New Mexico news

• Updated: Irwin Corey, the king of comedic confusion, dies at 102

  07-02-2017 22:38
  
  NEW YORK — Irwin Corey, the wild-haired comedian and actor known for his improvisational riffs and nonsensical style who billed himself as “The World’s Foremost Authority,” died Monday at his home in Manhattan, according to his son, Richard. He was 102. Corey’s dizzying mix of mock-intellectual circumlocutions, earnest political tirades and slapstick one-liners made Corey […]
  
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• Updated: Coyotes removed from Chicago park after residents fed them, let them play with pets

  07-02-2017 22:38
  
  CHICAGO — Two coyotes were removed from a park on Chicago’s North Side after people began feeding them and letting them play with their dogs, according to an email from the alderman of the ward. Ald. Pat O’Connor, 40th, said the coyotes were becoming aggressive toward people in Winnemac Park, 5100 N. Leavitt St. People […]
  
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• University-area getting new co-work space

  07-02-2017 22:34
  
  Albuquerque’s co-working crowd will soon be getting some new digs. Dentist-turned-developer Joseph Pitluck is trying to give new life to an old building at Central and University as FreeRange Shared Workspaces, an 11,000-square-foot co-work space. A banner on the side of the building — illustrated with a logo of a chicken in a necktie — […]
  
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• NM Senate gives green light to industrial hemp bill

  07-02-2017 21:48
  
  SANTA FE — New Mexico farmers and researchers would be able to grow industrial hemp — but not for commercial purposes — under a bill approved today by the state Senate. The hemp bill, Senate Bill 6, would authorize the state Department of Agriculture to oversee the growing of hemp — outlawed now because it’s in the marijuana […]
  
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• Updated: Gorsuch paid $3.28 million by former firm, under 2005 deal

  07-02-2017 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch gave up a $1 million a year paycheck when he left his private law practice a decade ago for less financially rewarding work as a government lawyer and then a judge. But he managed to do quite nicely for his first four years on the federal bench even […]
  
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• New: APD: Suspect arrested in home invasion that left accomplice dead

  07-02-2017 20:06
  
  Police on Monday captured a man suspected in a home invasion last month that left his alleged accomplice dead. Albuquerque police announced the arrest in a news release posted on the City of Albuquerque’s website Tuesday. Ramon Varela, 41, and Raymond Sanchez, 20, decided to break in to Sanchez’s former employer’s house near Sage and […]
  
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• Study: NM could be hurt by a trade war with Mexico

  07-02-2017 19:46
  
  How bad would a U.S.-Mexico trade war hurt New Mexico? Pretty bad, according to a new study by WalletHub, a company that studies trends in the economy and finance. WalletHub ranked New Mexico No. 4 on a list of states that would be hardest-hit by a trade war with our southern neighbor. Why is WalletHub […]
  
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• Updated: KatyCats rejoice! Katy Perry returns to Grammys

  07-02-2017 19:32
  
  LOS ANGELES — Katy Perry is returning to the Grammy Awards to the delight of fans who have been waiting to hear new music from the pop singer whose last album, “Prism,” came out in 2013. The Recording Academy also announced Tuesday that Grammy nominees Kelsea Ballerini and Lukas Graham will perform Sunday at the […]
  
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• Army suspends coach for 2 weeks in ‘WakeyLeaks’ case

  07-02-2017 19:31
  
  WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army has suspended defensive coordinator Jay Bateman for two weeks for mishandling information about the Wake Forest football team. West Point also fined Bateman $25,000 for his role in the so-called WakeyLeaks scandal and ordered him to attend ethics training. The academy said it will use the forfeited money for such […]
  
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• Updated: Gummies: The odder they are, the more I love them

  07-02-2017 19:30
  
  The heart wants what it wants, and many days, mine wants to eat an entire bag of Haribo gummies. I want gummies coated in sour dust, gummies that have been scientifically engineered to light up all of my brain’s pleasure centers. They should be in ridiculous shapes: sunny-side-up eggs, sharks, dinosaurs, french fries, bottles of […]
  
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• New bistro planned for former Blackbird Buvette

  07-02-2017 17:53
  
  Zullo's Bistro will bring new Italian option to Downtown
  
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• UK says lawmakers to get vote on Brexit before deal approved

  07-02-2017 17:12
  
  LONDON — Britain’s government has bowed to pressure and says lawmakers will get to vote on a European Union exit deal before it is finalized by the bloc. Brexit Minister David Jones told the House of Commons on Tuesday that Parliament would get to approve the deal “before it is concluded” and before the European […]
  
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• Updated: Rushdie novel takes on age of Obama, and Trump

  07-02-2017 16:43
  
  NEW YORK — Salman Rushdie’s next novel will be a take on the age of Obama, with an added dash of Trump. The author best known for “Midnight’s Children” and “The Satanic Verses” is working on a narrative set against “the panorama” of American life since Barack Obama’s arrival at the White House in 2009. […]
  
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• Updated: Despite a new law, China is failing survivors of domestic violence

  07-02-2017 16:43
  
  BEIJING — A key provision of China’s anti-domestic violence law, a promise to issue restraining orders, is not being properly implemented, putting women at risk and blunting the force of legislation touted as a cornerstone of President Xi Jinping’s social policy. In China, domestic violence has long been a hidden epidemic. The government agency in […]
  
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• Sheriff’s Office: Marijuana operation found after house fire

  07-02-2017 16:42
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities say investigators found marijuana and a grow operation after firefighters put out a fire in a home in a desert area north of Phoenix. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says a neighbor reported the fire early Monday morning and that responding firefighters put out the fire, which started in the garage and […]
  
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• Markets Right Now: US stocks open higher

  07-02-2017 15:42
  
  NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening higher in Wall Street, led by gains in industrial and technology companies. Company earnings were a big focus for investors in early Tuesday, and several stocks were making big moves after reporting their results and forecasts. Health […]
  
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• Breaking: Body found near UNM early Tuesday

  07-02-2017 15:34
  
  Albuquerque police are investigating the suspicious death of a man found early Tuesday morning near UNM. Officials said the body was found near Central and Stanford SE around 3 a.m. Police are calling this a violent crimes investigation, but have not said how the victim may have died.
  
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• Updated: Someone bid $100,000 for a Cheeto that looks like Harambe

  07-02-2017 14:45
  
  Someone bid nearly $100,000 on eBay for a Cheeto that bears a resemblance to slain gorilla Harambe. The seller said…
  
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• Updated: US trade deficit last year hit highest level since 2012

  07-02-2017 14:31
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in December, but the improvement wasn’t enough to keep the deficit for the entire year from rising to the highest level since 2012. That should provide fuel for President Donald Trump’s contention that America needs a tougher approach to trade. The deficit in December fell 3.2 percent […]
  
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• Updated: Senate set to confirm education secretary by narrow margin

  07-02-2017 09:30
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary by the narrowest possible margin, with Vice President Mike Pence expected to break a 50-50 tie. The vote planned around 12 noon Tuesday will come after Democrats undertook a marathon speaking binge in the overnight hours in a show of […]
  
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• Updated: Military services detail plans for $30 billion budget boost

  07-02-2017 09:15
  
  WASHINGTON — The military services have delivered to Congress blueprints for increasing the defense budget by more than $30 billion to pay for new jet fighters, armored vehicles, improved training and more. The informal plans represent the first attempt by the Trump Pentagon to halt an erosion of the military’s combat readiness. Senior military leaders […]
  
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• NM Boy Scout council to welcome transgender kids

  07-02-2017 08:05
  
  National organization is changing its membership policy
  
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• Committee approves ban on video lottery games

  07-02-2017 08:05
  
  First hurdle cleared on unanimous vote
  
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• Record number of children killed in Afghanistan conflict in 2016, UN says

  07-02-2017 07:27
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations has reported that 923 children in Afghanistan were killed last year, a 25 percent increase from 2015 and the most since the U.N. began keeping track seven years ago. An additional 2,589 children were injured, a 23 percent rise that was also a record high. The totals, released Monday, […]
  
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• Missouri Gov. Greitens signs ‘right-to-work’ into law

  07-02-2017 07:23
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed “right-to-work” legislation into law on Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise that has been cheered by Republicans and the state’s business community. It was a busy day for the governor, whose victory lap took him to an abandoned warehouse in Springfield — “a far too familiar sight […]
  
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• Updated: AP FACT CHECK: Trump says terrorism acts ignored. Evidence?

  07-02-2017 07:21
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made an unsupported assertion Monday that terrorist acts in Europe are going unreported. A look at the matter: TRUMP: “All over Europe it’s happening. It’s gotten to a point where it’s not even being reported. And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn’t want to report it. They […]
  
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• Analysis: Travel ban case is early test of the limits of executive power

  07-02-2017 07:19
  
  WASHINGTON — Even before Donald Trump entered the White House, many were predicting federal courts would serve as an important check on his use of presidential power, particularly given his aggressive style and a GOP-led Congress that has so far been loath to confront him. But few expected the first constitutional clash would occur in […]
  
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• Melania Trump missed out on ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to make millions, lawsuit says

  07-02-2017 07:10
  
  A lawyer for first lady Melania Trump argued in a lawsuit filed Monday that an article falsely alleging she once worked for an escort service hurt her chance to establish “multimillion dollar business relationships” during the years in which she would be “one of the most photographed women in the world.” The suit, filed Monday […]
  
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• Updated: Here are the 78 terrorist attacks the White House says were largely under-reported

  07-02-2017 04:41
  
  The White House on Monday night released a list of 78 terrorist attacks in response to an assertion earlier in the day by President Donald Trump that the “very dishonest press” often doesn’t report on them. The list, which includes domestic and overseas incidents, starts in September 2014. It includes some very heavily covered news […]
  
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• PED sets new deadline for Española superintendent

  07-02-2017 04:01
  
  SANTA FE — The state Public Education Department, after getting what it considers an insufficient response before, is again placing Española schools Superintendent Eric Martinez on a 30-day notice to meet the department’s demands for improving operations at the school district or face a suspension. PED Secretary Hanna Skandera, in a letter dated Thursday to […]
  
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• Suit cites parking deck flaws at Roundhouse

  07-02-2017 03:57
  
  SANTA FE — The New Mexico Legislative Council is suing the contractor that built the state Capitol’s parking deck alleging negligence and breach of contract, asserting that several studies found areas in and around the deck were sinking due to moisture in the ground below the structure. A civil complaint filed in Santa Fe District […]
  
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• Woman cut several times in Santa Fe incident

  07-02-2017 03:50
  
  SANTA FE — A woman is recovering at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center after her husband cut her several times with a knife during an argument Sunday night, according to Santa Fe police. Eliseo Alvidrez, 32, is in the Santa Fe County jail on a $50,000 cash bond for aggravated battery and false imprisonment […]
  
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• Teen robbed at Santa Fe bus stop

  07-02-2017 03:48
  
  SANTA FE — A 15-year-old Santa Fe boy was robbed of his cellphone and punched in the face by an attacker while at a bus stop Sunday evening, according to the Santa Fe Police Department. According to an incident report, the boy told officers that he was at the bus stop in front of the […]
  
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• APD: Man arrested in Espanola for Sunday fatal shooting

  07-02-2017 02:17
  
  The man accused of shooting and killing his neighbor Sunday morning was arrested after a SWAT stand-off in Espanola around 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to police. Raymond Ortiz, 27, was arrested in the murder of Tony Morgan, 50, according to a statement on the City of Albuquerque’s website. Morgan had been found lying dead in the […]
  
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• Updated: 49ers officially hire Kyle Shanahan as new head coach

  07-02-2017 02:03
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers officially hired Atlanta offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as their new head coach on Monday, more than a month after firing Chip Kelly after just one season. The 49ers settled on Shanahan a couple weeks ago but had to wait until after the Falcons played in the Super […]
  
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• Updated: Report: At least 13,000 hanged in Syrian prison since 2011

  07-02-2017 01:46
  
  BEIRUT — Syrian authorities have killed at least 13,000 people since the start of the 2011 uprising in mass hangings at a prison north of Damascus known to detainees as “the slaughterhouse,” Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday. It covers the period from 2011 to 2015, when Amnesty said 20-50 people were hanged each […]
  
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• Updated: A young boy, a devastating brain tumor and parents who ‘will do anything’

  07-02-2017 01:45
  
  It was the most ordinary of family dinners, with pizza and cauliflower. Two exhausted parents sipped red wine. Two children giggled over silly jokes and squabbled over a stuffed animal named Baby Jaguar. A few moments later, 8-year-old Elijah Simpson-Sundell, his face slightly swollen and his speech slurred, walked unsteadily away from the table. His […]
  
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• Former national security officials organize to challenge Trump

  07-02-2017 01:45
  
  While much of the rest of the country was settling in for the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a group of senior Obama administration officials was putting the finishing touches on an unprecedented legal brief charging President Donald Trump with endangering national security. Signed by former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, his top counterterrorism […]
  
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