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 […]
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The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or […]
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Supreme Court rejects settlement in water dispute between New Mexico and Texas
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North America’s longest rivers. The 5-4 decision rebuffs an agreement that had come recommended by a federal judge overseeing the case over how New Mexico, Texas and Colorado must share water from the Rio Grande. The high […]
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New Mexico judge rejects effort to compel new testimony from movie armorer in Alec Baldwin trial
By MORGAN LEE SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge denied a request Friday to use immunity to compel testimony from a movie set armorer in the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin who fatally shot a cinematographer during rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust.” Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March of […]
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Public records and lightning data shed new light on Salt and South Fork fire origins
By PATRICK LOHMANN Officials from many agencies responding to the unfolding natural disaster in southeast New Mexico have said an investigation is ongoing about the cause of the South Fork and Salt fires, including whether the blazes were caused by a human or nature. “When we got here we were told it was human-caused; we were […]
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NM voters support abortion rights
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 Matthew Reichbach A majority of New Mexicans believe that New Mexico’s abortion laws should be less restrictive or should remain about the same […]
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Federal disaster aid requested for NM fires, hundreds more firefighters en route
By DANIELLE PROKOP & LEAH ROMERO ROSWELL – Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) expects President Joe Biden to sign a federal emergency declaration to pave the way for funds and additional aid to address the damage in the Ruidoso area from the South Fork and Salt fires this week. “It is my understanding that he very much intends to […]