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Boeing tells federal regulators how it plans to fix aircraft safety and quality problems

by Jordan Bourne

By DAVID KOENIG Boeing told federal regulators Thursday how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years. The Federal Aviation Administration required the company to produce a turnaround plan after one of its jetliners suffered a blowout of a fuselage panel during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos

Death threats. Harassment. Intimidation. For New Mexico women, a life in politics can bring all three.

by Jordan Bourne

This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Susanna Space One Wednesday morning in April, Las Cruces City Councilor Johana Bencomo sat in a federal courtroom, watching with concern as a man […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque

“Are you with me?” Biden and Harris launch Black voter outreach and warn of a second Trump term

by Jordan Bourne

By AAMER MADHANI President Joe Biden renewed his election-year pitch to Black voters on Wednesday, lashing out at Donald Trump’s “MAGA lies” and said the winner of this year’s White House race will make crucial decisions, including nominees for the Supreme Court, that could affect the country for decades. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

What to know about Mexico’s historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power

by Jordan Bourne

By MEGAN JANETSKY MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, Mexico will likely elect its first female president – a major step in a country long marked […]

Posted inWestside Albuquerque

Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies

by Jordan Bourne

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said his wife, Martha-Ann, was responsible for flying an upside-down flag […]

Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque

Inflation pressures lingering from pandemic are keeping Fed rate cuts on pause

by Jordan Bourne

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / AP Economics Writer Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intention to keep borrowing costs high as long as needed to curb persistently elevated inflation. A key reason for the delay in rate […]

Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque

Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money case asks to rehear testimony as deliberations get underway

by Jordan Bourne

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial asked to rehear testimony Wednesday less than four hours after beginning deliberations in the first criminal case against a former American president. The four requests included testimony related to a 2015 meeting at Trump Tower where a […]