By Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein, Lena H. Sun, Carolyn Y. Johnson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, a move that the agency said will increase transparency but that medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines and undermine the public’s trust in immunization depending […]
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Estancia Valley sophomore awarded Jiffy Lube Scholarship for aspiring teaching career
Staff report Hope Jacklin, a sophomore at Estancia Valley Classical Academy, has been named a recipient of the Jiffy Lube of New Mexico 2024-2025 Teen Driver Scholarship. Jacklin, one of four students selected statewide, will receive a $1,500 scholarship to aid in her post-graduation endeavors. The scholarship program, which has provided over $140,000 to New […]
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Spring fever has broken out at the new Phil Chacon Park
By Diantha Swoboda This commentary was submitted to City Desk ABQ.You can submit your own: editor@nm.news It’s been a long time coming, but it’s almost here. Just like the whole Trumbull and Elder neighborhoods, I’m anxiously awaiting the grand opening of the Phil Chacon Park May 3. I’m looking forward to the shaded walkways, the benches […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
W.D. Carroll Elementary’s Cultural Day returns with music, dance and global flavor
By Jesse Jones W.D. Carroll Elementary in Bernalillo will celebrate cultures from around the world on May 9, with student performances, music, food trucks and activities. The event invites families and the community to share in the school’s cultural diversity. Running from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the kindergarten courtyard, Cultural Day brings together […]
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Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools
By Justin Jouvenal, Ann E. Marimow, Laura Meckler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to allowing the creation of the nation’s first public religious charter school in Oklahoma, a blockbuster move that could reshape American education and redraw the boundary between church and state. A ruling for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic […]
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Oral histories and now DNA of Picuris Pueblo link their ancestors to Chaco Canyon
By CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press Science Writer For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history. The Picuris Pueblo, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, has oral histories and cultural traditions that link the tribe to the region of Chaco Canyon, one […]
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Kamala Harris reemerges to condemn Trump as she weighs a run for governor
By Maeve Reston · The Washington Post (c) 2025 LOS ANGELES – Kamala Harris will reemerge in California on Wednesday night for her first major speech since her departure from the White House, and she is expected to condemn President Donald Trump’s effort to upend democratic institutions, deny facts and create a culture of fear for many in […]
Posted inLocal Government, Westside Albuquerque
Bernalillo earns clean audit, eyes safer streets and smarter spending
By Jesse Jones The Town of Bernalillo’s books are in good shape — auditors gave the town a clean bill of financial health for its 2024 fiscal year, with no findings or red flags. The April 28 Town Council meeting also recognized the community art project behind the fire department’s new ladder truck mural, designed […]
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Supreme Court asks: Can FBI be held liable for raiding the wrong house?
By Ann E. Marimow · The Washington Post (c) 2025 In the predawn hours, a team of masked FBI agents armed with rifles battered down the door of an Atlanta home, detonated a stun grenade and rushed inside in search of a gang member. Agents handcuffed Hilliard Toi Cliatt and pointed a gun at both Cliatt and his […]
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Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Betsy Arakawa, the concert pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that said that her lungs were heavy and congested. Arakawa, 65, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and […]