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• Jury begins deliberations in Navajo lawmaker’s criminal case

  23-03-2016 23:30
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The case against a Navajo Nation lawmaker charged with funneling nearly $34,000 in tribal discretionary funds to his children now is in the hands of a jury. Three men and three women began deliberating Wednesday after hearing closing arguments in Mel Begay’s trial in Window Rock. Begay faces the loss of […]
  
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• Man accused of killing family in KY suffered from PTSD

  23-03-2016 23:22
  
  The family of an ex-soldier who served in Iraq says he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder leading up to a shooting spree in which police say he killed his wife, their two children, and then himself in their Kentucky home. Brad L. Hettinger’s family released a statement Wednesday saying the 33-year-old Army Reserve veteran was […]
  
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• The Latest: Storm to bring icy commute to Plains, Midwest

  23-03-2016 23:21
  
  DENVER — The Latest on a snowstorm hitting the Plains and Midwest (all times local): 4 p.m. Morning commuters can expect icy conditions Thursday on the heels of a blizzard sweeping through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska on its way to the Midwest. Shailen Bhatt, executive director of Colorado’s highway department, says all 100 of the […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez to speak at New York GOP dinner; Trump among featured guests

  23-03-2016 23:16
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez will cross paths with GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump at a New York Republican Party dinner next month. But it’s unclear whether pleasantries will be on the menu. Martinez, who has thus far declined to publicly support Trump, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the April 14 dinner, which will […]
  
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• South Carolina Senate OKs bill to set up refugee registry

  23-03-2016 23:13
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would require refugees to register with the state and hold their sponsors liable if they commit an act of terror or violent crime. The bill moves on to the House. If ultimately passed and signed by the governor, it could become the first […]
  
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• Why a future Apple-FBI case may go very differently

  23-03-2016 23:12
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Although it fiercely opposes the FBI’s demand for help unlocking a San Bernardino shooter’s encrypted iPhone, Apple has never argued that it simply can’t do what the government wants. That might not be true for long. At the moment, the San Bernardino case is on hold while the FBI evaluates an alternative […]
  
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• Clinton says she, not Trump, is the one to defeat IS group

  23-03-2016 23:05
  
  STANFORD, Calif. — Hillary Clinton is doing what Republican rivals now say they took far too long to do: Taking Donald Trump seriously. In interviews and foreign policy addresses this week, the Democratic front-runner has worked to undercut Trump’s credentials in the wake of deadly bombings in Brussels. Her goal is to transform the voters’ […]
  
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• Well-known builder Coda Roberson dies at 97

  23-03-2016 22:33
  
  Coda Roberson, one of Albuquerque’s first large homebuilders who was known to be a gentleman and a “diligent businessman,” has died. He was 97. Roberson built homes all over Albuquerque starting in the 1950s, and it was well-known that a Coda Roberson home was of “signature quality,” said John Garcia, executive vice president of the […]
  
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• Updated: IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

  23-03-2016 22:32
  
  PARIS — The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press. The network of agile and […]
  
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• IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

  23-03-2016 22:32
  
  PARIS — The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum carnage, officials have told The Associated Press. The network of agile and […]
  
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• Updated: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump

  23-03-2016 22:18
  
  WAUWATOSA, Wis. — While Ted Cruz decried “gutter politics” against him, former Republican presidential contenders gave him a boost Wednesday, casting the Texas senator as the party’s last best chance to stop Donald Trump. The long and bitter 2016 campaign shifted to a new Midwestern battleground. Ahead of Wisconsin’s April 5 primary, Gov. Scott Walker, […]
  
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• Prosecutor: No prison for NY officer in stairwell shooting

  23-03-2016 22:09
  
  NEW YORK — Prosecutors say they won’t seek jail time for a New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter for accidentally shooting an innocent man in a Brooklyn stairwell. Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said Wednesday that he believes a prison sentence isn’t necessary for Peter Liang, the rookie officer who has since been […]
  
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• Solar incentives sunset as states grapple with tight budgets

  23-03-2016 22:02
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Thousands of homeowners and small businesses in New Mexico — the second sunniest state in the nation — have invested nearly a quarter billion dollars in roof-top solar and related labor thanks to a program fueled by tax credits. Supporters say the investment has paid off. A record number of solar panels […]
  
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• NM home sales, prices rose in February

  23-03-2016 21:59
  
  The pace of sales and median price for single-family homes in New Mexico in February increased compared to a year earlier, reflecting a continuing recovery in the state’s residential market, according to the Realtors Association of New Mexico. The number of homes sold last month increased 7.4 percent, from 1,083 sales in 2015 to 1,163 […]
  
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• Updated: Roswell police: pieces of stolen flying saucer found in ditch

  23-03-2016 21:45
  
  ROSWELL - Officials in Roswell believe they've found pieces of a stolen spaceship in a di ...
  
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• Roswell officials: pieces of stolen flying saucer found in ditch

  23-03-2016 21:45
  
  ROSWELL - Officials in Roswell believe they've found pieces of a stolen spaceship in a di ...
  
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• CYFD: Found girl staying with family while mother is investigated

  23-03-2016 21:41
  
  The 4-year-old girl found walking alone along Second Street NW in the middle of the night last week is staying with a family member while her mother and aunt are investigated, said Henry Varela, a spokesman for Children, Youth and Families Department. Firefighters found the girl, Unique, walking in her pajamas shortly after midnight Friday, […]
  
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• Ex-congressional staffer given 5 years in child porn case

  23-03-2016 21:34
  
  DALLAS — A former staffer for Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton has been sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography. The U.S. Justice Department said in a statement that James Maines Jr. was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas. Kinkeade also ordered Maines to serve five years […]
  
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• Updated: Ryan slams ‘ugliness’ in politics amid Trump-driven chaos

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday decried ugliness and divisiveness in American politics, delivering a veiled but passionate rebuke to GOP front-runner Donald Trump and the nasty tone of the presidential race. “When passions flare, ugliness is sometimes inevitable. But we shouldn’t accept ugliness as the norm,” Ryan told an invited audience of […]
  
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• Updated: 48 more bikers indicted in Waco shootout that left 9 dead

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  DALLAS — A Texas grand jury indicted 48 more bikers Wednesday in connection with a May 2015 shootout outside a Twin Peaks restaurant that left nine dead, bringing the total number of people facing felony charges to 154. Prosecutors in Waco announced that all the bikers indicted are charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, […]
  
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• Indictments against 48 more bikers in Waco melee

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  WACO, Texas — A grand jury has indicted 48 more bikers arrested after a May shootout with police outside a Texas restaurant that left nine dead, bringing the number of people facing felony charges to 154. The McLennan County district clerk’s office announced the indictments Wednesday. Waco prosecutors won indictments against 106 bikers in November. […]
  
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• 2 Texas congressmen seek repeal of favored Cuban migration

  23-03-2016 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON — Two Texas congressmen have introduced legislation to repeal a preferential law that grants Cubans automatic permanent residence if they set foot on U.S. territory. Reps. Blake Farenthold, a Republican, and Henry Cuellar, a Democrat, said Wednesday that the number of Cubans who have entered Texas in the past few months is up 60 […]
  
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• 13 alibi witnesses, 20 years in prison _ and now, freedom

  23-03-2016 21:19
  
  NEW YORK — When questioned over a murder, Richard Rosario named 13 people he said could back an alibi 1,000 miles long. But he spent 20 years in prison before the conviction was overturned, freeing him – at least for now. Rosario wiped at his face and smiled Wednesday as a judge threw out his […]
  
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• Updated: Ktech wins bid to build laser missile

  23-03-2016 21:03
  
  Raytheon Missile System’s Ktech division in Albuquerque has won a $4.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to finalize a new type of missile that uses directed energy like lasers or microwaves rather than explosives to destroy battlefield targets. The weapon could eliminate collateral damage in warfare, destroying only the intended targets with no […]
  
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• Gas-sipping electrics now ‘fun to drive,’ automakers say

  23-03-2016 20:45
  
  NEW YORK — When Toyota aired a Super Bowl television ad featuring a surprisingly quick Prius gas-electric hybrid eluding police, it marked a turning point for the auto industry. For years, automakers pushed fuel efficiency to sell hybrid and electric vehicles. Now, in an era of cheap gasoline, the message is: These cars are faster […]
  
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• Judge orders recall of magnets that could harm children

  23-03-2016 20:38
  
  DENVER — A federal judge has ordered a Colorado company to recall more than 900,000 powerful, small magnets that could harm children. U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello ruled Tuesday that Zen Magnets LLC and its owner, Shihan Qu, violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by repackaging and selling magnets that were purchased from a […]
  
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• North Las Vegas man balks at plea in kidnap-child sex case

  23-03-2016 20:37
  
  LAS VEGAS — A 27-year-old Nevada man balked at his agreed-upon plea deal on Wednesday, deciding instead to face trial in state court on charges that he abducted and raped teenage girls, including some he kept as sex slaves. Jimmy Carter Kim greeted a Clark County District Court judge with a cheerful, “How are you […]
  
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• El Paso judge punished for misconduct in divorce case

  23-03-2016 20:37
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas has reprimanded an El Paso judge for keeping his own divorce case in his court for four months, among other violations. The El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/1WJbWSz ) reports that the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a reprimand against Judge Mike Herrera in February. It says that Herrera […]
  
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• Updated: Officials say Guantanamo transfers have killed Americans

  23-03-2016 20:34
  
  WASHINGTON — Americans have been killed by prisoners released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Defense Department official told lawmakers Wednesday, triggering sharp criticism from Republicans opposed to shuttering the facility in the wake of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group in Brussels and Paris. Paul Lewis, the Pentagon’s special […]
  
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• Texas A&M graduation ceremony relocated to dying man’s home

  23-03-2016 20:33
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — As a crowd gathered in the driveway of a Circle C home under a brilliant, windswept sky Tuesday afternoon, an unusual ceremony got underway, fulfilling a father’s dying wish. Jim Brewer, who at 57 is nearing the end of his struggle with pancreatic cancer, watched his daughter graduate from Texas A&M University […]
  
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• Updated: US says some gov’t personnel in Brussels unaccounted for

  23-03-2016 20:32
  
  WASHINGTON — The United States says some government personnel in Brussels are unaccounted for since the deadly airport and subway attacks. State Department spokesman Mark Toner says the U.S. is still seeking to locate all its officials serving at the American missions to Belgium, the European Union and NATO, and their family members. Toner says […]
  
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• Attorney: New grand jury takes no action against Texas AG

  23-03-2016 20:32
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A lawyer for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a grand jury has stopped investigating the state’s top prosecutor over a land deal in his hometown of McKinney. Attorney Philip Hilder said Wednesday that special prosecutors told him no action will be taken against Paxton, who has faced two grand jury investigations […]
  
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• High-speed Mercedes crash ignites uproar in Thailand

  23-03-2016 20:29
  
  BANGKOK — The dash cam video is jaw-dropping: On a virtually empty stretch of highway, a midsize car is seen traveling in the slow lane. Suddenly, a black Mercedes-Benz zooms into the frame and rear-ends the car at tremendous speed. Within a split second, a cloud of smoke and debris fill the video screen. What […]
  
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• Updated: Blizzard shuts down Denver airport, closes highways

  23-03-2016 20:26
  
  DENVER — A powerful spring blizzard stranded travelers at Denver’s airport and shut down hundreds of miles of highway in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska as it spread into the Midwest on Wednesday. Snow blown by gusts up to around 50 mph made it unsafe for planes to land or take off at Denver International Airport, […]
  
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• Colorado Springs eliminates debtor prison sentences

  23-03-2016 17:33
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — People who fail to pay their fines in Colorado Springs will no longer be sent to prison. The city council has eliminated debtor prison sentences, making a temporary ban permanent. According to the Colorado Springs Gazette (http://tinyurl.com/zqlo3nq ), the city agreed to stop imposing jail sentences for unpaid fines and to […]
  
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• Report: HealthCare.gov logged 316 cybersecurity incidents

  23-03-2016 17:15
  
  WASHINGTON — The web portal used by millions of consumers to get health insurance coverage under President Barack Obama’s law logged 316 security incidents in just under 18 months, said a report Wednesday by nonpartisan congressional investigators. The Government Accountability Office said none of the security incidents appeared to have led to the release of […]
  
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• Amazon sues logistics exec hired by Target

  23-03-2016 17:14
  
  NEW YORK — Amazon.com has sued its seasoned logistics executive nearly a month after he was hired by Target, saying he’s violated a non-compete clause that prohibits him from joining a rival for at least 18 months. The suit filed by Amazon this week in King County Superior Court in Washington claims that Arthur Valdez, […]
  
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• The consumer tablet is dying; long live the business tablet

  23-03-2016 17:12
  
  NEW YORK — Tablets may never again be the consumer sensation they once were, but they are finding new life among professionals. Apple took aim at that market in announcing a second iPad Pro model this week. Samsung started selling the Windows-based Galaxy TabPro S last week, while Microsoft doubled down on its Surface tablet […]
  
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• Rep. Pearce criticizes Obama’s Cuba visit

  23-03-2016 16:30
  
  President Barack Obama went to Cuba with Sen. Tom Udall and other members of Congress this week, but don’t count Rep. Steve Pearce impressed. The New Mexico Republican is one of many U.S. conservatives who criticized the visit, pointing out the longtime U.S. adversary’s record of human rights abuses. Pearce said when Obama moved to […]
  
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• Will Americans like Blendle, the iTunes for news?

  23-03-2016 16:10
  
  NEW YORK — Americans pay to download music. They pay for TV episodes. Will they pay a few cents for news articles to escape ads and bypass subscription requirements? The news service Blendle launches Wednesday in the U.S. with 20 news outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Businessweek. You […]
  
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• 4-legged healers soothe hospital’s stressed-out docs, nurses

  23-03-2016 16:10
  
  CHICAGO — Patients who delay getting treatment and insurers who balk at paying for it are among job stresses that Chicago nurse Ben Gerling faces on a semi-regular basis. So there was no tail-dragging when his employer offered a few four-legged workplace remedies. Gerling and dozens of other nurses, doctors, students and staffers flocked to […]
  
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• Updated: $3M settlement reached in police sexual assault case

  23-03-2016 16:08
  
  A New Mexico city has agreed to a $3 million settlement in the case of a high school police intern who was sexually assaulted by an officer during a ride-along. Attorneys for the city of Las Cruces and the victim confirmed Wednesday that the agreement was reached and the process of settling and dismissing the […]
  
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• Martinez to announce ‘record low’ number of DWI deaths

  23-03-2016 16:07
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Susana Martinez is poised to announce good news related to drunken driving on New Mexico roadways. The governor’s office says Martinez has scheduled a news conference Wednesday morning to announce that New Mexico had a “record low” number of DWI deaths last year. The news conference will be held in Albuquerque.
  
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• New Mexico AG joins call for new student debt relief rules

  23-03-2016 16:06
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is supporting efforts by the U.S. Education Department to clarify rules for forgiving student loans in cases where the borrowers are defrauded. Balderas is among the several attorneys general who sent a letter this week to Joseph Smith, the Education Department’s special master. The attorneys say […]
  
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• Heavy snow, wind shuts down highways, cancels Denver flights

  23-03-2016 16:05
  
  DENVER — Heavy snow and strong winds have shut down some highways and schools in Colorado and canceled flights at Denver’s airport. Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 287 from northern Colorado into Wyoming were closed Wednesday morning after a storm that started as rain began producing the wet snow typical of spring storms. The National […]
  
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• 5-year-old girl saves mother having seizure in swimming pool

  23-03-2016 16:04
  
  PORTLAND, Texas — A 5-year-old girl has been credited with saving her mother’s life after she fell unconscious in their swimming pool in South Texas. The rescue, captured on home surveillance video, shows Tracy Anderwald face down in the pool at their home near Portland on Friday. The video shows Allison Anderwald wading in, dragging […]
  
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• American Muslims decry Cruz community surveillance comments

  23-03-2016 16:03
  
  DEARBORN, Mich. — Some American Muslims feel they are once again on the defensive following presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s suggestion that Muslim-dominated neighborhoods should be subject to increased surveillance in the wake of the deadly attacks in Brussels claimed by the Islamic State militant group. “We’re targeted even if it’s not our fault,” said Omar […]
  
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• Cruces School Board adjusts opt-out policy for testing

  23-03-2016 16:02
  
  LAS CRUCES – The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a significant change to the district’s policy for parents who would like to opt their students out of standardized testing. During a lengthy discussion, the board weighed the rights of parents to opt students out against federal requirements which […]
  
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• Woman’s 3 teens held in slaying of her boyfriend, 40

  23-03-2016 15:59
  
  RICHMOND, Texas — Three Houston-area teenagers have been arrested following the fatal shooting of their mother’s boyfriend during an argument while she was at work. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Bennett White was found dead Tuesday at the family’s home in Richmond. Deputies arrested the suspects — ages 19, 17 and 16 […]
  
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• Jamaican gets prison for sweepstakes scam, Texan lost $300K

  23-03-2016 15:58
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — A Jamaican man must serve more than six years in a U.S. prison for a sweepstakes scam that cheated a Texan out of $300,000. Andre Hugh Saunders also ordered to repay more than $505,000 to victims of the scheme targeting elderly people. Prosecutors say Saunders, also known as David Turner, pleaded […]
  
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