New Mexico news

• Updated: 4 students hurt in Ohio school shooting, suspect in custody

  29-02-2016 23:51
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) - A 14-year-old boy pulled out a gun in a southwestern Ohio school...
  
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• NM ranks lowest for paid sick leave

  29-02-2016 23:43
  
  New Mexico has the lowest rate in the nation of workers with paid sick leave, according to New Mexico Voices for Children, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advocating for policies to improve the health and well-being of New Mexico’s children, families and communities. The report comes in the wake of the organization’s release of the 2015 […]
  
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• Indiana man pleads guilty to meth trafficking in New Mexico

  29-02-2016 23:39
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to a methamphetamine trafficking charge in New Mexico. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Rashad Travon Woods, of Indianapolis, entered into a plea agreement Monday. They say he’ll be sentenced to 11 years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. […]
  
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• Feds suggest counseling over detention for tribal youth

  29-02-2016 23:39
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal government recommends Native American courts dole out treatment, counseling and foster care to young criminals instead of fines and detention, a change in tribal guidelines that reflects a national shift in juvenile justice reform. The Interior and Justice departments released their guidelines Monday, updating a three-decade-old juvenile justice code and […]
  
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• VA watchdog releases reports on wait-time manipulations

  29-02-2016 23:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Reports documenting scheduling problems and wait-time manipulation at the Department of Veterans Affairs are being made public, as the agency’s internal watchdog bows to pressure from members of Congress and others to improve transparency. The VA’s Office of Inspector General released 11 reports Monday outlining scheduling problems and manipulation of records at VA […]
  
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• Baseball toughens up on chew as sky darkens for big dippers

  29-02-2016 23:37
  
  Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz spit some chew into a bottle at his locker, then dipped into the latest notice from baseball. Big leaguers are now getting a written reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned at stadiums in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. One-page letters are being put in clubhouse stalls throughout spring training, […]
  
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• A look at what GOP governors, senators say about Trump

  29-02-2016 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON — Governors and senators are often regarded as political bellwethers in their states during the presidential primaries. But 2016 is no typical election year, with Donald Trump as the GOP front-runner. The Associated Press surveyed some of America’s Republican governors and senators, and looked at their public statements about Trump. Here’s what they had […]
  
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• ACVB, city sign new marketing contract

  29-02-2016 23:11
  
  The Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau has signed a new contract with the city to continue marketing Albuquerque for conventions and other events and as a tourist destination. The three-year contract includes two one-year extensions, according to a news release from the city. It also includes changes to the ACVB board structure and in metrics […]
  
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• Google self-driving car strikes public bus in California

  29-02-2016 21:35
  
  LOS ANGELES — A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a city street, a fender-bender that appears to be the first time one of the tech company’s vehicles caused an accident. The collision occurred on Valentine’s Day and Google reported it to California’s Department of Motor Vehicles in an accident […]
  
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• Sanders draws big crowd at Colorado State

  29-02-2016 21:34
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Sen. Bernie Sanders drew a big crowd to a last minute rally at Colorado State University ahead of Colorado’s Democratic caucuses. The Fort Collins Coloradoan (http://noconow.co/1KY8nXD ) reports that Sanders spoke about the high cost of college and the debt associated with it as well as health care, economic equality and […]
  
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• Mayors, governors using ‘dark money’ groups raise questions

  29-02-2016 21:34
  
  NEW YORK — New York City’s campaign finance laws don’t allow corporations to give money directly to people running for city office, but that hasn’t been a hurdle for some companies trying to influence public policy. They have poured cash into two nonprofit groups affiliated with the city’s Democratic mayor, Bill de Blasio, which have […]
  
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• Alabama to be hub of scientific study of Southern tornadoes

  29-02-2016 21:34
  
  ATLANTA — About 40 scientists from around the nation are expected to participate in “VORTEX Southeast,” an upcoming study of the unique characteristics of tornadoes that develop in the South, weather researchers say. Like earlier studies in the Midwest, the research based in Huntsville, Alabama, will include mobile radars, drones and other equipment that can […]
  
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• Ex-Navajo lawmaker pleads guilty to misusing tribal funds

  29-02-2016 21:33
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A former Navajo Nation lawmaker has pleaded guilty in a criminal case to misusing tribal funds. The plea entered earlier this month in tribal court means Young Jeff Tom Sr. will avoid an April trial. Tom says in court documents that he conspired with five former colleagues to commit bribery. He […]
  
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• Justice Thomas asks questions in court, 1st time in 10 years

  29-02-2016 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of courtroom silence Monday and posed questions during a Supreme Court oral argument, provoking gasps from the audience. And it wasn’t just one question; it was a string of them in an exchange that lasted several minutes. It was only the second week the court has heard […]
  
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• Air Force proposal would reduce jets at Tucson base

  29-02-2016 21:32
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Under a new Air Force proposal, the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson could start losing some of its jets as soon as fall 2018. The Air Force recently agreed to delay retirement of the A-10 “Warthog” until 2022, reported the Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/1ScZyL3). That aircraft is a mainstay of operations […]
  
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• Woman who tried to self-abort won’t face attempted murder

  29-02-2016 21:31
  
  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The attorney for a Tennessee woman accused of trying to end her pregnancy with a coat hanger says the woman will not face attempted murder charges. Public Defender Gerald Melton told a Murfreesboro judge Monday morning that the prosecutor is planning to bring a new indictment against Anna Yocca before the grand […]
  
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• Iranian hard-liners losers in parliament, clerical body

  29-02-2016 21:31
  
  TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian voters dealt hard-liners a serious blow in elections for parliament and an influential clerical body, favoring reformists and relative moderates who support last year’s nuclear deal in the country’s first elections since the landmark agreement, results released Monday showed. Reformists, who favor expanded social freedoms and engagement with the West, won […]
  
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• State agency publishes names/addresses of medical cannabis producers

  29-02-2016 19:18
  
  The names and addresses of New Mexico nonprofits licensed to grow and sell medical marijuana was posted today on the state Department of Health website. The disclosure marks the first time the names of licensed nonprofit producers have been revealed publicly since lawmakers approved the medical cannabis program in 2007. The website lists that names […]
  
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• TRAIL TRANSLATOR: Sanders’ ‘vanilla’ version of socialism

  29-02-2016 18:55
  
  WASHINGTON — If Bernie Sanders accomplishes nothing else this year, he wants people to stop fearing his version of socialism. The firebrand Democratic presidential candidate has long called himself a democratic socialist, out to rid the U.S. political system of the corrupting influences of “casino capitalists” and Wall Street greed. But the meaning of democratic […]
  
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• Former PHX detective gets 23-year prison term in sex case

  29-02-2016 18:54
  
  PHOENIX — A former Phoenix police detective who pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. The sentence imposed Monday on 47-year-old Christopher J. Wilson by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge was part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Wilson also faces lifetime probation. He pleaded […]
  
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• Arizona couple in home imprisonment case to be sentenced

  29-02-2016 18:54
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — An Arizona couple convicted of kidnapping and child abuse for imprisoning their three daughters without access to a bathroom will be sentenced on Monday. A Tucson jury found Fernando and Sophia Richter guilty in December of three counts each of kidnapping and child abuse. The girls were 12, 13 and 17 when […]
  
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• Weekend renters find corpse in Paris garden of Airbnb rental

  29-02-2016 18:53
  
  PARIS — French authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose decomposing body was found in the garden of an Airbnb rental in suburban Paris. Bertrand Daillie, the deputy prosecutor for Evry, said a group of young people who were renting the house for a weekend discovered the badly decomposed body in the garden […]
  
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• US cyberattacks can expose Islamic State communications

  29-02-2016 18:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter says that U.S. cyberattacks to disrupt the Islamic State’s communications and overload their networks could force the militant group to use older technologies that are easier for the U.S. to intercept. Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are providing more details on how […]
  
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• Meals in a box: Are they worth it?

  29-02-2016 18:51
  
  NEW YORK — If you’ve got a family — especially one with young kids — then you know putting together healthy meals every night can take more planning and preparation than you have time and energy. Could a subscription service that delivers kits of pre-measured ingredients and recipes be a cost-effective and healthy solution? To […]
  
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• Central Texas judge targeted in shooting returns to bench

  29-02-2016 18:23
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A Central Texas judge who was shot last year in a targeted attack has returned to the bench to applause from friends and colleagues who gathered in her courtroom. State District Judge Julie Kocurek said Monday she felt “reborn” following months of rehabilitation that came after the Nov. 6 shooting. The Austin […]
  
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• Feds impose fire restrictions on western national grasslands

  29-02-2016 18:22
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials say dry conditions have prompted them to impose fire restrictions on national grasslands in eastern New Mexico, West Texas and a small portion of Oklahoma. U.S. Forest Service officials in Albuquerque say the level-two restrictions include lands within the boundaries of the McClellan Creek National Grasslands near Amarillo and the […]
  
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• Judge awards $13 million to exonerated DC man

  29-02-2016 18:17
  
  WASHINGTON — A judge has awarded $13.2 million to a man who was convicted of murder in Washington based on forensic hair analysis that was later discredited. The Washington Post (http://tinyurl.com/zbxma5b) reports that D.C. Superior Court Judge John Mott awarded the money on Friday to 55-year-old Santae Tribble, who spent 28 years in prison for […]
  
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• Updated: Navy SEAL receives Medal of Honor at White House ceremony

  29-02-2016 18:16
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama shined a spotlight on a “special breed of warrior” as he awarded the nation’s highest military honor Monday to a Navy SEAL who participated in a daring 2012 raid that rescued an American hostage in Afghanistan. Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers Jr. is the first living, active duty […]
  
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• Phoenix police: 24-year-old son sought in killing of father

  29-02-2016 18:16
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a 24-year-old man is sought in the killing of his 62-year-old father. Police said Wynton Elrod is wanted in the homicide of Craig Elrod. Police Sgt. Trent Crump says another son returned home Sunday after being out of state for over a week and found his father’s body in a […]
  
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• Navy SEAL receiving Medal of Honor at White House ceremony

  29-02-2016 18:16
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is awarding the nation’s highest military honor to a Navy SEAL who participated in a daring 2012 raid that rescued an American hostage in Afghanistan. Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers, Jr., is the first living, active duty member of the Navy to receive the award in four decades. […]
  
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• Stricter policies on school absences draw parent backlash

  29-02-2016 18:15
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Despite being in the top 1 percent of her class, Lauren Molloy was at risk of failing to receive credit for courses last semester after a series of absences for medical appointments were counted against her by the Austin school district. Molloy, a McCallum High School senior, has a rare congenital bone […]
  
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• Memorial service for slain deputy to be held March 14

  29-02-2016 18:15
  
  BAILEY, Colo. — A memorial service for the sheriff’s deputy shot and killed while trying to evict a main from his home near Bailey will be held March 14 in suburban Denver. Thirty-five-year-old Cpl. Nate Carrigan will be honored at Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada during a service starting at 11 a.m. A homeowner who […]
  
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• Aurora police help Girl Scout troop after cookie cash theft

  29-02-2016 18:15
  
  AURORA, Colo. — Aurora police officers helped a Girl Scout troupe recoup some of their cash after a thief took their cash books full of cookie proceeds. KMGH-TV reports (http://bit.ly/21vYDLD ) that police received a call Saturday that a cash box full of $325 was snatched from a table outside a grocery store where the […]
  
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• Sanders keeps his Judaism in the background, irking US Jews

  29-02-2016 18:14
  
  NEW YORK — As Bernie Sanders headed toward victory in New Hampshire, pundits noted the barrier he was about to break: Sanders would become the first Jewish candidate to win a major party presidential primary. But since that Feb. 9 win, instead of the burst of communal pride that usually accompanies such milestones, the response […]
  
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• CAN THEY DO THAT? Trump favors torture that’s illegal

  29-02-2016 18:14
  
  WASHINGTON — Tough talk about torture is a guaranteed applause line for Donald Trump on the GOP presidential stump. Trump has repeatedly advocated waterboarding, an enhanced interrogation technique that simulates the feeling of drowning. “In the Middle East, we have people chopping the heads off Christians. … I would bring back waterboarding and I’d bring […]
  
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• Suicide bombing at Iraqi funeral kills at least 25

  29-02-2016 18:13
  
  BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber struck an Iraqi funeral on Monday, killing at least 25 people, including a local Shiite militia leader, in a town north of Baghdad that saw a wave of revenge attacks after a similar bombing in January. Another 52 people were wounded in the bombing in Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles (90 […]
  
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• The Latest: Trump stars in Senate campaign ad in Arizona

  29-02-2016 18:11
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on campaign 2016 on the eve of Super Tuesday (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Republican front-runner Donald Trump is the star of a Democratic ad in the Arizona Senate race. “Donald Trump is dangerous for America,” says the commercial by Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who is challenging longtime GOP Sen. John McCain. […]
  
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• Target taps Amazon executive to overhaul supply chain

  29-02-2016 18:08
  
  NEW YORK — Target says it has tapped an Amazon executive to lead the overhaul of its supply chain that has been stretched by the demands of e-commerce. The discounter, based in Minneapolis, has named Arthur Valdez as executive vice president, chief supply chain and logistics officer. Valdez spent the last 16 years at the […]
  
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• Updated: Subway to ensure ‘Footlongs’ measure up after lawsuit

  29-02-2016 17:44
  
  NEW YORK — Subway customers can finally rest assured that their “Footlong” sandwiches will be as long as promised. A judge last week granted final approval to a settlement of a class-action suit filed against Subway after an Australian teenager in 2013 posted an image of his sandwich on Facebook that was only 11 inches. […]
  
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• Updated: Racial feud erupts as Republicans fight 'unstoppable' Trump

  29-02-2016 08:07
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — The final-days sprint to Super Tuesday has erupted into a feud over a white supremacist as…
  
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• VA ethics adviser to remove Ph.D. credential

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  She says she was 'victim' of now-defunct university, founded by man convicted of fraud
  
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• Time is running short to stop faux conservative Trump

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON–"Hell," said Alabama's Democratic Gov. George Wallace before roiling the 1968 p ...
  
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• Presidential contest goes from silly to bizarre

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  Bernie Sanders misses mark with black voters because his philosophy is neglectful of race
  
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• Not enough medical pot to go around

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  New Mexico’s plant-count limit results in shortage of cannabis for treating the severely ill
  
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• New Mexico Democrats prefer Kasich, Rubio

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  31 percent in poll view none of the Republicans favorably or had 'unfavorable view' of all of them
  
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• Gov. Martinez signs crime, safety bills into law

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  Measures provide judges with juvenile records, establish alerts for disabled
  
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• Editorial: New rocket should cool critics’ jets

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  Critics who have a short-term view, both literally and figuratively, when it comes to Spaceport Amer ...
  
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• Editorial: APS putting a needless adult clinic before its kids

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  Talk about needing a second opinion.Albuquerque Public Schools, which spent most of 20 ...
  
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• Colorful language greets mayor at ART meeting

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  Shouts of "shut up," the Spanish equivalent "cállate" and, well, a colorful synonym for "balo ...
  
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• ART: Worth the price? No way

  29-02-2016 08:05
  
  $10M a mile too much for a service to benefit a few
  
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