New Mexico news

• Updated: Redskins’ Norman fined $48,620 for hit vs. Giants receiver

  30-09-2016 23:46
  
  NEW YORK — Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman was fined $48,620 by the NFL on Friday for his unnecessary roughness foul on New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard last week. Norman is a repeat offender who was fined more than $26,000 last season for his tussles with Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Last Sunday, […]
  
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• Police: North Texas teen killed as gun was passed around

  30-09-2016 23:46
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Police say a North Texas teenager was fatally shot after he and a group juveniles were passing around a gun when someone pulled the trigger. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (http://bit.ly/2cRwdY1 ) 16-year-old Jose Alvarez died Thursday night after being taken to a local hospital. Fort Worth police homicide Sgt. Joe […]
  
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• Cross country: Lobo women 4th, men 23rd at Notre Dame

  30-09-2016 23:45
  
  NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The New Mexico women’s cross country team placed fourth among 23 teams at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational Friday afternoon, while the Lobo men’s team placed 23rd of 25 teams. The defending NCAA champion Lobo women were paced by top-five finishers Alice Wright (second place) and Calli Thackery (fifth) at […]
  
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• Records: Man accused of killings stole ID to obtain passport

  30-09-2016 22:49
  
  DALLAS — Court records show a man in the country illegally who’s accused of a string of crimes that left two dead in the Dallas area had fraudulently obtained a U.S. passport that allowed him to freely travel across the Texas-Mexico border. According to the records, Silvestre Franco-Luviano had already been deported once by the […]
  
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• One surefire way for Hillary Clinton to shore up support among young voters

  30-09-2016 22:49
  
  A full-throated endorsement of legal marijuana may be just the thing that Hillary Clinton needs to shore up support among wavering millennials, according to polling data from CBS news. But such a move would risk alienating older voters more skeptical of the merits of legal weed. The Democratic presidential nominee’s “millennial problem” is well documented. […]
  
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• Updated: North Dakota tavern takes trademark as North American center

  30-09-2016 22:48
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — Crediting “barstool science,” a small-town tavern in central North Dakota is laying claim as the center of North America after snatching the title from a nearby city that allowed its trademark to lapse. Hanson’s Bar in Robinson — a town of fewer than 40 people — is now touting its continental bull’s-eye […]
  
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• Updated: Ferry reopens after man drives car into Potomac River

  30-09-2016 22:48
  
  DICKERSON, Md. — Authorities say a man driving under the influence crashed his car through a closed gate onto a ferry and then into the Potomac River. The driver was rescued and charged with DUI. Montgomery County police said in a news release that the 26-year-old Gaithersburg man drove his car onto White’s Ferry in […]
  
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• Santa Fe mayor asks state to assess section of I-25 where many wrong-way crashes have occurred

  30-09-2016 22:21
  
  SANTA FE – Mayor Javier Gonzales, after the latest in a series of fatal or injury-causing wrong-way crashes on Interstate 25 near Santa Fe, is asking the state Department of Transportation to conduct a safety assessment on part of the interstate and “engage in a conversation with us as to what improvements can be made […]
  
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• New: Special session underway at Roundhouse

  30-09-2016 20:53
  
  A New Mexico special legislative session that’s expected to feature debate on high-profile crime bills and how to address a massive state budget is underway at the state Capitol. Two newly-appointed legislators, Rep. Harry Garcia, D-Grants and Sen. Jim White, R-Albuquerque, have taken the oath of office in their respective chambers. A pair of House […]
  
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• Defense expert: Boyd wasn’t surrendering when fatally shot by officers

  30-09-2016 20:41
  
  A national use-of-force expert testified Friday that he found no evidence to support the theory that James Boyd was surrendering just before he was fatally shot by police March 16, 2014, especially because Boyd hadn’t dropped the knives he was wielding. Ronald McCarthy, a use-of-force instructor and former Los Angeles police officer, also testified that […]
  
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• Blake’s continues expansion

  30-09-2016 19:35
  
  Blake’s Lotaburger’s westward expansion continues. The Albuquerque-based burger chain debuted in Tucson in April and has already opened a second store in that city. The company will break ground on a third Tucson restaurant (at Craycroft and River) this month. It also has plans to enter the Phoenix market as part of a forthcoming development […]
  
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• Archdiocese event Saturday to address child well-being

  30-09-2016 19:33
  
  The plight of New Mexico children living in poverty, and strategies for improving their lives, is the topic of a symposium Saturday sponsored by Archbishop of Santa Fe John C. Wester. The event’s keynote speaker is Dr. M. Rebecca Kilburn, a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and an expert on public and private investment […]
  
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• Breaking: Judge to Romero: ‘You will die in prison’

  30-09-2016 19:32
  
  The judge told Andrew Romero that for the rest of his life — when he turns 30, 40, 50 or even 60 — he wants him to remember five words. “You will die in prison.” 13th Judicial District Court Judge George Eichwald on Friday sentenced Romero to life in prison without the possibility of parole […]
  
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• Updated: Mother of black man shot by police speaks of her anguish

  30-09-2016 16:40
  
  EL CAJON, Calif. — The anguished mother of a man killed by police in a San Diego suburb said she could not believe her family left violence-wracked Uganda only to have her son shot to death in the United States. “We have come from a war zone,” Pamela Benge, mother of Alfred Olango, said through […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Online donors help family of shooting victim

  30-09-2016 16:39
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. — The Latest on a school shooting in South Carolina (all times local): 9:25 a.m. Online donors have given more than $80,000 to help the family of a 6-year-old South Carolina boy who was critically injured in a shooting at a rural elementary school. A gofundme page set up by a friend of […]
  
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• Updated: Lady Gaga will perform during Super Bowl halftime show

  30-09-2016 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — It’s official: Lady Gaga will headline the Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL and Pepsi announced Thursday that the pop star will take the stage Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Gaga sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl this year in Santa Clara, California. Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Coldplay […]
  
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• Updated: Gerhard Richter painting owned by Clapton going up for sale

  30-09-2016 16:39
  
  NEW YORK — A painting by the German artist Gerhard Richter owned by British singer-songwriter Eric Clapton is slated for auction. Christie’s is offering “Abstract Painting” in New York on Nov. 15. It’s estimated to fetch about $20 million. The exuberantly colorful and textured oil-on-canvas belongs to a four-part series from 1994. One is in […]
  
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• Amnesty: Hundreds trapped in Libya’s Benghazi amid fighting

  30-09-2016 16:38
  
  CAIRO — An international rights group expressed alarm Friday over the fate of hundreds of Libyan and foreign nationals trapped for months amid fighting in the eastern city of Benghazi. Amnesty International said that nearly 130 families and hundreds of foreigners in the southwestern Benghazi neighborhood of Ganfouda have been cut off from the outside […]
  
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• Updated: Israelis, world leaders gather for Peres funeral

  30-09-2016 07:29
  
  JERUSALEM — Israelis, along with dignitaries from around the world, were gathering in Jerusalem Friday for the funeral of the country’s former President Shimon Peres. U.S. President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, French President Francois Hollande, German President Joachim Gauck and scores of other world leaders are attending the funeral. Obama is one of […]
  
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• Updated: City skyline blinks in nightly ritual to cheer up sick kids

  30-09-2016 07:29
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For one sparkling minute each night, skyscrapers, tugboats, hotels, a yacht club and police cruisers send a blinking goodnight message to sick kids inside a children’s hospital. A gesture that began with a single light six years ago has become a nightly display along the Providence River — and a highly anticipated […]
  
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• El Salvador credits U.S. for drop in homicides there

  30-09-2016 07:20
  
  WASHINGTON — One of the most violent nations in the world credited the United States with helping improve security and cut homicides by 50 percent this year. The president of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, shared the progress with Vice President Joe Biden at a Sept. 23 security and migration forum with the presidents of […]
  
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• Updated: Cellphones spill into Yellowstone’s wilds despite park plan

  30-09-2016 07:14
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. — Adventure seekers encounter untamed wilderness when they enter the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park. Howling wolves. Deadly grizzly bears. Steam-spewing geysers as seen nowhere else on earth. A refuge from ringing cellphones? Not so much anymore. In the popularity contest between Yellowstone’s natural wonders and on-demand phone service, park administrators appear to […]
  
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• Updated: Obama flies to Israel for Shimon Peres memorial service

  30-09-2016 07:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Both were Nobel Prize laureates who labored for peace in the Middle East but failed to achieve it. Now, their joint efforts are at an end as President Barack Obama prepares to pay a final tribute to Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. Obama boarded Air Force One on Thursday afternoon to fly to Israel […]
  
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• Updated: Poll finds majority of Americans want restraints on drug prices

  30-09-2016 06:14
  
  An overwhelming majority of Americans favor government action to restrain prescription drug prices, according to a poll released Thursday. Eighty-two percent of those polled said they want Medicare to negotiate prices with the companies, which Congress does not allow. Seventy-eight percent favored limiting the amount companies can charge for high-cost drugs, such as those that […]
  
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• Updated: House Republicans cite concerns over SpaceX explosion

  30-09-2016 06:10
  
  WASHINGTON – A group of 10 Republican members of Congress wrote Thursday that they are increasingly concerned about SpaceX’s ability to safely fly NASA astronauts and national security satellites after the company recently suffered its second rocket explosion in just over a year. In it a letter to the Air Force, NASA and the Federal […]
  
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• Tycoon George Soros gives $300,000 to anti-Arpaio group

  30-09-2016 06:08
  
  PHOENIX — Liberal hedge fund tycoon George Soros has contributed $300,000 to a political group opposing Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bid for a seventh term in office, according to a campaign finance report filed Thursday that confirms the billionaire’s involvement in the race. Soros was the sole contributor listed in the first report filed by Maricopa […]
  
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• Scientists: World likely won’t avoid dangerous warming mark

  30-09-2016 03:00
  
  WASHINGTON — A team of top scientists is telling world leaders to stop congratulating themselves on the Paris agreement to fight climate change because if more isn’t done, global temperatures will lik
  
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• Updated: State Police searching for person of interest in Nambé death

  30-09-2016 02:41
  
  SANTA FE — State Police are looking for a person of interest as they investigate the death of a woman whose body was found at a home on Arroyo Nambé Street in Nambé Tuesday, according to a department spokeswoman. Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo said they do not yet know who the woman is or how she died but […]
  
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• Nambé death is under investigation

  30-09-2016 02:41
  
  SANTA FE — State Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found at a home on Arroyo Nambé Street in Nambé. The cause of death is unknown and the female has not been identified, according to State Police Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo. Armijo did not immediately respond to calls or emails asking what […]
  
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• Former Sen. Phil Griego to face trial in October 2017

  30-09-2016 02:31
  
  A three-week long public corruption trial for ex-New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego is scheduled to begin Oct. 30, 2017, after attorneys and a District Court judge handling the case agreed today to the date. Meanwhile, the attorney hired by the Legislature to investigate the ethics complaint against Griego won’t have to testify in the […]
  
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• Updated: Why is Chicago a murder capital? Clues from a bloody month

  30-09-2016 01:27
  
  CHICAGO — Fourteen-year-old Malik Causey loved the way gangs took what they wanted from people on the street, the way members fought for each other, the way they could turn drugs into cash and cash into $400 jeans. His mother tried to stop him. She yanked him out of houses where he didn’t belong. She […]
  
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• Updated: Penzone files defamation suit over Arpaio’s campaign ad

  30-09-2016 01:27
  
  PHOENIX — The Democrat in the Maricopa County sheriff’s race filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against incumbent Joe Arpaio over a TV ad that claims the challenger assaulted his ex-wife 13 years ago during an argument. Democrat Paul Penzone denied the allegations made in the commercial that the Republican sheriff started running this week, saying […]
  
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• Updated: David Ortiz given standing ovation in Yankee Stadium finale

  30-09-2016 01:27
  
  NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz was given a 30-second standing ovation by fans at Yankee Stadium when he walked to home plate for the first at-bat of his final game in the Bronx. There were many fans in Red Sox colors in the crowd, which chanted his nickname “Pa-pi! Pa-pi!” Only […]
  
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• Obama greets Ledecky, Olympians at White House

  30-09-2016 01:27
  
  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama stood at the front of the East Room of the White House on Thursday afternoon, with the first lady and vice president beside him, and the athletes came to him, one by one, nearly 600 of them, to shake his hand. Some had medals around their necks. All had smiles […]
  
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• Negative TV ad becomes focus of sheriff’s race

  30-09-2016 01:27
  
  PHOENIX — The campaigns in the Maricopa County sheriff’s race are trading barbs over a negative TV ad that claims Democrat Paul Penzone assaulted his ex-wife 13 years ago during an argument. Penzone vigorously denied the allegations made in the commercial that Sheriff Joe Arpaio started running this week. The challenger called a news conference […]
  
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• Howard County, Md., sheriff refuses to resign amid protests over alleged racist remarks

  30-09-2016 01:16
  
  Howard County Sheriff James Fitzgerald refused to resign Thursday morning amid continuing protests over allegations that he made racist, sexist and anti-Semitic remarks. Brief but defiant during a news conference, Fitzgerald acknowledged the tense atmosphere that has gripped the community since last week’s release of a report by the county’s Office of Human Rights detailing […]
  
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• Warm Pacific Ocean ‘blob’ facilitated vast toxic algae bloom

  30-09-2016 00:41
  
  SEATTLE — A new study finds that unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures helped cause a massive bloom of toxic algae last year that closed lucrative fisheries from California to British Columbia and disrupted marine life from seabirds to sea lions. Scientists linked the large patch of warm ocean water, nicknamed the “blob,” to the vast […]
  
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• Updated: Yosemite chief, facing staff claims of harassment, to retire

  30-09-2016 00:40
  
  FRESNO, Calif. — The head of Yosemite National Park will retire after employees complained that he created a hostile workplace by allowing bullying, harassment and other misconduct — allegations that have been made in other national parks, officials said Thursday. Superintendent Don Neubacher announced his plan Wednesday, said Andrew Munoz, a spokesman for the National […]
  
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• Report of Trump spending in Cuba emerges as Florida remains a pivotal state

  30-09-2016 00:36
  
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came under intense scrutiny Thursday for allegations that he knowingly violated the U.S. embargo on Cuba in the 1990s, a report that could hurt him among Cuban-Americans in the crucial state of Florida. A story published in Newsweek said Trump’s firm spent as much as $68,000 on a “foray” exploring […]
  
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• Santa Fe’s George RR Martin, Apple collaborate on interactive editions of `Song of Ice and Fire’

  30-09-2016 00:34
  
  NEW YORK — The books that gave us “Game of Thrones” are getting an enhancement for the digital age. Random House says special editions of the five novels George R.R. Martin has completed for the “Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy epic will be released over the next few months. The enhanced edition of Book […]
  
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• Updated: Dismissing risks, Trump goes all-in on Bill Clinton’s past

  30-09-2016 00:18
  
  NEW YORK — Donald Trump says he took the moral high ground at the first presidential debate by not mentioning the infidelities of former President Bill Clinton. But he hinted at them, talked about them immediately afterward and then sent his campaign’s top backers out to do the same. “An impeachment for lying,” Trump said […]
  
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