New Mexico news

• Fake US embassy in Ghana shut down after ‘about a decade’

  05-12-2016 23:57
  
  ACCRA, Ghana — A fake U.S. embassy that operated for “about a decade” in Ghana’s capital issuing counterfeit and fraudulently obtained visas has been shut down, the U.S. State Department announced. The scam was orchestrated by “Ghanaian and Turkish organized crime rings” and a Ghanaian attorney, a statement said. Several suspects have been arrested, though […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Former Fed official Edward W. ‘Mike’ Kelley Jr. dies at 84

  05-12-2016 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON — Edward W. “Mike” Kelley Jr., who served 14 years as a member of the Federal Reserve Board and was instrumental in modernizing the banking operations of the Federal Reserve system, has died. He was 84. Kelley, whose death was confirmed Monday by the Fed, for many years ran a Houston manufacturing and services […]
  
  Read more

• Prosecutor’s office paid bitcoin ransom in cyberattack

  05-12-2016 23:56
  
  PITTSBURGH — A state prosecutor’s office in Pennsylvania was among hundreds of thousands of victims of a now-shuttered international cybercrime operation, paying nearly $1,400 in a bitcoin ransom to free up its infected computer network, authorities disclosed Monday. Federal prosecutors said in court documents only that an unidentified state government entity had been victimized by […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: The Latest: Michigan Republicans appealing recount order

  05-12-2016 23:55
  
  MADISON, Wis. — The Latest on the presidential recount efforts in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The Michigan Republican Party is appealing a judge’s order that forced an immediate recount in the presidential race. Lawyers for the GOP filed a brief notice Monday, hours after a federal judge in Detroit told […]
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Updated: Could Dakota Access pipeline move after permit is denied?

  05-12-2016 22:45
  
  OMAHA, Neb. — The Army Corps of Engineers’ refusal to grant a permit for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross beneath the Missouri River has focused more attention on alternative routes, but several other options already have been considered and rejected as being more risky and expensive. Some questions and answers about the Dakota […]
  
  Read more

• New: Mistrial declared in South Carolina police officer murder trial

  05-12-2016 22:42
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Latest on the trial of a fired South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black motorist (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A mistrial has been declared in the trial of a South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of a black motorist. […]
  
  Read more

• Extreme rainfall risks could increase in the US under climate change, scientists warn

  05-12-2016 22:39
  
  U.S. residents may want to start preparing for a stormier future, scientists say. According to a new study , future climate change could cause an increase in extreme precipitation events throughout much of the country — in fact, these events could become up to five times more frequent in some areas. It’s an outcome many […]
  
  Read more

• Peoria police identify 2 who died after travel trailer fire

  05-12-2016 22:38
  
  PEORIA, Ariz. — Police in Peoria have released the names of a man and woman who both died after being burned in a travel trailer fire. Authorities announced Monday that autopsies positively identified the victims as 41 year-old Brian Holland and 41-year-old Acacia O’Dowd. They say the two Peoria residents died at hospitals from injuries […]
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• MVD will anchor new West Side development

  05-12-2016 22:36
  
  The West Side is about to get a new MVD office — and, its developers expect, some more restaurants and retail. Allen Sigmon Real Estate Group will break ground in early 2017 on the first phase of a projected $11 million development south of Cottonwood Mall along Eagle Ranch Road. The State of New Mexico […]
  
  Read more

• Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship makes first glide flight

  05-12-2016 21:09
  
  MOJAVE, Calif. — Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship has completed its first glide flight. The test was conducted Saturday over the California desert. The craft was carried aloft by its mothership, released and then glided for 10 minutes to a landing at Mojave Air and Space Port. A series of glide flights will be conducted before […]
  
  Read more

• There is a pants-less Mike Pence look-alike in Times Square

  05-12-2016 19:40
  
  Move over, all you Elmos and Power Rangers – there’s a new Times Square character. Meet “Mike Hot-Pence,” a guy who looks an awful lot like the Vice President-elect, and dresses like him, too … at least from the waist up. Below the conservative navy blazer and tie that could have been filched from the […]
  
  Read more

• Russia loses second warplane in a month off Syria

  05-12-2016 19:39
  
  MOSCOW — The second crash of a Russian warplane off the coast of Syria in less than a month intensified scrutiny Monday of a critical weakness in Moscow’s show of naval force in the Mediterranean and the 1,000-foot hulk leading it. The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s sole, aging aircraft carrier, made a very public entry into […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Winning football team is a boost for Laramie’s economy, UW

  05-12-2016 19:38
  
  LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Laramie economy has benefited from a resurgent University of Wyoming football team, business owners and community leaders said. The Wyoming football team surged to an 8-4 record this fall, including a 6-1 record on its home field. The football program last had a winning record in 2011. Saturday night, Wyoming hosted […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: ‘Crimetown’ podcast tells of mob and political corruption

  05-12-2016 19:38
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The podcast “Crimetown” opens with the mayor of Providence attacking a man with a lit cigarette and a fireplace log. It’s one of the many stranger-than-fiction tales about the late Mayor Buddy Cianci, the mafia and the city they both once ruled in this serial podcast from two of the people behind […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Europe will send a rover to Mars but won’t protect Earth from an asteroid

  05-12-2016 19:13
  
  The European Space Agency just secured 436 million euros to send its first-ever rover to Mars in 2020. The news came as a relief to scientists behind the two-part ExoMars mission, who are still reeling after their spacecraft Schiaparelli crashed in an attempt to land on the Red Planet during the first part of the […]
  
  Read more

• North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory concedes closely contested governor’s race

  05-12-2016 19:11
  
  It’s official: the last – and most heated – outstanding gubernatorial race of the year has come to a close, with incumbent GOP Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina conceding in a Monday video message to Democratic challenger Roy Cooper: “Despite continued questions that should be answered regarding the voting process, I personally believe that […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Europe caught in headlights as populists hinder ‘radical’ change

  05-12-2016 19:06
  
  Votes in Italy and Austria say little about whether populist parties will sweep elections elsewhere in Europe, but they do spell more political paralysis. Both were widely watched as indicators of whether the anti-establishment upsets of Brexit in the U.K. and President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. will continue through a bumper year of major […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: UConn new No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll, passing Irish

  05-12-2016 19:04
  
  NEW YORK — UConn is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll, moving ahead of Notre Dame on Monday. The Huskies (7-0) had been second in the poll behind the Irish (8-0), but climbed into first by two points after beating Top 25 teams DePaul and Texas this week. The rivals […]
  
  Read more

• NFL moves Buccaneers-Cowboys to prime time Dec. 18

  05-12-2016 18:59
  
  NEW YORK — The NFL has moved the Tampa Bay-Dallas game on Dec. 18 to prime time. As part of its flex scheduling for Sundays, the league switched the Buccaneers’ visit to the Cowboys, who already have clinched a playoff berth. Tampa Bay is 7-5 and tied for the NFC South lead. Dallas is 11-1 […]
  
  Read more

• Breaking: Lawsuit targets abortion provider over fetal remains research

  05-12-2016 16:52
  
  A young woman has filed a lawsuit against an abortion provider, Southwestern Women's Options,...
  
  Read more

• Supersonic passenger planes may begin test flights in 2017

  05-12-2016 16:49
  
  The time it takes to fly from New York to London may be cut by more than half if Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and a Denver startup create a new supersonic passenger plane as they plan. The manufacturing team for Branson’s Virgin Galactic company is working with Boom Supersonic to test a prototype next […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Standing Rock leader heralds pipeline decision

  05-12-2016 16:48
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. — The Latest on the protest against the construction of the final section of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. (all times local): 9:50 a.m. The leader of the Standing Rock Sioux says the tribe “will be forever grateful to the Obama administration” for the Army Corps of Engineers’ decision […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Get used to it: Economists see ‘new normal’ of slow growth

  05-12-2016 16:48
  
  Americans should get used to a “new normal” of slow economic growth, business economists say. The median estimate from economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics calls for the American economy to grow 2.2 percent in 2017, up from a forecast 1.6 percent this year and unchanged from the previous survey in September. […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Dow hits another record as bank stocks continue to climb

  05-12-2016 16:47
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Monday morning, led by gains in bank stocks, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to another record high. Other major indexes are also up but still below their own all-time highs. European stocks were mostly higher, but Italy’s market fell after Italian voters rejected constitutional changes, dealing a […]
  
  Read more

• Police send gas station robbery suspect Facebook message

  05-12-2016 14:57
  
  Police in one Pennsylvania town have sent an armed robbery suspect a message on Facebook, and it's not because they…
  
  Read more

• Turning New Mexico into a biotech powerhouse

  05-12-2016 08:05
  
  Top research, business brass push public-private initiative to build burgeoning industry
  
  Read more

• Follow new rules to get a new driver’s license

  05-12-2016 08:02
  
  You'll need your ID number, your proof of ID and your proof of residency
  
  Read more

• BernCo OKs move to work with county manager

  05-12-2016 08:02
  
  Commissioners also will not act as individuals, but handle work through voting
  
  Read more

• APS on the lookout for more than 200 substitute teachers

  05-12-2016 08:02
  
  National teacher shortage is making it harder to fill some positions
  
  Read more

• ABQ likely to see unusual race for mayor

  05-12-2016 08:02
  
  For the first time in 20 years, no incumbent will be on the election ballot
  
  Read more

• Policy say gunman went to pizzeria to ‘self-investigate’ an election-related conspiracy theory

  05-12-2016 06:28
  
  WASHINGTON – A North Carolina man was arrested Sunday after he walked into a popular pizza restaurant in northwest Washington carrying an assault rifle and fired one or more shots, D.C. police said. The man told police he had come to the restaurant to “self-investigate” a false election-related conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton that spread […]
  
  Read more

• Experts warn of mental health woes as wildfires ravage South

  05-12-2016 05:42
  
  Many survivors need help to cope, and signs of problems such as nightmares, depression and anxiety might not show up for months, said Valerie Cole of the American Red Cross.
  
  Read more

• People susceptible to placebo effect may be hurting drug trials

  05-12-2016 05:00
  
  Since the dawn of time, people have used ointments, powders and potions to try to improve their health. Many of these elixirs have been inert — lacking any property to actually heal illnesses or makes
  
  Read more

• UNM at home in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl

  05-12-2016 04:53
  
  A tradition of convenience and expedience continues. The New Mexico Lobos have accepted an invitation to play in the 11th annual Gildan New Mexico Bowl on their home field, it was announced Sunday. The Lobos (8-4 overall, 6-2 in Mountain West Conference play) will face the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners of Conference USA. The Roadrunners are […]
  
  Read more

• Yodice column: Great day for metro football

  05-12-2016 04:46
  
  It was the greatest day in the history of high school football in the Albuquerque metro area. In one declarative sentence, that is how I feel compelled to describe what transpired here on a memorable Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t just that both Rio Rancho and St. Pius won state championships on the same day. Having […]
  
  Read more

• Combat sports: Las Cruces boxer stays unbeatn

  05-12-2016 04:42
  
  Las Cruces bantamweight boxer Augustine Banegas remained undefeated, knocking out Española’s Tony Valdez in the third round of their scheduled eight-round bout Saturday night at Camel Rock Casino. The Banegas-Valdez fight was the main event of an eight-bout Legacy Promotions card. Banegas is 10-0 with three knockouts. Valdez is 8-6-6 with seven KOs. In other […]
  
  Read more

• Building a garbage truck for space

  05-12-2016 03:00
  
  A Japanese entrepreneur has a vision of creating the first trash collection company dedicated to cleaning up some of humanity’s hardest-to-reach rubbish.
  
  Read more

• Updated: Man high on LSD caused fatal crash, police say

  05-12-2016 02:57
  
  Driver allegedly speeding when he struck two vehicles at red light; 1 man killed
  
  Read more

• Police: Man high on LSD caused fatal crash

  05-12-2016 02:57
  
  An Albuquerque man who said he was high on LSD caused a three-vehicle crash early Saturday that killed another driver, according to police. Robert Bosanko, 20, is charged with vehicular homicide in connection to the death of Michael Nwora. Police said Bosanko was driving north on Coors “at a very high rate of speed” when […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: UNM regents call special meeting to discuss President Frank’s future

  05-12-2016 02:16
  
  In the wake of a report critical of President Bob Frank’s management style, the University of New Mexico Board of Regents on Sunday called a special meeting to discuss possibly suspending or firing Frank. The meeting set for Wednesday is the latest development between Frank and the regents, who last week met in closed session […]
  
  Read more

• UNM regents call special meeting to discuss President Frank’s future

  05-12-2016 02:16
  
  In the wake of a report critical of President Bob Frank’s management style, the University of New Mexico Board of Regents on Sunday called a special meeting to discuss possibly suspending or firing Frank. The meeting set for Wednesday is the latest development between Frank and the regents, who last week met in closed session […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Trump continues to defend his call with Taiwan’s leader

  05-12-2016 02:12
  
  NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump continued to use Twitter Sunday to defend his engagement with the leader of Taiwan, a breach of diplomatic protocol as the U.S. shifted recognition from Taiwan to China nearly 40 years ago. In a series of evening tweets, Trump groused about criticism that he didn’t work with China ahead […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Renzi quits; Italian populists seek quick vote to win power

  05-12-2016 01:34
  
  ROME — Italian voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a stinging defeat on his reforms referendum, triggering his resignation announcement and galvanizing the populist, opposition 5-Star Movement’s determination to gain national power soon. “I lost, and the post that gets eliminated is mine,” Renzi said early Monday about an hour after the polls closed. “The government’s […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Renzi quits after losing reforms referendum by big margin

  05-12-2016 01:34
  
  ROME — Italian Premier Matteo Renzi announced he will resign Monday after suffering a stinging loss in a reforms referendum, triggering immediate calls from a populist party and other opposition forces for elections to be held soon. “The ‘No’s’ have won in an extraordinary clear-cut way,” Renzi told reporters in Rome about an hour after […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Trump threatens payback for US companies that move abroad

  05-12-2016 01:14
  
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose heavy taxes on U.S. companies that move jobs overseas and still try to sell their products to Americans. But the plan could drive up prices for U.S. businesses and consumers and risk setting off a trade war — if it’s legal to begin with. In a […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Rare weasel species makes a comeback in Washington state

  05-12-2016 00:57
  
  MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — The elusive weasel-like mammal poked its head out of the wooden crate, glanced around and quickly darted into the thick forest of Mount Rainier National Park — returning to a landscape where it had been missing for seven decades. One by one, 10 Pacific fishers that had been trapped […]
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsNewMexico_ on Twitter!