New Mexico news

• Honey, I blew up the council!

  27-01-2017 23:52
  
  The New Mexico Technology Council is blazing a new path in Albuquerque’s burgeoning tech community with an expanded board, a new chair, scores of new members and a packed agenda of activities. The council selected Curt Schatz, United Health Care community and state chief information officer, as its new board chair this month, replacing long-time […]
  
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• NM’s housing market gains ground in 2016

  27-01-2017 23:49
  
  The recovery in New Mexico’s housing market gained momentum in 2016, with single-family home sales hitting the highest number since the beginning of the Great Recession. Just under 20,000 home sales were reported to the Realtors Association of New Mexico during the year that just ended, a 6.4 increase over the previous year that was […]
  
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• Updated: Police chief stands by suspension of Texas officer in video

  27-01-2017 23:36
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas police chief says he is standing by a 10-day suspension given to a white officer who was filmed wrestling a black mother and her daughter to the ground during a December incident. Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald said at a news conference Friday that leaked body cam footage […]
  
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• MMA: Cerrone thrilled to be part of Denver UFC card

  27-01-2017 23:15
  
    Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone cut his mixed-martial-arts teeth in his home state of Colorado, fighting on the Ring of Fire circuit a decade ago. Since then, during a career that has made him one of the most popular fighters in the sport, he has fought all over the United States and in a couple of […]
  
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• Arizona caregiver sentenced for stealing from patients

  27-01-2017 23:14
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona caregiver has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing from patients. The state attorney general’s office announced the sentencing of Mary Louise Gonzalez on Friday. She pleaded guilty in December to forgery and trafficking in stolen property. Prosecutors say the 57-year-old Gonzalez was a home health worker […]
  
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• What is gaslighting? The term explained

  27-01-2017 21:37
  
  She hears footsteps from above, shuffling against the attic floorboards. A framed painting suddenly vanishes from a wall. The gas-fueled flames of the chandelier flicker and dim. She is certain it happened – but her husband assures her that she’s imagining it all. It’s her behavior that seems odd, he insists; perhaps she’s going mad? […]
  
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• Charge filed against Texas teacher’s aide who faked cancer

  27-01-2017 21:18
  
  MESQUITE, Texas — Police in suburban Dallas have filed a theft charge against a teacher’s aide who investigators say lied to school staff and students about having cancer. Mesquite police said in a statement Friday that 56-year-old Kevin MaBone (MAY’-bone) accepted more than $11,000 that was raised by students and staff at Wilkinson Middle School […]
  
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• Updated: Texas Historical Commission gives Astrodome landmark status

  27-01-2017 21:17
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Historical Commission has granted landmark status to the Houston Astrodome amid plans to redevelop the no-longer-used enclosed stadium. Commission members voted Friday to recognize the Astrodome as a Texas antiquities landmark and to provide legal protections. The Astrodome opened in 1965 but has been vacant for 18 years, falling into […]
  
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• Updated: Colorado considers ending longtime switchblade knife ban

  27-01-2017 21:17
  
  DENVER — The switchblade knives wielded six decades ago by the fictional Jets and Sharks street gangs in the legendary Broadway musical “West Side Story” and in Hollywood films spooked lawmakers across the U.S. and helped usher in state bans. But 54 years after Colorado enacted its prohibition of the folding knives with blades that […]
  
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• Bolivia: 19 miners trapped by rival group inside mine

  27-01-2017 21:17
  
  LA PAZ, Bolivia — A group of wildcat miners used dynamite to trap 19 rivals inside a mine in a remote area of Bolivia, authorities said on Friday. Police said that about 100 miners used dynamite blasts to block the mine’s entrance and took control of another way out of the Asientos mine. Police said […]
  
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• High-ranking Arizona DPS member involved in deadly I-17 chase

  27-01-2017 19:45
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities are investigating the actions of a high-ranking Department of Public Safety officer who was involved in a high-speed chase that ended with the death of the suspect. The department is investigating Tuesday’s deadly crash near Camp Verde that killed 29-year-old Bradley Moore. Authorities say Deputy Director Heston Silbert was chasing Moore while […]
  
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• Raiders propose $1 annual rent for new Vegas stadium

  27-01-2017 19:29
  
  LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Raiders are proposing a lease for a new $1.9 billion domed stadium in Las Vegas that would have the team pay $1 a year in rent. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2jF9e3o ) that Raiders Executive Vice President Dan Ventrelle called documents presented Thursday to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority […]
  
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• Mattis orders cost reviews of F-35 fighter, Air Force One

  27-01-2017 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary James Mattis has ordered reviews of two key Air Force aircraft programs which were criticized by President Donald Trump last month as too expensive. Mattis asked for a review of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program to find ways to cut costs. He said the review should compare the F-35 with […]
  
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• Chris Wondolowski among 5 cuts from US soccer roster

  27-01-2017 19:24
  
  CARSON, Calif. — San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski was among five players cut from the U.S. roster for Sunday’s exhibition against Serbia at San Diego, the first game for the Americans since Bruce Arena replaced coach Jurgen Klinsmann. LA Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes will not travel for the game because of a minor bruise to […]
  
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• Trump says sanctuary cities are hotbeds of crime; Data say the opposite

  27-01-2017 19:15
  
  The so-called “sanctuary cities” that Donald Trump has repeatedly characterized as incubators of crime are generally safer than other cities, according to a new analysis of FBI crime data. There’s no legal definition of a sanctuary city, but most observers adopt criteria used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to identify cities and counties where […]
  
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• Updated: AP WAS THERE: 50 years ago, AP reported on fatal Apollo fire

  27-01-2017 17:34
  
  CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. — The three Apollo I astronauts were killed tonight by a flash fire that trapped them aboard the huge spacecraft designed to take man to the moon by 1970. Locked behind sealed hatches and killed instantly just 218 feet above the ground were: Air Force Lt. Col. Virgil (Gus) Grissom, a space […]
  
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• Ex-Houston school board member must pay up to $2.1M penalty

  27-01-2017 17:34
  
  HOUSTON — A federal judge has determined a former longtime Houston school trustee is liable for as much as $2.1 million in civil damages for participating in a scheme that withheld school contracts unless bribes were paid. The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2jmt16U ) U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison on Thursday determined the amount of liability […]
  
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• 9-year-old struck, killed in Colorado Springs crosswalk

  27-01-2017 17:26
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A 9-year-old girl has died after she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a Colorado Springs crosswalk. The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2jxk4ut ) that a 45-year-old man was cited Thursday for careless driving involving death and careless driving causing bodily injury for the Tuesday crash that killed Alexa Jaimes. Neither […]
  
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• Updated: Trump expected to sign directive halting refugee flows to US

  27-01-2017 17:21
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday intended to sign an executive action Friday temporarily halting the flow of refugees into the United Sates and stopping all entries from some majority-Muslim nations, his spokesman said. A draft of the order obtained by The Associated Press also includes an indefinite ban on accepting Syrian refugees, and […]
  
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• Updated: Rescuers pull 300 migrants from 2 boats off the Libyan coast

  27-01-2017 17:14
  
  ABOARD THE GOLFO AZZURRO — Rescuers pulled nearly 300 people from two rubber boats in waters off the Libyan coast on Friday and were looking for 100 more believed to be on a another boat missing since Sunday. Thousands fleeing violence or looking for better opportunities in Europe have already taken to the sea this […]
  
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• US economic growth slowed to 1.9 percent rate in Q4

  27-01-2017 14:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy lost momentum in the final three months of 2016, closing out a year in which growth turned in the weakest performance in five years. The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of just 1.9 percent in the October-December period, a slowdown from 3.5 percent […]
  
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• US business spending rises for 3rd month, boosting factories

  27-01-2017 14:33
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses ramped up their investment in industrial machinery, semiconductors and other big-ticket items last month, boosting demand for factory goods. The Commerce Department says a measure that tracks business spending plans climbed 0.8 percent in December, after jumping 1.5 percent the previous month. Orders for all durable goods slipped 0.4 percent, mostly […]
  
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• Updated: Police: Burger King workers sold marijuana at drive-thru

  27-01-2017 14:23
  
  Police say two employees at a New Hampshire Burger King have been arrested on drug charges after authorities were tipped…
  
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• Updated: Nigeria seizes $1.2 billion oil bloc in Shell, Eni scandal

  27-01-2017 13:06
  
  JOHANNESBURG — Nigeria is seizing back one of Africa’s richest oil blocs and will prosecute petroleum giants Shell and Eni in a $1.2 billion corruption scandal that has drawn investigators from the United States, Italy, France, Switzerland and Holland, according to a Nigerian Federal High Court document. The court on Thursday ceded control of Oil […]
  
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• Updated: German prosecutors widen Volkswagen emissions probe

  27-01-2017 13:06
  
  BERLIN — Prosecutors in Germany said Friday they are expanding their probe into Volkswagen’s scandal over diesel cars that cheated on emissions tests, increasing the number of suspects and saying they have evidence former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn may have known of the cheating earlier than he has claimed. The 69-year-old stepped down in September […]
  
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• Updated: Questions abound after Trump says tax will pay for wall

  27-01-2017 09:35
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is promising Mexico will pay for his massive border wall. On Thursday, his administration finally suggested how: a 20 percent tax on products imported from south of the border. The new measure could be part of a comprehensive tax reform package that Trump and Congress will work out, the White […]
  
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• Updated: More delays in executions as some states find lethal drugs

  27-01-2017 08:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The stop-and-start nature of U.S. executions in recent years hit another speed bump this week when a federal judge found Ohio’s latest lethal injection procedure unconstitutional. The ruling by Magistrate Judge Michael Merz went far beyond nitpicking the state’s procedures, and on one point raised potential problems for at least three other […]
  
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• Updated: Israelis seek to comfort Holocaust’s loneliest survivors

  27-01-2017 08:43
  
  RAMAT HASHARON, Israel — Surrounded by more than 100 fellow Holocaust survivors and young volunteers, a blind Ernest Weiner sat in his wheelchair with a puffy crown on his head as the crowd sang happy birthday and showered him with hugs and greetings. The widowed and childless 92-year-old Weiner lives on his own and the […]
  
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• Updated: Trump voters thrilled with promised action on border wall

  27-01-2017 08:42
  
  PHOENIX — President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is taking steps toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall was welcome news for voters who say they’re glad he is following through on one of his biggest campaign promises. Trump’s renewed vow Wednesday to seize control of the border hit close to home for Peggy Davis, whose […]
  
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• Updated: Trump plan for tax on Mexico exports raises eyebrows in Asia

  27-01-2017 08:41
  
  TOKYO — Talk of a possible 20 percent tax on U.S. imports from Mexico is raising eyebrows in Asia, where exports to the U.S. drive growth in many economies. Japanese officials said Friday they hoped to soon hold talks on trade with U.S. officials. Finance Minister Taro Aso said the Japanese side should “thoroughly explain” […]
  
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• Updated: Brutal western US winter has been terrible for animals

  27-01-2017 08:41
  
  Antelope injured while falling on ice. Horses stranded in snowy mountains. Cougars descending from their wilderness lairs to forage in a town. It’s been a beastly winter in the American West, not just for people but for animals too. One storm after another has buried much of the region in snow, and temperatures have often […]
  
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• Updated: APD: 3 officers opened fire near east Central during shooting investigation

  27-01-2017 03:54
  
    Three officers opened fire near east Central Thursday evening while investigating gunshots heard in the area, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Fred Duran said a man was shot in the leg, but he had been shot before officers happened upon the scene. He said the officers had not hit anyone. […]
  
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• CDC finds decline in sugary drink consumption stalls

  27-01-2017 03:33
  
  For years, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines urged Americans to drink less sugary beverages. And for years, many Americans listened.
  
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• Lawyer: Forest Service illegally limits land-grant grazing in NM

  27-01-2017 03:18
  
  An attorney representing Hispanic ranchers told a federal judge in Albuquerque Thursday that the U.S. Forest Service violated the law when deciding to limit grazing on historic land grants despite recognition decades ago by the government that the descendants of Spanish colonists have a unique relationship with the land that is integral to their heritage […]
  
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• Updated: Pojoaque Pueblo man sentenced for 10 years for threatening family

  27-01-2017 03:02
  
  Former partner testifies about gun being pointed at kids, verbal abuse
  
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• Scientists take first steps to growing human organs in pigs

  27-01-2017 03:00
  
  NEW YORK — Scientists have grown human cells inside pig embryos, a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant into people.
  
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• Weapons mission top priority, new Sandia director says

  27-01-2017 01:19
  
  Soon-to-be Sandia National Laboratories director Stephen Younger said his top priority for the next few months is to assure a “smooth and safe transition” as he and his senior team prepare to take over lab management on May 1. “It’s always a challenging time in a transition,” Younger told the Journal on Thursday. “People are […]
  
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• Trump sought Park Service proof of crowd claim

  27-01-2017 01:16
  
  On the morning after Donald Trump’s inauguration, acting National Park Service director Michael Reynolds received an extraordinary summons: The new president wanted to talk to him. In a Saturday phone call, Trump personally ordered Reynolds to produce additional photographs of the previous day’s crowds on the National Mall, according to three individuals who have knowledge […]
  
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• Updated: SAG Life honoree Lily Tomlin: ‘I have had a good ride.’

  27-01-2017 01:13
  
  LOS ANGELES — Lily Tomlin will be acting for the actors Sunday, as she receives Life Achievement honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. “I feel like I’m a kid going to some grownups’ event,” she said in an interview. “I feel like I’m playing along with it.” Tomlin has been letting the kid flag […]
  
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• Congressional Republicans wonder who will pay for the wall

  27-01-2017 01:11
  
  PHILADELPHIA – Congressional Republican leaders said Thursday that they plan to move forward with legislation to provide $12 to $15 billion to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. But it is still unclear who will end up footing the bill for the gigantic construction along the 2,000-mile border – U.S. taxpayers or in […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s border wall doesn’t address key shift in crossings

  27-01-2017 01:08
  
  SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump’s plan to erect a wall along the Mexican border overlooks a key change in how people enter the U.S. illegally: Many of them make no attempt to jump a fence or evade authorities; they simply turn themselves in and ask for asylum. Asylum requests have surged in recent years, […]
  
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• UNM football: Tight end commits

  27-01-2017 00:22
  
    Daniel Peabody, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound tight end from Ironwood High School in Tucson, Ariz., has committed to the University of New Mexico. Peabody made the announcement Thursday afternoon on Twitter. At Ironwood, Peabody caught 42 passes for 794 yards and eight touchdowns the past two seasons. Last fall, he also rushed 33 times for […]
  
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• Updated: 50 years ago, three astronauts died in the Apollo 1 fire

  27-01-2017 00:19
  
  Sheryl Chaffee remembers the January evening when astronaut Mike Collins came to the door and asked to speak with her mother. The two talked in a bedroom of the Chaffee home. Then Collins emerged and Chaffee and her brother were sent in to speak with their mother. “So we went back there, and she told […]
  
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• Updated: Arkansas bans common second-trimester abortion procedure

  27-01-2017 00:11
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas is poised to become the third state to ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure under restrictions approved Thursday that are expected to face a legal challenge. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law a measure banning the procedure known as dilation and evacuation, which abortion-rights supporters contend is the […]
  
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• People hawking McDonald’s special sauce online for thousands

  27-01-2017 00:08
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Giveaway bottles of McDonald’s trademark special sauce are being offered for sale online for thousands of dollars, including one listing for $10,000. To draw customers to McDonald’s to buy new versions of its Big Mac, the chain on Thursday is giving away 10,000 bottles of its trademark special sauce for people to […]
  
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• Updated: Formerly unknown names key in Patriots’ Super Bowl run

  27-01-2017 00:07
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When it comes to filling out his roster each season, Bill Belichick has always placed a premium on potential. From late-round draft picks to guys that never heard their name called on draft night, during his 17 years in New England the Patriots coach has developed a knack not just for identifying […]
  
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