New Mexico

News from the state of New Mexico

New Mexico tribes sue US over federal clean water rule

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Indigenous communities in New Mexico are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a revised federal rule that lifts protections...

A ghostly set of images, and a glimpse of border danger

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PHOENIX — A border wall. Smugglers. Small children being dropped into America in the darkness. ...

Man sentenced for treasure cemetery dig in Yellowstone

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming has sentenced a man to six months in prison for digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery...

Authorities: Smugglers drop 2 children over US border wall

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SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Video released Wednesday by federal authorities show two Ecuadoran children being abandoned by smugglers after they were dropped over a...

New Mexico lawmakers reconvene to consider legalizing pot

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SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers are responding to the call of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to try and forge an agreement...

Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at...

A look at President Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has announced his first slate of judicial nominees. The list released by the White House early Tuesday includes Black,...

GOP lawmakers take aim at Arizona renewable energy standards

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PHOENIX — As states across the U.S. West beef up their renewable energy requirements, a push to do so in Arizona has been met...

Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility

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DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a...

New Mexico sues US over proposed nuclear waste storage plans

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico sued the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday over concerns that the federal agency hasn’t done enough to vet...