By ASSOCIATED PRESS / WASHINGTON The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences: whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In addition to establishing a potentially historic ruling about the scope of presidential power, […]
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Haaland in NM touting new Biden rule for public land conservation
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press / BILLINGS, Mont. The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that’s meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties. Officials pushed past strong opposition from private industry and Republican governors to adopt the proposal. The rule […]
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Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson coming to Albuquerque
A Democratic presidential candidate is coming to Albuquerque this week, but it’s not the one you might think. Marianne Williamson will speak at the Unity Spiritual Center Albuquerque on Candelaria Road near Eubank Boulevard NE on Saturday. On Friday, she will speak at Unity Santa Fe. Williamson, who is frequently described as a “self-help author” […]
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Awe and dread: How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries
By DEEPA BHARATH, DAVID CRARY and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world. They were viewed as messages from God or spiritual forces, inducing emotions ranging from dread to wonder. Ahead of the total solar eclipse that will follow a long path […]
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Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s. The work is unfolding as global instability and growing demand drive uranium prices higher. The Biden administration and […]
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Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press, NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure. The Republican former president has taken credit for striking down a federally guaranteed right to abortion by […]
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Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu
By MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds and to occasionally infect people. […]
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Trump casts immigrants as “poisoning the blood” of America
By WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping […]
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Heinrich, other Dem. Senators push Biden for plan to recognize non-militarized Palestinian state
New Mexico’s senior U.S. Senator, Martin Heinrich, joined 18 of his fellow senators to publicly call for the U.S. to establish a framework to recognize a non-militarized Palestinian state. Nineteen senators, all Democrats, authored a letter to President Joe Biden this week calling for a “bold, public framework” to recognize a Palestinian state as a […]
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Bryan Cranston leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign
BY RONALD BLUM / ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award winner Bryan Cranston is a leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign ahead of opening day for the second straight season, recording a video at Dodger Stadium highlighting several stars. The actor is the voice of an “Anything Can Happen” […]