New Mexico news

• Officer rescues deer that had its head caught in light globe

  05-05-2016 22:27
  
  CENTEREACH, N.Y. — It was a deer caught in the … light globe. Authorities say a police officer has come to the aid of a wild deer whose head was stuck inside a light globe in a wooded area of suburban New York. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says one of its officers spotted […]
  
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• Updated: House Speaker Paul Ryan refuses to back Donald Trump

  05-05-2016 22:26
  
  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president, insisting Thursday that the businessman must do more to unify the GOP. The surprise declaration from Ryan on CNN’s “The Lead” amounted to a stunning rebuke of Trump from the Republican Party’s highest-ranking officeholder. “I’m just not […]
  
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• Officials take custody of kids who went to Oregon standoff

  05-05-2016 22:22
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. — Seven children who were taken to perform for occupiers during the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge earlier this year have been placed in the temporary custody of Kansas child welfare officials. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1WLkJFt ) reports that a judge made the placement Wednesday after finding probable cause that […]
  
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• Global, local leaders vow hard work against temperature rise

  05-05-2016 22:22
  
  WASHINGTON — International leaders and local officials on Thursday pledged to work hard to stem the rise of global temperatures by investing in public transportation and electric cars, planting trees and switching to solar energy. At a climate action summit, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged governments, businesses and civil society to make good on the […]
  
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• Convicted child molester Sandusky gets appeals hearing

  05-05-2016 22:21
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday gave convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky a hearing later this month to prove his claims that prosecutors lied, withheld evidence and leaked secret grand jury information to find additional victims. Judge John Cleland said the May 20 hearing would “provide the defense with an opportunity to prove” […]
  
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• Ford to invest $182M in software development company

  05-05-2016 19:13
  
  DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford says it is investing $182 million in a San Francisco software development company called Pivotal. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker says the investment will sharpen its software expertise as it moves toward becoming a mobility company. It amounts to about a 6.6 percent stake in the company. Pivotal helped Ford develop FordPass, […]
  
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• ‘Modern Family’ product placement takes ads to new level

  05-05-2016 18:32
  
  NEW YORK — If Phil Dunphy’s insistence that he’s a Realtor and not a real estate agent on “Modern Family” this week seemed a little odd, be aware that ABC was paid to make that distinction. The plot twist was part of a new advertising campaign by the National Association of Realtors. At a time […]
  
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• Breaking: Amber Alert: Mom abducts 4-year-old from Jemez Valley Elementary school

  05-05-2016 18:25
  
  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 4-year-old boy who police say was abducted from the Jemez Valley Elementary School by his mother who had possibly been doing drugs and does not have custody of him. The boy, 4-year-old Angelo Jaramillo, was last seen wearing blue jeans, an orange t-shirt, blue and red spiderman […]
  
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• Breaking: Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old boy missing from Sandoval County

  05-05-2016 18:25
  
  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert out of Sandoval County for a missing 4-year-old boy. The boy is Hispanic with brown hair and brown eyes and is 3 feet tall, weighing 40 pounds, according to a mobile alert sent to cell phones in the area. Authorities are looking for a silver Ford Taurus, according to […]
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he would likely replace Yellen

  05-05-2016 17:54
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all times Eastern): 11:30 a.m. Donald Trump says he has nothing against Janet Yellen but would likely replace her as Fed chair once her term is up. In an interview with CNBC, the likely Republican presidential nominee says he thinks it would be appropriate for him to nominate […]
  
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• Texas officer’s rape conviction set aside after accuser admits lie

  05-05-2016 17:53
  
  DALLAS — A former Fort Worth police officer who served 21 years of a life sentence for raping a 13-year-old girl has been freed after his accuser admitted that she lied during his trial. Brian Franklin was released Thursday on $10,000 bail, but Tarrant County prosecutors say they’ll retry the 56-year-old man for assaulting the […]
  
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• Georgia pastor charged with stealing $250,000 from church

  05-05-2016 17:53
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. — The former pastor of a historic church in Savannah, Georgia, has been indicted on charges that he stole more than $250,000 in tithes and offerings from church members over the course of a decade. The indictment filed Tuesday in federal court says the Rev. Corey Megill Brown diverted checks from his congregation […]
  
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• Consumer agency unveils ban on mandatory arbitration

  05-05-2016 13:30
  
  The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is using a field hearing in Albuquerque today to announce its proposed rules.
  
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• Writer takes a deep look at ‘Apache Wars’

  05-05-2016 08:05
  
  Paul Hutton believes in seeing the places he writes about even if the things he is writing about happened at those places more than 150 years ago.
  
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• ‘White paper’ calls for New Mexico tax reform

  05-05-2016 08:05
  
  Veteran observers of state's economy call for end to incentives to outofstate firms
  
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• Union members share concerns about special ed funding

  05-05-2016 08:05
  
  Protesters carry signs outside of high schools in Albuquerque
  
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• Martinez not ready to endorse Trump

  05-05-2016 08:05
  
  NM governor also says she's not interested in being his running mate
  
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• Deputies dragged by car shoot man

  05-05-2016 08:05
  
  Driver of vehicle in hospital; another man, woman arrested
  
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• Updated: Lobo basketball audit findings expected

  05-05-2016 06:35
  
  Cody Hopkins may have been in over his head handling financial matters of the multi-million dollar e ...
  
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• Captain James Cook’s ship likely discovered off Rhode Island

  05-05-2016 05:15
  
  HMS Endeavour was one of 13 sunk in American Revolution
  
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• Homeless camp in Dallas closes, last residents relocate

  05-05-2016 04:51
  
  DALLAS — A Dallas homeless camp that once had about 200 residents has closed amid safety and security concerns. Wednesday was the deadline set by city leaders to have the so-called Tent City shut down and residents moved to shelters or other housing. Social workers and volunteers spent several weeks assisting the last of the […]
  
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• Republicans face dilemma: Support Trump or not?

  05-05-2016 04:48
  
  Party leaders appeal for unity, but his critics seek another choice
  
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• Children find man’s body next to fence in NW ABQ, police say

  05-05-2016 04:00
  
  Albuquerque Police Department detectives were investigating Wednesday evening after children found a body near Ladera Golf Course in northwest Albuquerque, according to a department spokesman. Officer Daren DeAguero said the children found the man’s body lying next to a chain-link fence near El Tesoro Escondido and Ouray NW. “At this time we do not know […]
  
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• Leonard Coriz sentenced to prison for running over, killing girlfriend

  05-05-2016 03:37
  
    SANTA FE — Leonard Coriz said Wednesday he loves and misses Peggy Sue Padilla, but her family told a judge that the way Padilla was left out in her own driveway to die after Coriz ran her over is unspeakable and that Coriz still hasn’t shown remorse for it. Coriz, 55, was sentenced Wednesday […]
  
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• Human Services fights Easter Seals for $120K

  05-05-2016 03:00
  Easter Seals El Mirador countered in court that the state’s method for arriving at the $120,000 figure was as reliable as blindly throwing darts at a dartboard.
  
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• Gathering of Nations to leave UNM, may move to Expo NM

  05-05-2016 02:45
  
  The University of New Mexico announced Wednesday evening that it will no longer host the Gathering of Nations, an annual event for more than three decades at the UNM Pit. This opens up the possibility that the nationally known event, which attracts thousands of people and millions of dollars, could leave the city for another […]
  
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• Robot stitches tissue, a step to more automated surgery

  05-05-2016 02:37
  
  Robot stitches tissue, a step to more automated surgery
  
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• Railyard Galleries property sold

  05-05-2016 01:57
  
    SANTA FE – Thoma Family Investments LLC has purchased the Railyard Galleries buildings on South Guadalupe Street in Santa Fe from Rose and John Utton, the LLC announced Wednesday. The LLC plans to retain five art galleries now leasing space at 540, 544, 550 and 554 S. Guadalupe, said spokesman Don Siegel. One reason […]
  
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• EPA offers $600,000 for monitoring after mine waste spill

  05-05-2016 01:36
  
  DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency says it will provide $600,000 for three states and two Indian tribes to monitor river conditions in the aftermath of a massive spill from a Colorado mine. State and tribal health officials requested EPA funding for a network of sensors in the Animas and San Juan rivers to provide […]
  
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• Questions: Did Prince’s call for help get right response?

  05-05-2016 01:21
  
  CHICAGO — Dramatic details emerging about how a California doctor reacted to a desperate call for help from Prince’s staff a day before the musician was found dead have drawn criticism from experts in addiction medicine. Prince’s representatives contacted Dr. Howard Kornfeld of California on April 20, with the musician’s knowledge, seeking help for Prince’s […]
  
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• Tribune Publishing rejects Gannett’s ‘opportunistic’ bid

  05-05-2016 01:15
  
  Tribune Publishing Co. on Wednesday rejected Gannett’s more than $388 million buyout offer, saying it’s too little for the company that owns The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and other newspapers. USA Today owner Gannett wanted to buy Tribune Publishing so it could expand its USA Today Network, an effort to unite USA Today with […]
  
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• Verizon protest comes to ABQ

  05-05-2016 01:10
  
  Albuquerque will join the frontline of a strike by some 39,000 Verizon Communications workers on Thursday morning when the company opens its annual shareholders meeting at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town. Workers from Verizon’s landline phone, cable and Internet business went on strike April 13, affecting company operations in northeastern states from Massachusetts to […]
  
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• Sidelined: LGBT laws, NCAA policy could keep teams at home

  05-05-2016 00:29
  
  Teams could pull out of scheduled NCAA events this spring because of new state laws in North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee while the sport’s governing body’s demands for discrimination-free environments at the places where its events are held won’t take effect until the fall. Though there are many potential unknowns before the measure takes effect, […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez not endorsing Trump – at least not yet

  05-05-2016 00:25
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez continues to be mentioned as a possible Republican running mate for Donald Trump, but she still isn’t ready to endorse his candidacy. The Journal just received a statement from the New Mexico governor’s office saying Martinez definitely won’t vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton, but she also wants to know more about how Trump plans to conduct his […]
  
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