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MORGAN LEE

MORGAN LEE

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Bill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol

Friends and admirers of former Gov. Bill Richardson are mourning the hard-charging politician whose career spanned the globe, from mountain villages of northern New Mexico as a youthful congressman to the United Nations and a litany of countries on unofficial diplomatic missions that often helped free imprisoned Americans

Bill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol
Crime|News|US

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan

Governors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business ties with Taiwan in hopes of attracting new foreign investments and jobs to their landlocked states

State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan
Crime|News|US

Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child's remains

Two firearms charges have been dismissed amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy’s decomposed body

Weapons charges dropped in 2018 raid on family compound in desert that turned up child's remains
News

Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid

Jury selection has begun in the trial of several members of an extended family who face trial on kidnapping and terrorism charges linked to a law enforcement raid on their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018

Jury selection opens in terrorism trial of extended family members dating to 2018 New Mexico raid
News|US

New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map

Accusations that New Mexico’s Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote of a politically conservative oil-producing region with its redistricting map have gone to trial

New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map
Crime|News|US

Abduction and terrorism trial after boy found dead at New Mexico compound opens with mom's testimony

Federal prosecutors presented tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a sickly toddler who was whisked away from his Georgia home by relatives without her permission to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died

Abduction and terrorism trial after boy found dead at New Mexico compound opens with mom's testimony
Americas|News|US

A man is shot and wounded as tempers flare in New Mexico over the statue of a Spanish conquistador

It was chaos as a gunshot rang out during a protest in northern New Mexico where officials had planned to install a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate

A man is shot and wounded as tempers flare in New Mexico over the statue of a Spanish conquistador
Crime|News|US

New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in shooting at protest over Spanish conquistador statue

A New Mexico man has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded one person at a protest over plans to install a statue of a Spanish conquistador outside government offices in the northern New Mexico city of Española

New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in shooting at protest over Spanish conquistador statue
Crime|Health|News|US

Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options

Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope in U.S. District Court in New Mexico

Court reviews gun-carry restrictions under health order in New Mexico, as states explore options
Election|News|Opinion

Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud

State election officials and privacy advocates are raising alarms about a push by several conservative groups to gain access to state voter rolls

Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud
News|US

New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says

A New Mexico state judge has ruled against a Republican Party challenge of new congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region

New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says
Americas|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US|World

Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day

Native Americans are celebrating their histories and cultures with events across the country marking Indigenous Peoples Day

Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day
Crime|News|Opinion|US

Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds

A federal judge will allow enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area

Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds
Americas|Crime|News|US

Judge authorizes attempted murder trial in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue

A judge has ordered an attempted murder trial for a New Mexico man in the September shooting of a Native American activist

Judge authorizes attempted murder trial in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on set of Western movie 'Rust'

Special prosecutors are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a Western movie set in New Mexico in 2021

Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on set of Western movie 'Rust'
Health|US

Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says

A new study shows that most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized addiction treatment and other voluntary support services aimed at protecting children

Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says
Crime|News|US

Man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue appeals detention order pending trial

A judge’s order to deny bail is being challenged by a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during confrontations about canceled plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador

Man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue appeals detention order pending trial
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US|Videos

What to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting

Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico

What to know about grand jury evidence on actor Alec Baldwin and the 2021 fatal film set shooting
Crime|News|US

Court upholds pretrial jailing of man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue

An appeals court has upheld a judge’s decision to deny bail to a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during confrontations about a Spanish conquistador statue

Court upholds pretrial jailing of man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
Business|Economy|Finance|US

New Mexico, the No. 2 oil-producing US state, braces for possible end to income bonanza

New Mexico is bracing for the possibility that a bonanza in oil income for the nation's No. 2 oil producing state will end if the world's thirst for oil falters

New Mexico, the No. 2 oil-producing US state, braces for possible end to income bonanza
Crime|US

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons

New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for an unconventional proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly

Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
News|Opinion|Political|US|World

New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions

The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion bans and restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general

New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions
Europe|Lifestyle|Travel|US

The checkered history of the poinsettia's namesake and the flower's origins get new attention

Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holidays in the U.S. and Europe

The checkered history of the poinsettia's namesake and the flower's origins get new attention
Business|Education|Environment|News|Science

New Mexico considers setback requirements for oil wells near schools and day care centers

A bill to ban oil and gas production within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of schools and day care centers across New Mexico is among the first published proposals as the state Legislature prepares for a 30-day session that could bring an overhaul to fundamental oil and gas regulations

New Mexico considers setback requirements for oil wells near schools and day care centers

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