New Mexico news

• Updated: Feds: no volunteer docs needed at Holloman immigrant shelter

  20-01-2016 23:58
  
  An Albuquerque pediatrician called the Journal this week to find out if he and other colleagues could donate their time to serve Central American immigrant kids who may soon be housed at Holloman Air Force Base. The answer is no, according to Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Andrea Helling. The agency is providing […]
  
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• Santa Fe minimum wage hits $10.91

  20-01-2016 23:41
  
  Santa Fe’s local minimum wage will go up to $10.91 an hour as of March 1. The “living wage” rate is now $10.84. It can go up each year, based on inflation in a federal consumer price index for urban and clerical workers in the Western states. The CPI increase for 2015 was 0.68 percent, […]
  
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• Santa Fe’s ‘living wage’ goes to $10.91/hour on March 1

  20-01-2016 23:38
  
  Santa Fe’s local minimum wage will go up to $10.91 an hour as of March 1. The “living wage” rate is now $10.84. It can go up each year, based on inflation in a federal consumer price index for urban and clerical workers in the Western states. The CPI increase for 2015 was 0.68 percent, […]
  
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• Updated: City contracts with tech firm to boost on-line entrepreneurship

  20-01-2016 23:17
  
  Local startups, entrepreneurs and web developers can get free access to web app hosting services from Albuquerque-based Seed Worthy, thanks to a new contract with the city to open its technology to the local startup community. Seed Worthy’s platform, called Bowtie, allows software developers to plug a new product in and immediately turn it into […]
  
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• Updated: Prosecutor: Cosby wants special treatment, case should go on

  20-01-2016 22:45
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Prosecutors pursuing sex-assault charges against Bill Cosby say he wants special treatment in trying to have the case thrown out even before the first evidence hearing. In a response to Cosby’s motion to dismiss the case, suburban Philadelphia prosecutors alleged that Cosby may have been “committing similar crimes for decades and getting […]
  
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• Critics decry bill allowing businesses to refuse to serve gays

  20-01-2016 22:43
  
  Legislation allowing businesses to refuse to serve gay and transgender New Mexicans was denounced today as blatant discrimination masquerading as religious freedom. House Minority Leader Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, called the bill introduced by two House Republicans “hateful” and “the last gasps of the failing opposition” to the movement for equality for the LGBT community. “To […]
  
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• Utah man faces insurance fraud charges after 23 car crashes

  20-01-2016 22:35
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials say a man accused of getting himself into almost two dozen car crashes to collect insurance money has been charged with fraud. Navid Monjazeb was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with 12 counts of insurance fraud. Authorities say he collected over $55,000 from insurance carriers over five years. Armand […]
  
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• Path to reform for Oscars starts with studios, academy

  20-01-2016 22:34
  
  NEW YORK — Change at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, where membership is for life, does not come easily. As Spike Lee said on Tuesday, its 6,000-plus membership can’t be changed “hocus pocus, presto chango” overnight. Efforts have been made. Since becoming the academy’s first African-American president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs has worked […]
  
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• NM’s Creative Startups wins Kauffman grant

  20-01-2016 22:27
  
  Albuquerque-based Creative Startups won a $190,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to help expand the business accelerator nationally and internationally. Kauffman, a Missouri-based foundation that supports entrepreneurship programs and initiatives, recently launched a new grant program to assist creative industries, said Creative Startups co-founder Alice Loy. “The grant will help us evaluate what […]
  
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• State warns of health insurance problems

  20-01-2016 22:02
  
  Some consumers and agents are complaining that new health insurance or financial assistance has been cancelled, the state Office of Superintendent of Insurance said Wednesday.
  
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• Updated: Oil prices tumble, but stocks trim losses after big slump

  20-01-2016 21:59
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks recovered much of an early plunge Wednesday, but the price of oil still suffered its worst one-day drop since September. Energy companies were pummeled as the latest fall in the price of oil threatened more damage to an industry that has already been stricken with bankruptcies, layoffs and other cutbacks. […]
  
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• Mountain snows that feed Colorado River look good so far

  20-01-2016 21:56
  
  DENVER — Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado River was slightly above the long-term average on Wednesday — welcome news in the drought-stricken Southwest. But water and weather experts said it’s too early to predict how deep the snow will get or how much of it will make its way into the river […]
  
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• More (and more) craft beer flowing in Albuquerque

  20-01-2016 21:50
  
  Even by Albuquerque standards – where every month seems to bring news of another brewery – January has been particularly busy on the craft beer scene. Starr Brothers Brewing Company on Tuesday swung open its doors at San Antonio Commons, marking another step in the rejuvenation of the once-stalled commercial development on San Antonio just […]
  
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• Pot states take fresh look at out-of-state investment

  20-01-2016 21:37
  
  DENVER — States that have legalized pot are taking a fresh look at making it easier for out-of-state investors to get in the weed business, saying the industry’s ongoing difficulty in banking means they need new options to finance expansion. The four states that allow recreational pot sales — Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington — […]
  
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• Arizona man sentenced to prison in New Mexico drug case

  20-01-2016 21:37
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A 48-year-old Arizona man has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on federal convictions in New Mexico on methamphetamine and firearms charges stemming from a drug trafficking organization that prosecutors said he led. According to prosecutors, the organization led by Matthew Maley of Tucson distributed significant quantities of methamphetamine […]
  
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• Electronic privacy bill gets bipartisan backing

  20-01-2016 21:31
  
  A proposal that would require law enforcement officers to obtain a warrant or wiretap before accessing New Mexicans electronic devices was touted today as a pro-privacy measure that’s needed to keep up with technological advances. The bill, which has been drafted but not formally introduced yet, has bipartisan backing. Its sponsors are Sen. Peter Wirth, […]
  
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• Obama to take in Detroit auto show as industry flourishes

  20-01-2016 21:13
  
  DETROIT — President Barack Obama will take a victory lap Wednesday in Detroit with a tour of the North American International Auto Show. The tour gives Obama the chance to highlight the industry’s remarkable turnaround over the past seven years and to remind the public that his administration came to the industry’s rescue at a […]
  
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• Is that credit card with the annual fee really worth it?

  20-01-2016 21:11
  
  NEW YORK — The biggest months for adding and dropping credit cards are December and January, so now’s the time to make sure that $95 annual fee is really worth it. Chances are, it’s not. “Generally, for the average credit card holder, it is not likely they are going to use a card with a […]
  
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• Venice steps up security for Carnival celebrations

  20-01-2016 19:34
  
  ROME — Venice is boosting security for its upcoming Carnival festival after the crime spree against hundreds of women that hit Germany during New Year’s Eve revelry. The pre-Lenten festival known locally as Carnevale, which begins Jan. 23 and runs through Feb. 9, sees tourists in masks and costumes throng Venice’s car-free streets. The new […]
  
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• Mos Def charged with breaking South Africa’s immigration law

  20-01-2016 19:33
  
  JOHANNESBURG — An American rapper has found out the hard way that a “world passport” isn’t accepted in South Africa. Mos Def must appear in court for allegedly breaking South Africa’s immigration laws, an official said Wednesday. The rapper and actor was charged with using a false identity, using an unrecognized travel document and helping […]
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Benghazi movie misstates some facts

  20-01-2016 19:33
  
  WASHINGTON — Michael Bay’s new film, “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” tells the story of the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Libya through the heroics of the private security contractors assigned to protect Americans. The movie, like the book it is based on, focuses on events in Benghazi during the 13-hour siege, […]
  
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• New Mexico Tech will have new president by February’s end

  20-01-2016 19:24
  
  The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has narrowed its search for its next president from 30 to five candidates, and will have its new leader by the end of February. The Socorro-based university has been searching for a replacement since current president Dan Lopez said in 2015 he planned to retire June 30, […]
  
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• Ferguson school district trial ends, but ruling months away

  20-01-2016 19:20
  
  ST. LOUIS — The federal trial is over in a lawsuit alleging racial bias in the way school board members are elected in a district that includes Ferguson, but a ruling is still months away. The trial in the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit against the Ferguson-Florissant School District concluded Tuesday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch […]
  
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• Nearly all 400K birds at Indiana farms with bird flu killed

  20-01-2016 19:12
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Animal health officials responding to a bird flu outbreak in southwest Indiana say crews have nearly finished killing more than 400,000 birds ordered euthanized at the 10 affected commercial poultry farms. Indiana State Board of Animal Health spokeswoman Denise Derrer says about 13,000 turkeys remaining at two farms were expected to be killed […]
  
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• The Latest: Trial involving polygamous towns opens

  20-01-2016 19:04
  
  PHOENIX — The latest on a trial marking one of the federal government’s boldest efforts to crack down on polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border (all times local) 10 a.m. The federal government has opened a trial involving two polygamous towns in Arizona and Utah by portraying them as a corrupt operation still beholden to […]
  
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• HHS offering event for small businesses

  20-01-2016 19:00
  
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will hold its 2016 Small Business Community Outreach Event Feb. 11 at Central New Mexico Community College’s Smith Brasher Hall. The event focuses on educating small business owners on how to identify and pursue contract opportunities with the Department of […]
  
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• Most of Detroit’s public schools close amid teacher sick-out

  20-01-2016 18:59
  
  DETROIT — Most of Detroit’s public schools closed for the day on Wednesday due to teacher absences, as disgruntled educators stepped up efforts to protest the governor’s plans for the district, its ramshackle finances and dilapidated buildings. The massive sick-out was timed to coincide with a planned visit to the city by President Barack Obama, […]
  
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• 2 Texas school cafeteria workers fired over food taken home

  20-01-2016 18:59
  
  ODESSA, Texas — Two cafeteria workers at a West Texas elementary school have been fired after violating guidelines and allegedly taking home some leftover fruit. The Ector County Independent School District employees were fired Tuesday. District spokesman Mike Adkins says the workers acknowledged taking some food home last week. Both were assigned to Murry Fly […]
  
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• Earth’s temperature depends on where you put thermometer

  20-01-2016 18:58
  
  WASHINGTON — When it comes to measuring global warming, it’s all about altitude. Temperature readings taken close to Earth’s surface — about 6 feet off the ground — show a slightly warmer planet than measurements taken from on high by satellites in orbit. And that discrepancy has given ammunition to climate-change doubters. Government agencies and […]
  
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• Breaking: I-40 closed eastbound after fatal wreck at mile marker 140

  20-01-2016 18:01
  
  Police have closed Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 140 after a fatal two vehicle crash. One of the driver’s has been pronounced dead on scene, said Sergeant Aaron Williamson. Traffic is being diverted onto the frontage road, however drivers should expect delays in the area.
  
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• NOAA, NASA: 2015 was hottest on Earth by a wide margin

  20-01-2016 17:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Last year wasn’t just the Earth’s hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and NASA announced Wednesday that 2015 was by far the hottest year in 136 years of record keeping. NOAA said 2015’s temperature was 58.62 degrees Fahrenheit […]
  
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• Attorney General defends executive actions on guns as legal

  20-01-2016 17:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended President Barack Obama’s executive actions curbing guns, telling lawmakers Wednesday that the president took lawful, common-sense steps to stem firearms violence that kills and injures tens of thousands of Americans yearly. Lynch’s justification for the moves was immediately attacked by Republicans, who said the measures Obama announced two […]
  
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• South, East brace for big storm, significant snowfall

  20-01-2016 17:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The South and East are bracing for a nor’easter at week’s end with the potential for significant snowfall. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center warns of heavy, “perhaps crippling” snow across the northern mid-Atlantic region, including Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia. On Wednesday, the weather service issued blizzard and winter storm watches for […]
  
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• Can’t make it to work? Robot keeps woman plugged in

  20-01-2016 17:13
  
  MILWAUKEE — Shortly before New Year’s Day, a ten-person team combed through the 18-story building on Northwestern Mutual’s downtown campus here seeking an elusive culprit: the poinsettia plant. At home, Amy Lamb, who works in the insurer’s software development and support area, was waiting to hear the results of their search to determine when she […]
  
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• Only On AP: Oldest Christian monastery in Iraq is razed

  20-01-2016 17:11
  
  IRBIL, Iraq — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, […]
  
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• How one company is helping detect infections like norovirus

  20-01-2016 17:11
  
  CHICAGO — No one wants to eat something and get sick. But foodborne illnesses, like the cases linked to Chipotle restaurants, can easily land you in the doctor’s office. Once you’re there, the Verigene System, a molecular diagnostic testing platform developed by Chicago-area medical device company Nanosphere, helps clinicians quickly identify what ails you. “Norovirus […]
  
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• Taliban kill 20 in attack at northwest Pakistani university

  20-01-2016 17:10
  
  CHARSADDA, Pakistan — Taliban gunmen stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and triggering an hours-long gunbattle with the army and police before the military declared the assault in a town near the city of Peshawar was over. The attack stirred grim echoes of the horrific 2014 Peshawar school […]
  
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• Tech Q&A: What to do if a PC file just vanishes

  20-01-2016 17:09
  
  Q: I recently added information to a Microsoft Word file in Microsoft Office 2000, then saved my changes and closed the file. But now the file seems to have disappeared. What’s wrong? ––Dave Harrell, Metairie, La. A: Microsoft Word typically doesn’t lose files unless there’s some obvious cause, such as Word abruptly shutting down or […]
  
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• Illumina makes big push in cancer screening

  20-01-2016 17:09
  
  SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Illumina said earlier this month that it’s embarking on a huge, years-long attempt to develop a simple blood test that can detect many types of cancer before a person begins to show signs of the disease. Most of the work will be done through Grail, a new spin-off company that […]
  
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• Michelle Quinn: The fallacy of the privacy trade-off

  20-01-2016 17:08
  
  We’re cranky. We’re suspicious of souped-up home thermostats sensing us move from room to room even as they make us comfortable. We bristle at the idea of insurance companies installing devices in our cars to monitor our driving habits, no matter that they offer discounts when we are safer behind the wheel. We think it’s […]
  
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• Santa Fe archbishop to skip pope’s visit to Ciudad Juarez

  20-01-2016 17:07
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester says he won’t be traveling to Ciudad Juarez next month to see Pope Francis. Wester said Tuesday the travel hassles to get into the Mexican border city were too much and he will stay in Santa Fe during the pope’s historic visit. Ciudad Juarez, on Mexico’s […]
  
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• Mohave County officials look to OK burro hunt

  20-01-2016 17:05
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. — While Mohave County officials still think burros in the area are a problem, hunting licenses will not be the solution. Animal activists from Phoenix drove up for the Board of Supervisors meeting to contest a proposal to reduce the burro population by seeking legislation to issue hunting permits. Instead the board will […]
  
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• New Mexico rescue worker discovers fallen climber is ex-wife

  20-01-2016 17:03
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A member of a New Mexico rescue team received a shock when he discovered the climber’s body he was sent to recover belonged to his ex-wife. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1PEY0UG ) that Scott Hicks was volunteering with the Santa Fe County Fire Department technical rescue team Monday afternoon […]
  
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• Dying WWII vet may get to be with wife in nursing home

  20-01-2016 17:02
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. — A World War II paratrooper dying of cancer may be able to spend his last days with his wife in a nursing home thanks to an anonymous donor. The Pueblo Chieftain (http://bit.ly/1S4sdRy) reports that 92-year-old Elmer Melchi, who jumped into Normandy on D-Day, is in Veterans Administration hospice care while his wife, […]
  
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• Las Cruces councilor remembered for his compassion

  20-01-2016 17:01
  
  LAS CRUCES – There was laughter and tears Tuesday in remembrance of former Las Cruces City Council member Miguel Silva, who died over the weekend. There were also thoughts about what Las Cruces should be doing to help those suffering emotionally and mentally. Silva, 55, was found dead Sunday of what city officials and police […]
  
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• El Paso-area schools to close for pope’s visit to Juarez

  20-01-2016 16:59
  
  EL PASO, Texas — El Paso-area school districts will cancel classes Feb. 17 for Pope Francis’ visit to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a city directly across the U.S. border. The Ysleta, Socorro and El Paso school districts cited finances, safety concerns, staffing challenges and transportation issues as reasons for closing. A portion of César Chávez Border […]
  
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• AZ House committee to vote on legalizing nunchucks

  20-01-2016 16:59
  
  PHOENIX — A House committee is set to vote to legalize nunchucks. Republican Rep. Mark Finchem of Oro Valley is sponsoring House Bill 2042 to legalize the weapon popularized by martial arts expert Bruce Lee. The House Judiciary Committee is set to meet Wednesday. Former Republican Sen. Kelli Ward of Lake Havasu City attempted to […]
  
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• Arizona beats out Spaceport America for new company

  20-01-2016 16:58
  
  TUCSON, ARIZONA – An Arizona county has beat out Spaceport America in vying to host operations for a balloon spaceflight company. The Pima County Board of Supervisors has approved a $15 million incentives package to bring World View Enterprises to southern Arizona. The board approved the measure 4-1 on Tuesday, a move expected to create […]
  
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• Aerial operations for Mexican wolf population survey begins

  20-01-2016 16:58
  
  PINETOP, Ariz. — Aerial operations for the annual Mexican gray wolf population survey have begun in Arizona and New Mexico. The reintroduction project is a multi-agency cooperative effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Game and Fish Department, U.S. Forest Service, White Mountain Apache Tribe and others. The aerial operation started Tuesday and […]
  
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• New: APD investigates suspicious death

  20-01-2016 13:31
  
  Albuquerque Police are investigating the death of a woman in the North Valley. Early Wednesday morning, a resident in the block of 4600 block of 8th NW reported a woman in their yard who was injured and unresponsive, according to APD officer Fred Duran. When officers arrived they determined the female had passed away however the […]
  
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