Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated

Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a letter sent Monday that it has spread election misinformation. The top election officials from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington told Musk that X’s AI chatbot, […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated

FEMA reaches $1 billion in payouts, settles seven lawsuits for northern NM fire victims

By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico The federal agency tasked with distributing nearly $4 billion to victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire announced a milestone last week: $1 billion in compensation paid for the April 2022 fire. The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Claims Office also recently settled seven lawsuits with several law firms representing thousands […]

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Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to be the party’s nominee, committee chair says

By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday. The online voting process doesn’t end until Monday, but the campaign marked the moment when she crossed the threshold to […]

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Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory

By STEVE PEOPLES, STEPHEN GROVES and MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put in the rare position of having to defend someone else — his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. When Vance was first introduced at the Republican […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated

Nursing home inspections across New Mexico find at least one violation in 88% of facilities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said Wednesday. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted living facilities received a perfect score, while 55 got a 90% rating. Four nursing homes — two each in Albuquerque […]

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Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race

By MATT BROWN and MICHELLE L. PRICE CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile. The Republican former president wrongly claimed that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as […]

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About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll

By Seung Min Kim and Linley Sanders WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been especially tepid about President Joe Biden, a new poll shows. About 8 in […]

Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News, State Government #nmgov, Syndicated

Gov.’s latest stop on public safety tour is Española, where tensions rise about a homeless camp

By Patrick Lohmann Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday made Española her third stop on an impromptu public safety tour, hearing from more than a dozen people who spoke up to say they are very concerned about crime, drug addiction and homelessness. TJ Lopez, a resident of northern Rio Arriba County, said he thanked the […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, State Government #nmgov, Syndicated

$100M headed to Ruidoso after lone special session bill signed by Gov. Lujan Grisham

By Leah Romero Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 1 Tuesday, which will provide $100 million in monetary relief for the Ruidoso areas devastated by fires and floods in June. The bill was the only legislation to come out of the five-hour special session that Lujan Grisham convened on July 18. Lawmakers rejected all public safety […]

Posted inAlbuquerque, National News, Syndicated

At least 973 Native American children died at U.S.-run boarding schools between 1871-1969

By Shaun Griswold The U.S. legacy of genocide against Native people through public education may never be completely told.  Today, there is a little more truth to share. The second half of an investigative report was released Tuesday as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative led by the Department of the Interior. It’s another step […]