By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction but keeping others connected to the case off limits at least until he’s sentenced July 11. Judge […]
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US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health emergency
By AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by mass shootings […]
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case involving anti-trans legislation
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Susan Dunlap The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it will hear oral arguments in a case over whether Tennessee and Kentucky […]
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Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN As residents return to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico, the mayor on Monday warned them that some parts of Ruidoso remain off limits as special search and rescue teams comb the charred rubble along the hardest-hit streets. They’re looking for the remains of people who are […]
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Triple-shooting suspect captured after intensive search across Alamosa farmland
The suspect in a shooting that left one person dead and two others with critical injuries was captured Sunday following an intensive search across a huge area of southern Colorado. Officers went door to door as aircraft searched overhead for Henry Corral, 44, who authorities said had taken off on foot after crashing his vehicle […]
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Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom […]
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Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president?
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Within days of each other, if not hours, the justices are expected to rule on whether Donald Trump has immunity […]
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What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? Here’s the list.
By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Supreme Court is headed into its final week with about a quarter of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution […]
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FBI offers $10,000 reward for information about deadly Ruidoso wildfires
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities offered a reward for information about those responsible for igniting a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week. The FBI on Saturday offered up to $10,000 for information in connection with the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire […]
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How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.
By SETH BORENSTEIN As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who put people in hot boxes to see what […]