016 20:59 via nytimes.com
  More than 35,000 dairy cows died after a two-day storm hit West Texas and New Mexico on Dec. 26, leaving farmers unable to reach them amid gusts of 80 miles per hour and 14-foot snow drifts.
  
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• Police: Man who held 11 children inside motel room stabs himself

  05-01-2016 19:27
  
  DECATUR, Ga. — A man armed with a knife held 11 children and his girlfriend inside a motel room for five hours before he stabbed himself in the neck Tuesday morning, ending a standoff with police, authorities said. No one else was injured. Authorities had surrounded the motel and tried to negotiate with Korrie Thomas, […]
  
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• Woman in Reno hospital end-of-life case dies on life support

  05-01-2016 19:21
  
  RENO, Nev. — A 20-year-old woman at the center of an end-of-life court battle over her treatment at a Reno hospital has died while still on life support, her family’s lawyer said Tuesday. Aden Hailu died about 4:30 p.m. Monday at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, where she never awoke from anesthesia after surgery April […]
  
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• Rare galaxy with 2 black holes has 1 starved of stars

  05-01-2016 19:21
  
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — An astrophysicist has discovered something even rarer than a double-black hole galaxy: a skinny black hole. The University of Colorado’s Julie Comerford reported her findings Tuesday at the American Astronomical Society’s annual meeting in Kissimmee (kuh-SIMM-ee) Florida. Comerford says only 12 galaxies are known to exist with two black holes in their […]
  
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• Judge to weigh venue change in Albuquerque police trial

  05-01-2016 19:03
  
  Attorneys argued in court Tuesday where to try two former Albuquerque police officers faced with second-degree murder and lesser offenses for the fatal shooting of a mentally ill homeless man. No decision was reached during the hearing. District Judge Alisa Hadfield said she would review evidence before issuing a written decision on the matter. Defense […]
  
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• So what ELSE is GRRM up to?

  05-01-2016 18:55
  
  Resident author George R.R. Martin has been getting a lot of press and air lately based on his New Year’s “Not a Blog” post about not finishing his latest installment in the “Songs of Ice and Fire” series that form the basis for the “Game of Thrones” TV series. His recent posts also talk about […]
  
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• Mystery of missing men in Hong Kong takes a twist

  05-01-2016 18:43
  
  HONG KONG — Five men associated with a Hong Kong publisher known for books critical of China’s leaders have vanished one by one in the last three months, alarming activists and deepening suspicions that mainland authorities are squeezing free expression in the enclave. The mystery took another turn Tuesday when the wife of the latest […]
  
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• A look at where countries stand in Saudi Arabia-Iran dispute

  05-01-2016 18:43
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which began with the kingdom’s execution of a Shiite cleric and escalated with attacks on Saudi diplomatic posts in the Islamic Republic, have countries around the world responding by choosing sides or urging calm. Some nations have followed the Saudis’ lead in severing or […]
  
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• The Latest: Mom of ‘affluenza’ teen agrees to go to Texas

  05-01-2016 18:35
  
  LOS ANGELES — The latest on the case of a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense (all times local): 9:35 a.m. The mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in a deadly drunken-driving case has agreed to be sent from […]
  
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• Man arrested in slaying of North Texas college student

  05-01-2016 18:13
  
  DENTON, Texas — Investigators say a suspect has been arrested in Arizona in the fatal shooting of a University of North Texas student on New Year’s Day. Police in Denton, Texas, say Eric Jamal Johnson was arrested Tuesday in Yuma, Arizona, on a murder warrant in the death of 20-year-old Sara Mutschlechner. Denton police didn’t […]
  
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• Family unhappy, but ex-officer’s attorney gratified by bond

  05-01-2016 18:12
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — A former South Carolina policeman charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist will remain under house arrest until his trial begins in the fall. The attorney for ex-officer Michael Slager said Tuesday that he’s gratified by his client’s release from jail, but the family of victim Walter […]
  
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• A look at 2 prosecutions of extremists touted by Christie

  05-01-2016 18:12
  
  NEWARK, N.J. — On the presidential campaign trail, Gov. Chris Christie is touting his prosecutions of terrorists while he was New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, renewing questions about the government’s methods in two highly publicized cases. “We prosecuted two of the biggest terrorism cases in the world,” Christie said during a Dec. 15 GOP debate, referring […]
  
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• ABQ Health Partners starting work on flagship clinic

  05-01-2016 17:32
  
  ABQ Health Partners, one of the largest medical groups in the Albuquerque area, is growing even bigger with the construction of its new 80,000-square-foot flagship facility near the Albuquerque International Sunport. The physician group, a division of DaVita Health Care Partners, will hold a ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday for its new medical office building, which will […]
  
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• Breaking: Police investigating suspicious death in NW ABQ

  05-01-2016 17:29
  
  Police are investigating what a spokesman called a suspicious death in Northwest Albuquerque Tuesday morning. Officer Tanner Tixier said officers were called to 1200 block of Candelaria NW around 3:55 a.m. by a woman who said her husband was injured. “The female caller advised the 911 dispatcher that her husband was in the bathroom, covered […]
  
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• Breaking: Police find man dead in NW ABQ apartment

  05-01-2016 17:29
  
  Police are investigating what a spokesman called a suspicious death in Northwest Albuquerque Tuesday morning. Officer Tanner Tixier said officers were called to 1200 block of Candelaria NW around 3:55 a.m. by a woman who said her husband was injured. “The female caller advised the 911 dispatcher that her husband was in the bathroom, covered […]
  
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• US casualties in fighting in southern Afghanistan

  05-01-2016 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON — A number of U.S. special operations troops were killed or wounded in fighting in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, U.S. defense officials said. The fighting, which reflects intensified efforts by the U.S. and its Afghan partners to push back against recent Taliban gains, was near the city of Marja, Helmand province. The Taliban in […]
  
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• Updated: 1 US service member killed, 2 wounded in Afghanistan attack

  05-01-2016 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON — One U.S. service member was killed and two were wounded in fighting Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military command in Kabul said. The fighting, which reflects intensified efforts by the U.S. and its Afghan partners to push back against recent Taliban gains, was near the city of Marja, Helmand province, which shares […]
  
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• US-led coalition: IS has lost 30 percent of its territory

  05-01-2016 17:09
  
  BAGHDAD — The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group says the militants have lost 30 percent of the territory they once held in Iraq and Syria. Baghdad-based spokesman Col. Steve Warren said Tuesday that the extremists have lost 40 percent of their territory in Iraq and 20 percent in Syria, saying they are now […]
  
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• First storm of series winding down while second is incoming

  05-01-2016 17:09
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The first of a series of Pacific storms expected to sweep across New Mexico this week is moving on but the second is inbound. The National Weather Service says the second storm’s most intense snowfall rates will occur during daylight hours of Wednesday and focus most heavily on northwestern New Mexico. According […]
  
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• Updated: Albuquerque store robbed twice in same day

  05-01-2016 17:07
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque jewelry store is recovering after being robbed two times in one day. KOAT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1OJv1Ex ) that two separate suspects robbed Best Connection Jewelry on Sunday within hours of each other. Store owner Meran Vadiee says early in the day a man threatened her with a gun and took close […]
  
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• Traffic at Albuquerque airport spikes in late 2015

  05-01-2016 17:07
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The city of Albuquerque is hopeful that an upward trend in airline passengers will continue in 2016. KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Pdrokv ) that travel at the Albuquerque International Sunport saw a dramatic decline after fiscal year 2008, when federal agencies made travel cuts and a regulation that had forced many flights from Dallas […]
  
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• Albuquerque store robbed twice in same day

  05-01-2016 17:07
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque jewelry store is recovering after being robbed two times in one day. KOAT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1OJv1Ex ) that two separate suspects robbed Best Connection Jewelry on Sunday within hours of each other. Store owner Meran Vadiee says early in the day a man threatened her with a gun and took close […]
  
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• Rocky Mountain National Park breaks visitation record

  05-01-2016 17:06
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — After passing a record-breaking 4 million visitors, officials at Rocky Mountain National Park are looking at how to manage larger crowds. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1JUyrgq ) that the park eclipsed 4 million visitors for the first time in its history in November and saw a 21 percent increase in visitors in […]
  
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• New Mexico cleans up its unbalanced checkbook

  05-01-2016 17:06
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — State Auditor Tim Keller says New Mexico is making progress toward balancing its government checkbook after an estimated $100 million discrepancy was reported last year. The Office of the State Auditor announced Monday that the discrepancy is now about $4.1 million between the state’s general ledger and actual balances in bank […]
  
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• Curry County hires new jail administrator

  05-01-2016 17:05
  
  Less than two months ago, Roosevelt County Jail Administrator Mark Gallegos went before county commissioners to ask that jail staff receive a pay increase. Without pay hikes, Gallegos and County Manager Amber Hamilton said, Roosevelt County risked losing jail employees to Curry County, which had recently approved raises. Roosevelt County commissioners denied the request for […]
  
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• 800 dairy cattle laid to rest in Clovis landfill

  05-01-2016 17:05
  
  Clovis’ city landfill has become a cemetery for more than 800 cattle. That’s how many have arrived so far since the winter storm nicknamed Goliath hit on Dec. 26, Public Works Director Clint Bunch said. Almost all day Monday, trucks full of muddy, stinking carcasses pulled up one after another and dumped the animals next […]
  
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• US firm destroys final remnants of Syria’s chemical arsenal

  05-01-2016 17:04
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An American company has completed the destruction of the last of Syria’s declared chemical weapons stockpile. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says in a statement that U.S. firm Veolia destroyed the last 75 cylinders containing hydrogen fluoride at a facility in Texas. OPCW spokesman Malik Ellahi said Tuesday […]
  
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• El Nino storms slam drought-parched California

  05-01-2016 17:03
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — El Nino storms lined up in the Pacific, promising to drench parts of the West for more than two weeks and increasing fears of mudslides and flash floods in regions stripped bare by wildfires. Stronger systems are predicted starting Tuesday following light rain a day earlier. At least two more storms are […]
  
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• CU-Boulder settles with professor over campus ban for threats

  05-01-2016 17:02
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado has agreed to pay $25,000 to a philosophy professor who was temporarily banned from the Boulder campus after making a joke about suicide and murder. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/1IOh59P ) that a federal judge had previously thrown out Dan Kaufman’s claims of discrimination and retaliation against the […]
  
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• Texan advertised online as babysitter, guilty of child porn

  05-01-2016 17:01
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A South Texas man who advertised online as a babysitter faces up to 50 years in prison for molesting a girl in his care and recording the abuse. Daniel Benson Billman of Aransas (uh-RAN’-zuhs) Pass pleaded guilty Monday to production of child pornography. Federal prosecutors in Corpus Christi say the 42-year-old […]
  
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• Sky Harbor expects to be busy with college football fans

  05-01-2016 17:01
  
  PHOENIX — Sky Harbor International Airport says it’s going to be busy in the next week or so with tens of thousands visitors arriving for college football’s national title game and then departing afterward. The game will be played Jan. 11 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Airport officials’ tips to travelers include reserving […]
  
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• New 12th District DA sworn in Monday

  05-01-2016 17:00
  
  ALAMOGORDO – Longtime 12th Judicial District Court prosecutor David Ceballes learned early on in his 24 year career that being a prosecutor wasn’t about winning or losing, but doing the right thing. Ceballes was sworn in by Judge Jerry H. Ritter Jr. Monday. Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Ceballes as the district attorney for the 12th […]
  
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• New: East Mountain schools on delay; more snow on the way

  05-01-2016 15:16
  
  The first of what is expected to be numerous snow storms moving across the state means a two-hour delay for East Mountain schools. A full list of closures is here. This storm is expected to move out later this morning, but another one is on its heels. Another 1-3″ of snow could fall in the […]
  
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• Former Jemez Springs police chief free until trial

  05-01-2016 08:05
  
  A Sandoval County judge granted unsecured bail Monday for Shane Harger that will allow the former Je ...
  
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• WHO: 1 in 10 get sick from bad food

  05-01-2016 08:04
  
  New World Health Organization (WHO) global estimates
  
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