New Mexico news

• Abandoned bloody truck still a mystery; Deputies seek help with IDs

  14-03-2016 23:53
  
  Sandoval County deputies are still piecing together the grisly events that left the inside of a stolen pickup truck spattered with blood early this month. Now they’re asking for help identifying people who they believe may have been associated with the vehicle between the time it was reported stolen and the time that it was […]
  
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• Disorder at Trump rallies: As American as cherry pie?

  14-03-2016 23:34
  
  Even before the presidential candidate arrived at the rally, the arena seethed. Fistfights broke out as the national anthem played. Supporters tore up demonstrators’ signs, beat them with sticks, pummeled them with folding chairs. The year was 1968; the candidate was Alabama Gov. George Wallace. If you’re struggling with feelings of deja vu, you’re not […]
  
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• Senate votes to confirm King to head Education Department

  14-03-2016 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm John B. King Jr. as the nation’s education secretary. The vote was 49-40. King has served as acting secretary at the Education Department since Arne Duncan stepped down in December. President Barack Obama nominated King last month, saying there was “nobody better” to continue leading efforts […]
  
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• Updated: Feds investigate blaze that destroyed new Carlsbad hotel

  14-03-2016 23:17
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. — Federal investigators are now looking into the cause of a blaze that destroyed a hotel in Carlsbad that was months away from opening. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Monday it sent a national response team to the southeastern New Mexico community. The federal investigators were on scene Monday […]
  
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• Updated: El Paso billionaire invests in Santa Teresa

  14-03-2016 23:17
  
  SANTA TERESA — A Texas oil billionaire has bought land in this fast-growing border industrial hub — a sign, observers say, that momentum is at last on New Mexico’s side and long-simmering tensions between two border communities on either side of the state line may be easing. El Paso’s Paul Foster, chairman of Western Refining Inc., […]
  
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• Sanders seeks Midwest wins to turn tide against Clinton

  14-03-2016 23:15
  
  CHICAGO — Barnstorming through the Rust Belt, Bernie Sanders on Monday looked toward primary contests in five states as the linchpin of his strategy to turn the tide against Hillary Clinton and overcome her delegate edge in the Democratic primary. Clinton urged Democrats to unite behind her bid to focus on a far bigger threat: […]
  
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• New: NM-filmed ‘Preacher’ to premiere May 22

  14-03-2016 22:41
  
  AMC announced “Preacher” will premiere on May 22. The announcement came from the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas today. An encore presentation of the pilot episode will air on May 29 before new episodes begin airing on June 5. “Preacher” is based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s popular ’90s comic book […]
  
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• Surprise! Medical charges you weren’t expecting

  14-03-2016 22:29
  
  Patients who are blindsided by medical bills after undergoing a procedure they believed was fully insured are the reason for a series of forums this month sponsored by the New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance. Surprise medical bills can happen, for example, when a patient has sought care at an emergency room or […]
  
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• Panel: US border agency needs more anti-corruption agents

  14-03-2016 22:27
  
  SAN DIEGO — A panel of law enforcement experts found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made little movement on a call to sharply increase the number of agents assigned to investigate internal corruption, calling it a mistake that could lead to a major scandal if it isn’t addressed more quickly. The panel, led […]
  
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• Updated: Marines alter women’s uniform policy to cover more tattoos

  14-03-2016 22:25
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine — The U.S. Marine Corps is making it easier for women to cover up tattoos by allowing them to wear crew-neck undershirts beneath their uniforms. The Marines made the change Thursday after U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree complained that its dress policy unintentionally discriminated against female recruits. Men are allowed to wear crew-neck T-shirts. […]
  
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• Marines alter women’s uniform policy to cover more tattoos

  14-03-2016 22:25
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine — The U.S. Marine Corps is making it easier for women to cover up tattoos by allowing them to wear crew-neck undershirts beneath their uniforms. The Marines made the change Thursday after U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree complained that its dress policy unintentionally discriminated against female recruits. Men are allowed to wear crew-neck T-shirts. […]
  
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• The Latest: Guard members help transform sidewalk into levee

  14-03-2016 22:11
  
  NEW ORLEANS — The Latest on flooding in Mississippi and Louisiana (all times local): 4 p.m. As floodwaters rise, the Louisiana National Guard says members of two engineer companies have helped transform a riverside sidewalk into a temporary levee along the Ouachita (WAH-shih-tah) River in Monroe. The river in northeast Louisiana is rising after widespread […]
  
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• Video suggests Texas officer used pepper spray toward bikers

  14-03-2016 22:08
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police are investigating after an officer was caught on tape appearing to use pepper spray in the direction of a group of passing motorcyclists. A video posted on Facebook shows an officer step out of a Fort Worth police squad car and start to use spray from a can. […]
  
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• Study questions impact of NYC students’ weight report cards

  14-03-2016 22:08
  
  NEW YORK — When New York City public schools began giving students report cards on their weight a decade ago, officials hoped the information would help fight an obesity epidemic in the nation’s largest school system. But a new study finds being labeled fat doesn’t spur weight loss, at least among students near the threshold […]
  
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• Nigeria arrests Mexicans at meth super-lab

  14-03-2016 22:08
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian drug agents arrested four Mexicans who were allegedly helping build a “super-lab” capable of producing billions of dollars’ worth of methamphetamine, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said Monday. Spokesman Mitchell Ofoyeju said it was the first industrial-scale production of crystal meth found in West Africa, and possibly on the continent. […]
  
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• 2016 race barrels toward potentially decisive primary day

  14-03-2016 22:05
  
  HANOVERTON, Ohio — The tumultuous presidential primary season barreled toward a potentially decisive day for both Republicans and Democrats, with enough delegates up for grabs Tuesday to turn Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton from front-runners to likely nominees. The biggest prizes are Florida and Ohio, states with a long history of making or breaking White […]
  
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• Six innovative NM projects to receive $300K from state

  14-03-2016 21:57
  
  Six companies developing new technologies in partnership with New Mexico’s research universities and national laboratories will receive $300,000 in funding to help move new products to market. The first batch of funding through the Technology Research Collaborative will go to innovative projects that are the result of partnerships between researchers at labs and universities, and […]
  
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• Updated: White ex-trooper guilty in shooting of unarmed black man

  14-03-2016 21:17
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — A white former state trooper was led out of a South Carolina courtroom in handcuffs Monday after pleading guilty to a felony charge in the 2014 shooting an unarmed black driver seconds after a traffic stop. Sean Groubert will be sentenced later, but Circuit Judge Casey Manning appears to have already decided […]
  
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• Another uprising at prison where weekend violence broke out

  14-03-2016 21:17
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A prisoner has stabbed a fellow inmate and inmates have barricaded themselves in a dorm at an Alabama prison that was the site of weekend uprisings. Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton said inmates became aggressive Monday when officers tried to apprehend the stabbing suspect and barricaded themselves inside a dormitory […]
  
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• Breaking: Albuquerque police release video of escaped convict’s capture

  14-03-2016 21:14
  
  Police on Monday released lapel camera footage of foothills-area officers arresting wanted fugitive Lionel Clah Saturday. The footage shows officers pointing their guns at Clah, who is kneeling facing away from them with his hands on his head. They quickly handcuff him and pat him down looking for weapons. “You got a gun on you […]
  
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• New Mexico court sides with rape victims at private prison

  14-03-2016 21:11
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court says private prison operator Corrections Corporation of America can be held liable for compensatory damages to three victims who were raped by a guard. The court affirmed in an opinion Monday that the company can be held vicariously liable because private corrections officer Anthony Townes was […]
  
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• The Latest: Lack of jurors delays Navajo Nation trial

  14-03-2016 21:10
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Latest on the trial of a Navajo Nation Council delegate charged with misusing tribal funds (all times local): 12:35 p.m. A trial for a Navajo Nation lawmaker charged with misusing tribal funds has been delayed because not enough jurors showed up in court Monday. Mel Begay’s trial is the first […]
  
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• Nuclear workers say they were retaliated against for exposing wrongdoing

  14-03-2016 20:49
  
    WASHINGTON – In her job at the Savannah River Site nuclear weapons plant in South Carolina, Sandra Black was responsible for looking into concerns raised by employees about everything from health and safety to fraud, abuse, harassment and retaliation. But in fall 2014, when federal investigators with the Government Accountability Office asked her whether […]
  
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• US to fire monitor overseeing formerly for-profit colleges

  14-03-2016 20:41
  
  WASHINGTON — The Education Department is removing a law firm hired to oversee the turnaround of schools owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc., a for-profit education company whose financial collapse had placed at risk more than $1 billion in federal student loans. An Associated Press investigation identified conflicts with the ostensibly independent monitor. The department said […]
  
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• Updated: Police: McClendon hit support at 78 mph, didn’t try to turn

  14-03-2016 20:35
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Chesapeake Energy founder Aubrey McClendon had the gas pedal floored in his SUV until just before it slammed into a bridge support at 78 mph, and it doesn’t seem he tried to avoid the deadly crash, authorities said Monday. McClendon tapped his breaks before impact, but not enough to slow his vehicle […]
  
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• Ex-priest, 83, pleads not guilty to Texas woman’s 1960 death

  14-03-2016 20:34
  
  EDINBURG, Texas — An 83-year-old former priest has pleaded not guilty to murder for the slaying of a South Texas teacher and ex-beauty queen more than a half century ago. John Feit — a former administrator at the Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs — used a walker as he arrived in court Monday […]
  
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• Putin orders to start Russian military pullout from Syria

  14-03-2016 20:33
  
  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial pullout of the Russian military from Syria, voicing hope that the move will contribute to the success of Syria peace talks that began Monday. Announcing his decision in a televised meeting with Russia’s foreign and defense ministries, the president said the Russian air campaign has […]
  
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• Reorganization of HSC board drawing opposition at regents meeting

  14-03-2016 19:45
  
  More than 50 people spoke during the public comment period at the University of New Mexico Board of Regents meeting today, most expressing concerns about the proposed restructuring of the governing board of the Health Sciences Center. Among the speakers were students, faculty and public leaders, including Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins, Sen. Michael […]
  
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• VR’s future to become clearer at video game conference

  14-03-2016 19:19
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — With the release of a pair of high-definition headsets on the horizon, virtual reality will soon be, well, a reality for consumers curious about the immersive medium. Before the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive debut in a few weeks, VR is back in the spotlight at this week’s Game Developers Conference, the […]
  
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• The Latest: Ex-trooper led away to jail after guilty plea

  14-03-2016 18:46
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Latest on a white former state trooper who pleaded guilty in the shooting of an unarmed black driver (all times local): 1:40 p.m. A white former South Carolina state trooper has been led out of a courtroom in handcuffs after a judge ordered him to jail as he awaits sentencing for […]
  
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• Police: Officer slain by man who hoped to die; brothers held

  14-03-2016 18:42
  
  CHEVERLY, Md. — Three brothers have been arrested in the killing of an officer outside a police station by a gunman who “intended to die during a gun battle with police,” his department announced Monday. Prince George’s County police tweeted Monday that they now have a third brother in custody in the killing of Officer […]
  
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• Justice Dept.: States shouldn’t jail over fine nonpayment

  14-03-2016 18:24
  
  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is discouraging state court systems from jailing poor defendants who fail to pay fines or fees, warning against practices that it says run afoul of the Constitution and erode community trust. A letter being sent Monday by the federal government to state court administrators makes clear that judges should consider […]
  
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• Colorado car ‘puffing’ ban may be nearing end

  14-03-2016 18:24
  
  DENVER — It would be legal to leave cars running unattended — if they have remote-start systems — under a Colorado bill headed to the governor. The bill updates the state’s ban on so-called “puffing,” or leaving a car running while the driver is away. The practice is common on frigid Colorado winter mornings, but […]
  
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• Tenn. school superintendent stepping down amid player rape case

  14-03-2016 18:23
  
  A Tennessee school superintendent is stepping down amid criticism over how his district handled reports of a rape of a high school basketball player by three teammates. Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith issued a statement Monday saying he was retiring July 1 and that he was taking leave effective immediately. “It has been my […]
  
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• Todd Palin injured in AK snowmobile accident; hospitalized

  14-03-2016 18:22
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign says that Todd Palin, husband of Sarah Palin, has been “in a bad snow machine accident” Sunday night and is hospitalized. The campaign said in a statement that the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate is returning home to be with her husband. She had been scheduled […]
  
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• Freeway shootings suspect wants $10M from Arizona officials

  14-03-2016 18:22
  
  PHOENIX — A man charged in four 2015 shootings on Phoenix freeways has filed a claim demanding $10 million from the state of Arizona and Maricopa County. KNXV-TV (http://goo.gl/1HPL1d ) reports that lawyers for Leslie Merritt Jr. allege in the claim that authorities rushed to judgment and failed to provide any evidence that Merritt was […]
  
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• As SXSW grows, Austin unaffordability dims famed music scene

  14-03-2016 18:22
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — As the music universe orbits Austin again this week for SXSW, the “Live Music Capital of the World” is losing its cool — or at any rate, fretting about losing the bands and clubs that make it such. Anxiety is rising among politicians, SXSW organizers and $5-cover venues over runaway rent prices […]
  
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• Engineer: rail damage observed before Amtrak derailment in Kansas

  14-03-2016 18:19
  
  An engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes before the Amtrak Southwest Chief passenger train derailed in western Kansas early this morning, an official told The Associated Press. The eastbound train apparently was traveling at about 75 mph when the engineer noticed the deformity in the rail and pulled […]
  
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• House Benghazi probe: Report by summer, factor for Clinton

  14-03-2016 17:39
  
  WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after it was created, the House Benghazi Committee is plowing ahead, interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents and promising a final report “before summer” that is certain to have repercussions for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency. The panel’s Republican chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, said in an email […]
  
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• Denver area cop accused of touching women he pulled over

  14-03-2016 17:38
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. — A suburban Denver police officer has been charged with unlawfully touching three women authorities say he encountered during traffic stops. Authorities said Monday 22-year-old John Reinhart faces three misdemeanor counts of unlawful sexual contact, and investigators are trying to learn whether there are other victims. Reinhart was served a summons Friday and […]
  
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• Iraqi general: Palestinian-American member of IS surrenders

  14-03-2016 17:37
  
  IRBIL, Iraq — A Palestinian-American member of the Islamic State group gave himself up to Iraqi Kurdish forces in the country’s north on Monday, an Iraqi Kurdish general said, a rare instance of a voluntary surrender of a militant fighting with the extremist group in Iraq. The man had been “lurking near the peshmerga lines” […]
  
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• Amtrak train derails in Kansas, injuring at least 32

  14-03-2016 17:36
  
  CIMARRON, Kan. — An engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes before a passenger train derailed in western Kansas early Monday, an official said. The Amtrak train apparently was travelling at about 75 mph when the engineer noticed the deformity in the rail and pulled the brakes, a U.S. […]
  
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• With no rate hike seen, Fed’s outlook on economy is awaited

  14-03-2016 17:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The financial world is awaiting the Federal Reserve’s response to a critical question: How stable are the world’s economies and financial markets? Whatever picture the Fed sketches will help shape expectations of when it will resume the interest rate increases it began in December. That’s when the Fed raised its key rate from […]
  
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• Ex-worker says VW destroyed documents, obstructed justice

  14-03-2016 17:20
  
  DETROIT — Volkswagen deleted documents and obstructed justice after the U.S. Environmental Protection accused the company of cheating on emissions tests, a former employee alleged in a lawsuit. Daniel Donovan says in a whistleblower case that he was wrongfully fired Dec. 6, 2015 after refusing to participate in the deletions and reporting them to a […]
  
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• Smartphone ‘voices’ not always helpful in a health crisis

  14-03-2016 17:19
  
  CHICAGO — It can give you street directions or find the nearest deli, but how helpful is your smartphone’s virtual voice in a health crisis? A study says the answer the answer is often “not very.” Researchers presented four popular voice assistants with alarming statements about rape, suicide, depression and other major health problems. The […]
  
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• Updated: NM unemployment rate declines in January

  14-03-2016 17:17
  
  New Mexico’s unemployment rate declined in January to 6.5 percent, improving its ranking from highest in the nation to third-highest, according to federal figures released Monday. The rate in New Mexico in December had been 6.6 percent. The nationwide unemployment rate in January was little changed at 4.9 percent. Ranking below New Mexico in January […]
  
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• Artesia man arrested after daughter, 3, engulfed in flames

  14-03-2016 16:56
  
  ARTESIA -- Eddy County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man whose 3-year-old daughter was en ...
  
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• First-ever dissolving heart stent gets FDA review

  14-03-2016 14:34
  WASHINGTON — A disappearing medical implant gets a closer look from the Food and Drug Administration this week.
  
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• Unarmed man killed by Houston police

  14-03-2016 07:05
  
  HOUSTON–A Houston police officer has fatally shot an unarmed man suspected of damaging a t ...
  
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• Tugboat crew member’s body found

  14-03-2016 07:05
  
  NEW YORK–The body of a second tugboat crew member who was missing after the boat crashed i ...
  
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