New Mexico news

• Updated: Homicide suspect gives authorities the slip near Broadway and Mountain

  19-02-2016 23:34
  
  Albuquerque police were searching for a homicide suspect near Broadway and Mountain Friday afternoon but didn’t catch him, according to a police spokesman. Officers set up a perimeter and focused their efforts on a U.S. Postal Service building nearby, which was evacuated. Officers broke down the perimeter just before 4 p.m. after police spokesman Tanner […]
  
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• Bush, seeking a much-needed revival in SC, calls in family

  19-02-2016 23:22
  
  ROCK HILL, South Carolina — Jeb Bush has long kept his family at arm’s length in his effort to become commander-in-chief, but with the South Carolina primary looming, he’s embracing them like never before in the state that has historically stood by the Bush family in its previous White House bids. It’s a drastic shift […]
  
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• Last of ‘Angola Three’ inmates released, thanks supporters

  19-02-2016 23:21
  
  ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. — The last inmate of a group known as the “Angola Three” pleaded no contest Friday to manslaughter in the 1972 death of a prison guard and was released after more than four decades in prison. Albert Woodfox and two other men became known as the “Angola Three” for their decades-long stays […]
  
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• Sandoval commission puts off drilling decision

  19-02-2016 22:09
  
  The Sandoval County Commission voted Thursday night to remand SandRidge Energy’s zone change application back to the county’s planning and zoning commission. SandRidge has requested changing two acres of privately owned land from residential to special use zoning to allow for oil and gas exploration. The Oklahoma City-based company already has received a permit from […]
  
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• The Latest: Missing Cottonwood teen, mother found

  19-02-2016 22:07
  
  COTTONWOOD, Ariz. — The Latest on the kidnapping of a woman and her 14-year-old son in Cottonwood (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Authorities say a 14-year-old boy and his mother kidnapped in Cottonwood on Friday morning have been found safe. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says both were located in the nearby town of Clarkdale […]
  
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• Republican 2016 hopefuls get emotional on eve of SC primary

  19-02-2016 21:31
  
  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Republican battle for South Carolina turned deeply personal on the eve of Saturday’s high-stakes presidential primary, as New York businessman Donald Trump eyed a delegate sweep and his Republican rivals fought for a southern surprise. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the son of a pastor, evoked “the body of Christ” in […]
  
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• Alabama hometown was refuge of privacy for author Harper Lee

  19-02-2016 21:08
  
  MONROEVILLE, Ala. — This south Alabama town with a domed courthouse and tree-lined streets served as both a literary inspiration and a place of refuge for “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee. Lee tweaked names and locations in her hometown of Monroeville to come up with the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, in her […]
  
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• Spanish gold medalist believes she contracted Zika in Rio

  19-02-2016 21:01
  
  SAO PAULO — Spanish Olympic gold medalist Marina Alabau says she got Zika while training in Brazil in December, suffering painful symptoms in an experience that the wind surfer said won’t stop her from competing in the Games in August. In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Alabau described symptoms that her doctor said […]
  
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• Britain’s future, migrant split reveal growing EU divide

  19-02-2016 21:00
  
  BRUSSELS — Britain is thinking of leaving. Greece feels isolated. Austria and Denmark are pushing controversial measures for coping with asylum-seekers despite what their neighbors think. Tensions between European Union leaders at this week’s summit in Brussels have highlighted a gnawing lack of confidence that the bloc of 28 nations can provide timely answers to […]
  
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• Kurdish group claims responsibility for Ankara attack

  19-02-2016 20:59
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — A Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara which killed 28 people. In a statement posted on its website, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons said it carried out the attack to avenge Turkish military operations against Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey. The […]
  
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• What’s the status of child marriage in the US?

  19-02-2016 20:39
  
  NEW YORK — While child marriage is commonplace in dozens of countries around the world, it has also been a longstanding, though little-noticed, practice in the United States. Some questions and answers about the topic as it attracts the attention of concerned legislators in some states: Q: What are the laws on child marriage in […]
  
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• Vatican: Pope was not singling out Trump with his remarks

  19-02-2016 20:39
  
  VATICAN CITY — A spokesman for Pope Francis insisted Friday the pontiff was “in no way” launching an attack on Donald Trump, a U.S. presidential candidate, nor was he trying to sway voters by declaring someone who advocates building walls isn’t Christian. The Rev. Federico Lombardi, in an interview on Vatican Radio, stressed that Francis […]
  
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• US accuses Apple of ‘repudiating’ order on phone access

  19-02-2016 20:28
  
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is firing back at Apple for refusing to help unlock a phone used by one of the gunmen in the San Bernardino attack. In a new motion Friday, federal prosecutors say the company has chosen to repudiate a judge’s order instead of following it. The department also says Apple designs […]
  
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• Breaking: Managers of LANL, WIPP noticed on violations for drum leak

  19-02-2016 20:25
  
    The federal government has issued a pair of preliminary notices of violation against two contractors involved in a radiation leak that forced the shutdown of the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday the notices mark the completion of investigations into the 2014 disaster as well as the […]
  
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• Utah woman says she found a snake head in canned green beans

  19-02-2016 20:22
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — An Oregon food distribution company has halted shipments of canned green beans after a Utah woman said she found a snake head in a can. Troy Walker of Farmington, Utah, said she made the unsettling discovery while she and fellow church members were preparing meals Wednesday night for neighbors. Walker said […]
  
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• Prison bus crashes in Texas, 1 killed, more than 20 hurt

  19-02-2016 20:21
  
  COMANCHE, Texas — A prison bus carrying more than two dozen inmates has collided with a pickup truck in Texas, killing the truck’s driver and injuring most of the inmates. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Robert Hurst says the bus was carrying 31 inmates and two guards when it collided Friday with the pickup […]
  
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• Even from sidelines, governors fixated on White House race

  19-02-2016 20:21
  
  WASHINGTON — Nearly three-quarters of the nation’s governors are gathering this weekend in Washington for wide-ranging discussions of public policy, including a heroin epidemic, the threat of terrorism and the possibility of another recession. But when they go out to dinner afterward, they’ll be talking about what the rest of Washington is obsessed with: presidential […]
  
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• Record number of astronaut wannabes apply to NASA _ 18,300

  19-02-2016 20:20
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space travel never looked so good. NASA announced Friday it received a record number of applicants — some 18,300 — for its next astronaut class. That’s more than double the previous record of 8,000 for the first space shuttle astronaut class in 1978. This time, NASA hit social media hard to […]
  
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• Colo. house approves extended rape statute of limitations

  19-02-2016 20:20
  
  DENVER — The state House has passed a bill to double the amount of time sexual assault victims can seek charges from 10 to 20 years. The bill goes to the Senate after Friday’s vote. Democratic sponsor Rep. Rhonda Fields crafted the bill after being approached by two Colorado women who claim Bill Cosby assaulted […]
  
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• Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe moving forward with casino

  19-02-2016 20:19
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe is taking the first steps toward building a new casino and resort in the Prescott area. The Yavapai Gaming Agency said Friday the tribe is conducting soil sampling at the site to make sure it is suitable for construction. The casino would be built at the northeast corner […]
  
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• The Latest: Prosecution, defense rest in stolen baby trial

  19-02-2016 20:19
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — The Latest on the trial of a Colorado woman charged with cutting an unborn child out of the womb of another woman (all times local): 10:40 a.m. Closing statements are expected Monday in the trial of a Colorado woman charged with cutting an unborn baby from the womb of another woman. The […]
  
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• AZ teen, mother believed to have been kidnapped

  19-02-2016 20:19
  
  COTTONWOOD, Ariz. — Yavapai County authorities are searching for a 14-year-old boy and his mother who may have been kidnapped in Cottonwood. Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies say the incident happened around 6 a.m. Friday. Deputies believe an unknown male forced a woman in her 30s into a 2016 gray Dodge Charger that was reported stolen. […]
  
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• White House to tackle chronic absenteeism in schools

  19-02-2016 20:18
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House is hoping that caring mentors will help stop students from skipping school. The Obama administration announced plans Friday to connect more than 1 million students who miss major amounts of school time with mentors in hopes of turning that around. Officials say that as many as 7.5 million children miss […]
  
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• Fight over Cruz’s ballot eligibility moves to courtrooms

  19-02-2016 20:18
  
  CHICAGO — The debate over whether Canadian-born Ted Cruz is eligible to be president is moving from the campaign trail to the courtroom. Lawsuits challenging the Texas Republican’s eligibility for the ballot have been filed in recent weeks by residents in states including Illinois, New York and Alabama who argue he can’t be president because […]
  
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• The Latest: Sanders tells Nevada he’s ‘here to win’

  19-02-2016 20:17
  
  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Latest on campaign 2016 ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary and Nevada Democratic caucuses (all times local): 2:00 p.m. Bernie Sanders says his campaign is “here to win” in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses but he also wants to drive a large voter turnout in the nation’s third Democratic presidential contest. […]
  
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• AP-GfK Poll: Voters increasingly see Sanders as electable

  19-02-2016 20:17
  
  WASHINGTON — The more Democrats learn about Bernie Sanders, the more they appear to like him. A greater percentage of Democratic registered voters view the Vermont senator as likable, honest, competent and compassionate than they did just two months ago, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Seventy-two percent now believe he could win the […]
  
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• Saudi Arabia halts $4B in Lebanese deals over Iran dispute

  19-02-2016 20:16
  
  BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia announced on Friday it is halting deals worth $4 billion aimed at equipping and supporting Lebanese security forces in retaliation for the tiny country’s siding with Iran amid the Sunni kingdom’s spat with the Shiite power. The surprise announcement, carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, comes as deeply divided Lebanon […]
  
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• In setback, Syrian peace talks not to resume next week

  19-02-2016 20:15
  
  BEIRUT — In another setback to international efforts to resolve Syria’s devastating civil war, peace talks are not to resume next week, a U.N. envoy announced as Turkey on Friday intensified cross-border artillery shelling on areas dominated by Syria’s U.S.-backed, mostly Kurdish militia. Meanwhile, Russia called for an urgent Security Council meeting over the deteriorating […]
  
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• Updated: New Mexico high court to weigh in on workers’ comp question

  19-02-2016 19:43
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court plans to review a lower court ruling that cleared the way for farm and ranch laborers across the state to receive workers’ compensation benefits. The justices this week issued a brief order suspending a ruling by the New Mexico Court of Appeals until they can hear oral […]
  
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• The Latest: Branson questioned rocket’s future after crash

  19-02-2016 19:41
  
  MOJAVE, Calif. — The Latest on Virgin Galactic’s new space tourism rocket (all times local): 10:10 a.m. Sir Richard Branson says he briefly wondered if it was worth continuing his space tourism program following the 2014 accident that destroyed a rocket and killed a pilot. The Virgin Galactic founder tells The Associated Press that engineers, […]
  
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• New: DPS Secretary Greg Fouratt leaving job for judicial post

  19-02-2016 19:40
  
  New Mexico Department of Public Safety head is stepping down to become a U.S. magistrate judge in Las Cruces, Gov. Susana Martinez announced today. Fouratt, who previously worked in the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Mexico, has been the Cabinet secretary of the Department of Public Safety since February 2014. He succeeded Gorden Eden, who […]
  
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• Arabic version of Saturday Night Live hits the Middle East

  19-02-2016 19:33
  
  CAIRO — “From Cairo…it’s Saturday Night!” An Arabic version of Saturday Night Live is airing across the Arab world for the first time this weekend, offering a Middle Eastern twist on the hit U.S. comedy show. In a newly renovated theatre in the Egyptian capital, the live audience laughed their way through the shooting of […]
  
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• Food and fabrics fill Native Arts fest

  19-02-2016 19:08
  
    I’ve always said the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts has the best receptions, hands down, for its exhibition openings. In the case of Thursday evening, it was a delayed reception timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of fabric artist, fashionisto and IAIA co-founder Lloyd “Kiva” New (Cherokee). Just take […]
  
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• Safety advocate asks gov’t to reopen Jeep fire investigation

  19-02-2016 17:38
  DETROIT — An auto safety advocate is calling on the government to reopen an investigation of rear-crash fires in older Jeep SUVs after finding at least 11 more deaths since the vehicles were recalled. The deaths show that the recall repair — installing a trailer hitch to protect gas tanks in low-speed crashes — hasn’t […]
  
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• New: Harper Lee, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author, has died at 89

  19-02-2016 17:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child's-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town,…
  
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• US stocks slip as weak earnings hammer retailers

  19-02-2016 17:02
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are mostly lower Friday morning after a batch of weak quarterly reports. Retail stocks are sliding after a disappointing report from department store operator Nordstrom. Oil prices are in decline after a big surge over the past week. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average lost 68 points, or 0.4 […]
  
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• Virgin Galactic to roll out new space tourism rocket plane

  19-02-2016 16:53
  LOS ANGELES — Virgin Galactic will roll out a new version of its SpaceShipTwo space tourism rocket Friday as it prepares to return to flight testing for the first time since a 2014 accident destroyed the original, killed one of its pilots and set back the nascent industry. The space line founded by Sir Richard […]
  
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• US consumer prices show signs of acceleration in January

  19-02-2016 16:48
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in January, as the rising costs of housing and health care were largely offset by cheaper oil. But the annual pace of inflation showed signs of acceleration. The Labor Department said Friday that prices have risen 1.4 percent over the past 12 months, compared to a year ago […]
  
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• Lawmakers want federal probe of suspension of Medicaid funds

  19-02-2016 16:31
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s congressional delegation is calling for a federal investigation into the withholding of Medicaid payments from 15 nonprofits that provided behavioral health services. In a letter sent Friday to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich as well as Representatives Ben Ray Lujan and […]
  
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• Texas man killed in crash on US 70 near Roswell

  19-02-2016 16:28
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — New Mexico State Police say a Texas man was killed after a vehicle he was riding in crashed near Roswell. Authorities say 34-year-old Felipe Martinez, of Amarillo, was traveling east on U.S. 70 when the incident occurred Thursday around 12:40 p.m. According to police, a tire on his vehicle blew out. They […]
  
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• Mourners to pay respects Friday to late Justice Scalia

  19-02-2016 16:26
  
  WASHINGTON — In a day of ceremony and tribute, the casket carrying Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose at the Supreme Court where he spent nearly three decades as one of its most influential members. Thousands of mourners — from the president and members of Congress to former justices and tourists — will pay […]
  
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• Belen school employee under fire for profane talk

  19-02-2016 16:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Belen High School employee is under investigation for giving a profanity-filled talk to a classroom of students. KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reported Thursday that a cellphone video shows a male staff member cussing several times in front of students. The unidentified employee is seen sitting on a desk and letting loose with […]
  
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• Postal Service apologizes for blood-stained mail

  19-02-2016 16:25
  
  OLEAN, N.Y. — The U.S. Postal Service has apologized to residents along an upstate New York mail route who received mail stained with blood. A Postal Service spokeswoman for the agency’s western New York district tells the Olean (OH’-lee-an) Times Herald (bit.ly/1VrWGJ5) that the blood was from a mail carrier whose finger was cut after […]
  
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• Afterglow of pope’s visit still lingers for some

  19-02-2016 16:24
  
  LAS CRUCES – Some of the Las Cruces Catholics who went to Juárez or El Paso to participate in Wednesday’s papal Mass experienced body aches and tiredness on Thursday — but also a strong feeling of rejuvenated faith. The excitement of being so close to the Holy Father offset the hangover feeling. “It was truly […]
  
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• 4 killed in wrong-way wreck outside Austin

  19-02-2016 16:24
  
  KYLE, Texas — Authorities say four people have died in a fatal wreck caused by a motorist driving the wrong way on Interstate 35 south of Austin. The wreck early Friday morning involved three vehicles and was triggered by one traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-35 in Kyle. Kyle municipal spokesman Jerry Hendrix […]
  
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• Eyewitness: Helicopter fell from sky into Pearl Harbor

  19-02-2016 16:23
  
  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Tourist Shawn Winrich was taking photos of Pearl Harbor when he saw a helicopter “essentially coming straight at us” at a popular tourist destination that attracts thousands of visitors daily. He switched to video, recording as the helicopter lost altitude and dipped closer to the water. “All of a sudden it […]
  
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• Man charged in university shooting to argue for release

  19-02-2016 16:22
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Attorneys for the man charged with killing a college student in Flagstaff are expected to argue Friday to have their client released from jail into the custody of his parents, and for the murder and assault charges against him to be thrown out or reconsidered by a grand jury. Steven Jones has […]
  
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• AZ Community College OKs new policy about guns on campuses

  19-02-2016 16:22
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Pima Community College’s board of governors has approved a new policy about guns on their campuses. The policy approved Wednesday states that the use, possession or display of firearms and other weapons, explosive device or fireworks is prohibited from all of the college’s campuses. No concealed carry permit exempts a person from […]
  
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• Oregon OKs landmark minimum wage hike

  19-02-2016 16:21
  
  SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have approved landmark legislation that propels the state’s minimum wage for all workers to the highest rank in the U.S., and does so through an unparalleled tiered system based on geography. The state House of Representatives on Thursday passed Senate Bill 1532, which now heads to Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, […]
  
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• ‘Affluenza’ teen’s case could move to adult system

  19-02-2016 16:20
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck is set to appear in court for a hearing over whether his case should be transferred to the adult system. Eighteen-year-old Ethan Couch is due in court Friday in Fort Worth. He could face up to 120 days […]
  
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