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• World War II plane crashes near Maricopa, AZ killing 1

  05-02-2016 23:49
  
  MARICOPA, Ariz. — Authorities say a World War II-era plane crashed and burned near the town of Maricopa, killing one person. Mark Clark of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrived at the scene and found burning aircraft wreckage. He said one person died. The victim’s identity was not released. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman […]
  
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• Oklahoma City high school wrestler charged with sex crime

  05-02-2016 23:49
  
  MOORE, Okla. — An athlete at an Oklahoma City high school has been charged with a sex crime after what the boy called a wrestling move was described by police as obscene groping. The 17-year-old student at Southmoore High School was charged with rape by instrumentation by a youthful offender on Thursday. Police in Moore […]
  
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• 5 victims found in Chicago home stabbed, 1 was shot

  05-02-2016 23:46
  
  CHICAGO — Five of the people whose bodies were found in a house on Chicago’s South Side this week were stabbed to death and a sixth victim died of multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said Friday, and none of the victims killed themselves. Autopsies showed the cause of death of two of the stabbing victims was […]
  
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• Updated: Sandoval County deputy fired, charged with battery after slapping teenager

  05-02-2016 23:43
  
  A former deputy with the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with battery after he slapped a teenage boy handcuffed in the back of his patrol car last August, according to a criminal complaint filed in Sandoval County Magistrate Court. According to the complaint on Aug. 24, deputy Fred Switzer, 70, slapped the boy […]
  
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• Updated: Former deputy who slapped boy charged with battery

  05-02-2016 23:43
  
  A former deputy with the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with battery after he slapped a boy who was handcuffed in the back of his patrol car in August 2015, according to a criminal complaint filed in Sandoval County Magistrate Court. An investigation by the New Mexico State Police found that deputy Fred […]
  
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• Speeches that earned Clinton millions remain a mystery

  05-02-2016 23:39
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hillary Clinton told voters in the latest Democratic debate there’s “hardly anything you don’t know about me.” Just minutes later, she got tangled in a question about a part of her resume that is an enduring mystery. In the 18 months before launching her second presidential bid, Clinton gave nearly 100 paid […]
  
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• Cruz’s 2016 strategy focuses on turning out white voters

  05-02-2016 23:35
  
  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Ted Cruz has mapped out a path to the White House that all but ignores the explosion of minority voters in America. The Texas senator’s general election strategy depends almost wholly upon maximizing turnout among millions of conservative white voters — mostly evangelical Christians and the white working class — who didn’t […]
  
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• Brazil considers reforming biosecurity law amid criticism

  05-02-2016 23:34
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian officials will soon decide whether to amend the South American nation’s rigid procedures for sharing Zika samples, the Cabinet chief’s spokeswoman said Friday, as officials announced that they were sending a set of samples to U.S. researchers amid complaints of hoarding. The developments came on the heels of an Associated […]
  
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• Adele might not like it, but Donald Trump can use her music

  05-02-2016 23:34
  
  NEW YORK — While waiting for Donald Trump to take the stage this week at a campaign rally in Exeter, New Hampshire, fans listened to a few hit songs by Adele, “Skyfall” and “Rolling in the Deep.” That has apparently hit all the wrong notes with the British superstar: She has said she’d like Trump […]
  
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• The Latest: Judge met with ‘affluenza’ teen’s attorneys

  05-02-2016 23:32
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — The Latest on the case of “affluenza” teenager Ethan Couch (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Authorities say a Texas judge has changed his mind and decided to move “affluenza” teenager Ethan Couch to an adult jail. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson confirmed during a news conference Friday that the 18-year-old Couch […]
  
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• Pickups and American flags: Supporters mourn Oregon occupier

  05-02-2016 23:32
  
  KANAB, Utah — Sympathizers of the Oregon armed standoff rolled into this desert town Friday, some in pickup trucks flying American flags, to mourn an Arizona rancher and occupation spokesman who was killed last week in a confrontation with authorities. Hundreds of people from across the country packed a Mormon church for the funeral of […]
  
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• NM Brewers Guild has new leader

  05-02-2016 23:12
  
  As New Mexico’s craft beer industry continues to change, so too is the statewide association that represents it. The New Mexico Brewers Guild is switching leaders, bringing on John Gozigian to replace the organization’s first and only executive director, Chris Goblet. Goblet had been at the helm since the guild’s formal founding in 2012 when […]
  
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• Breaking: 20-year-old convicted of homeless murders gets 67 years

  05-02-2016 23:00
  
  A judge imposed the maximum possible sentence of 67.5 years in prison Friday on Alex Rios, one of a trio of youths charged with assaulting and murdering two Navojo men who were passed out in a field near Central and Coors in 2014. Prior to the sentencing, Rios told the relatives of Alison Gorman and […]
  
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• Colorado police prepare for possible Super Bowl rowdiness

  05-02-2016 22:18
  
  DENVER — Denver police are rooting for a Broncos Super Bowl victory as much as anyone, but they are urging fans keep the postgame revelry in check. Extra officers, many working on their days off, will be patrolling areas notorious for rowdy crowds on Sunday, Cmdr. Rick Kyle said. Without revealing specifics, Kyle said Friday […]
  
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• Updated: Twitter moves to actively seek out terrorist supporters

  05-02-2016 22:17
  
  WASHINGTON — Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday. The effort signaled efforts by Twitter to automatically identify tweets supporting terrorism, reflecting increased pressure placed by the U.S. government for […]
  
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• Twitter moves to actively seek out terrorist supporters

  05-02-2016 22:17
  
  WASHINGTON — Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday. The effort signaled efforts by Twitter to automatically identify tweets supporting terrorism, reflecting increased pressure placed by the U.S. government for […]
  
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• Texas authorities move ‘affluenza’ teen to adult jail

  05-02-2016 22:17
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has been transferred to an adult jail. Records show that 18-year-old Ethan Couch was moved Friday from a juvenile detention center to the Tarrant County jail. A hearing had been scheduled for Feb. 19 to determine whether his […]
  
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• Santa Fe man pleads guilty to federal child sex abuse charge

  05-02-2016 21:36
  
  SANTA FE — A San Idelfonso Pueblo man who lives in Santa Fe pleaded guilty to a federal charge of child sex abuse Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Juan Pena, 72, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with engaging in sexual abusive contact of a minor between 12 and 16 on […]
  
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• $10M government drone being flight tested in West Texas

  05-02-2016 21:27
  
  SAN ANGELO, Texas — A West Texas commercial airport is being used to test a $10 million government drone meant for border security. Officials say weather was a factor when San Angelo Regional Airport-Mathis Field was chosen for February flight testing of the 36-foot unmanned aircraft. John Wassong, with the National Air Security Operations Center […]
  
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• 3 charged, 1 warning issued after deer beaten in Arkansas

  05-02-2016 21:26
  
  STUTTGART, Ark. — A Georgia man accused of beating a deer with an accounting textbook after it had been hit along an Arkansas highway has been charged with a misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals and wasting wildlife and set for a court appearance later this month. A video shared on social media last month […]
  
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• Officials: Burglar takes chocolate from New Mexico school

  05-02-2016 20:58
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say a thief broke into an Albuquerque elementary school and stole more than a dozen boxes of Student Council chocolate. KOAT-TV in Albuquerque reports (http://goo.gl/ZsPoLN) the bandit broke into Ernie Pyle Middle School last week and also ran out with $120 in Student Council cash, a laptop, a wheel barrow and […]
  
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• DA rules out charges in handcuffed man’s fatal shooting

  05-02-2016 20:58
  
  NEW IBERIA, La. — Louisiana prosecutors have ruled out any criminal charges in the death of a south Louisiana man who was fatally shot while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. A statement Friday from the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office says there is “insufficient credible evidence” to conclude that 22-year-old Victor White […]
  
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• CDC: Men who were in Zika areas should use condoms

  05-02-2016 20:57
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. health officials issued guidelines Friday to prevent the sexual transmission of the Zika virus, telling men who have been to outbreak areas to use condoms during sex with pregnant women. The guidance also suggests the men might consider abstaining or using condoms even with a partner who isn’t pregnant. It doesn’t […]
  
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• Plaintiffs in NHL concussion case now count 105 ex-players

  05-02-2016 20:56
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Long after the end of his NHL career, Steve Payne is living an empty-nest life with his wife and three dogs in western Wisconsin. There is one problem: His brain has aged about a decade ahead of his body. “I’ve been examined by several experts, and they’ve come to the same […]
  
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• Woman killed by Phoenix-area police had popular online video

  05-02-2016 20:44
  
  MESA, Ariz. — A woman shot and killed by Phoenix-area police after they say she charged them with a knife had posted a popular online video last year in which her dog tries to comfort her as she cries and hits herself. Several officers went to Danielle Jacobs’ home Thursday in response to calls about […]
  
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• Plaque lawsuit against Colorado School of Mines

  05-02-2016 20:44
  
  DENVER — A graduate of a Colorado university banned from putting Bible citations on a fundraising plaque is dropping a federal lawsuit against the school. Lawyers for Michael Lucas filed documents to dismiss the free speech case against the Colorado School of Mines Friday. They say the school is ending the fundraising program for its […]
  
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• Judge rules against opponents of Confederate statue removal

  05-02-2016 20:44
  
  NEW ORLEANS — A state judge ruled Friday against an effort by preservationists to stop the removal of prominent Confederate monuments in New Orleans. Civil District Court Judge Piper D. Griffin said the city did not act improperly in deciding to take down four monuments tied to Confederate history, including a towering column and statue […]
  
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• Updated: Transgender Texas prison inmates can start hormone therapy

  05-02-2016 20:42
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A change in Texas prison system policy means transgender inmates who hadn’t started hormone therapy before incarceration can do so behind bars if they go through a thorough process to confirm the diagnosis. Previously, Texas Department of Criminal Justice policy said only transgender inmates who were already taking hormones when they entered […]
  
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• Transgender Texas prison inmates can start hormone therapy

  05-02-2016 20:42
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A change in Texas prison system policy means transgender inmates can start hormone therapy while behind bars after a confirmed diagnosis. The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1PoNGk7 ) reported Thursday that previous Texas Department of Criminal Justice policy said only transgender inmates who entered the system already taking hormones could continue to do so. […]
  
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• Can Cruz legally be president? Ivy League scholars debate

  05-02-2016 20:42
  
  BOSTON — In a public debate at Harvard, two constitutional law scholars have tried to answer whether Republican Ted Cruz is eligible to become president. Harvard professor Larry Tribe argues that based on the text of the U.S. Constitution, Cruz, who was born in Canada to an American mother, may not be considered a natural […]
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds pack viewing for fallen Oregon occupier

  05-02-2016 20:41
  
  KANAB, Utah — The Latest on an armed group that took over buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Hundreds of people packed a Mormon church in rural Utah for the viewing ceremony for the fallen spokesman of the Oregon armed standoff. Police shot and killed Arizona rancher Robert […]
  
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• Texas baby sitter, 22, gets life term for molesting 2 boys

  05-02-2016 20:41
  
  GILMER, Texas — Prosecutors say a 22-year-old East Texas baby sitter sentenced to life in prison for molesting two boys gave the victims prizes to stay quiet about the sex abuse. Tylor Lynn Charette of Bettie pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a minor. Prosecutors in Upshur County say Charette […]
  
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• Manhattan crane topples into street killing 1, injuring 3

  05-02-2016 20:40
  
  NEW YORK — A huge construction crane being lowered to safety in a snow squall plummeted onto a Lower Manhattan street Friday, killing a Wall Street worker in a parked car and leaving three people hurt by debris that scattered as the rig’s lengthy boom fell, officials said. The mobile crane’s boom landed across an […]
  
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• Grants tree removal decreases transient camps, trash dumping

  05-02-2016 20:40
  
  GRANTS, N.M. — Officials say an ongoing tree removal project in the northwestern New Mexico city of Grants has cut down on illegal trash dumping and transient camps. The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1hoDjlp ) that Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks says illegal dumping within Grants city limits has practically stopped since the city began removing salt […]
  
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• Tucson Rodeo to continue as planned despite equine herpes

  05-02-2016 20:39
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Officials with the Tucson Rodeo say the festivities will go forward as planned despite a herpes outbreak spreading through Tuft Paradise racetrack. KGUN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1nM4M3X ) that Tucson Rodeo General Manager Gary Williams says they have precautions on place in case the virus does spread, but that the outbreak is currently believed […]
  
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• Barker part of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi anniversary

  05-02-2016 20:39
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Former “The Price is Right” host Bob Barker will return to a Texas military installation where he became a Navy fighter pilot to help celebrate its 75th anniversary. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi on Thursday announced the 92-year-old Barker will be the guest speaker at its March 12 celebration. The Navy […]
  
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• The Latest: Christie endorsed by Massachusetts governor

  05-02-2016 20:38
  
  DURHAM, N.H. — The Latest from the 2016 campaign trail with days to go until the New Hampshire primary (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is endorsing fellow Republican Chris Christie in the GOP presidential primary. Baker said that while he and Christie don’t see eye to eye on every issue, the […]
  
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• Mother of killed toddler sentenced for failing to stop abuse

  05-02-2016 20:38
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado Springs woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to prevent the abuse that killed her 2-year-old son. The Gazette reports (http://tinyurl.com/jeup2cf ) that Mayra Juarez-Martinez was sentenced Thursday in 4th Judicial District Court. She pleaded guilty in October to failing to intervene in abuse that […]
  
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• Assange sex case sinks in international quagmire

  05-02-2016 20:37
  
  LONDON — It started more than five years ago as what appeared to be a fairly simple sex crime case: two women in Sweden came forward to accuse Julian Assange of sexual misconduct. Now the case has mutated into a complicated international drama involving Britain, Sweden, the United States, Ecuador, a host of human rights […]
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Dems in New Hampshire

  05-02-2016 20:37
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton cast the financial industry as an adversary in her presidential campaign — despite the money that industry has poured into her White House effort. Bernie Sanders once again mischaracterized the share of the wealth taken by the very richest Americans. A look at some of the claims in their latest Democratic […]
  
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• Quieter, smaller Guantanamo as debate rages on prison’s fate

  05-02-2016 20:36
  
  GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Empty cells outnumber occupied ones. There are fewer prisoners than the assorted medical personnel to care for them. The number of hunger strikers is down to a handful. After 14 years, the detention center on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appears to be winding down despite opposition […]
  
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• In Brazil, pregnant women urged to be cautious with a kiss

  05-02-2016 20:36
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — A top Brazilian health official warned pregnant women to think twice before giving a kiss as global measures mounted Friday against the Zika virus suspected of a link to birth defects. The U.N. human rights agency called for some nations to loosen strict laws against abortion, and U.S. health authorities recommended […]
  
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• For Brazil’s Carnival fans, even Zika can’t stop the party

  05-02-2016 20:35
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito’s dream — five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, uncovered legs and denuded torsos. So the mosquito-borne Zika virus might be expected to dampen this year’s debauchery. But despite warnings to […]
  
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• Chinese-led investors plan to buy Chicago Stock Exchange

  05-02-2016 19:56
  
  NEW YORK — The Chicago Stock Exchange, founded more than a century ago, said it has agreed to be acquired by a Chinese-led investor group. The buyers are considering opening a stock exchange in southwest China and also hope to list Chinese stocks in the U.S., Chicago Stock Exchange CEO John Kerin said in an […]
  
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• Energy loans likely to cause further losses for big banks

  05-02-2016 19:40
  
  NEW YORK — The nation’s six largest banks have hit an oil slick. They have tens of billions of dollars of exposure to risky energy loans that won’t all be paid back because low oil prices have sapped the profits of oil companies. The value of those loans will have to be written down even […]
  
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• Jobs report helps ease concerns a recession might be nearing

  05-02-2016 18:12
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing is shrinking, corporate profits are declining and goods are piling up on warehouse shelves. Those trends have elevated concern that a U.S. recession may loom in the next year or two. Yet in the one area that matters most, the economy has continued to shine: Hiring. Last month, employers added 151,000 […]
  
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• ABQid wraps its arms around Santa Fe startups

  05-02-2016 17:47
  
  ABQid Inc. launched its first cohort of six startup companies in Santa Fe in late January at the business accelerator’s new sister operation in the City Different, dubbed SFid. Albuquerque-based ABQid originally announced SFid’s launch last November with $45,000 in assistance from the City of Santa Fe, and $22,500 from private donors at the Santa […]
  
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• Missing teen found in arroyo likely killed himself, deputies say

  05-02-2016 17:20
  
  A teenage boy reported missing who was later found dead in an arroyo in Albuquerque’s Westside Thursday night likely killed himself, according to a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s spokesman. Sgt. Aaron Williamson said deputies were called around 5 p.m. by parents who were worried about their son. “The family stated that their 16-year-old son had left […]
  
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• 10 Super Bowl ads everyone will be talking about

  05-02-2016 16:36
  
  NEW YORK — The big day is almost here. When the Super Bowl kicks off on Sunday, 40-plus advertisers will be vying for the attention of roughly 114 million viewers. After paying $4.5 million for a 30-second spot, advertisers are really hoping to have the ad everyone will be talking about Monday morning. Here are […]
  
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• Why pensions are the new flashpoint in Greece’s crisis

  05-02-2016 16:34
  
  ATHENS, Greece — Combine a rapidly aging population, a depleted work force and leaky finances and any country’s pension system would be in trouble. For debt-hobbled, unemployment-plagued Greece, it’s a nightmare. Hemmed in by a grim economic reality and tough-talking bailout creditors, the leftwing-led government in Athens is now attempting the seemingly impossible: to reform […]
  
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