Corner to Corner by Diane Denish. Diane Denish is a lifelong advocate for children and a former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. Contact her at diane@dianedenish.com AI is the newest buzzword in the world of technology and its use is growing every day. Many of us are curious about what it really is and more […]
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Uballez shifts strategy for mayoral race, says public financing ‘isn’t working’
Former US Attorney Alex Uballez announced Friday at a press conference in Barelas that he has qualified to be on the ballot for Albuquerque mayor and that his campaign will be privately financed. Uballez said he has collected enough signatures to appear on the ballot in November and thanked volunteers for the support he has […]
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Albuquerque smoke shop owner arrested for murder of shoplifting suspect
An Albuquerque smoke shop owner was arrested for murder Thursday afternoon after fatally shooting an alleged shoplifter fleeing his store. According to Albuquerque Police and court records, officers were called to a car fire in a parking lot at San Mateo Blvd. and Lomas Blvd. NE about 3:10 pm Thursday and removed a male driver […]
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Purloined paintings returning to New Mexico
A pair of paintings stolen decades ago have been found and returned home to New Mexico. Starting Friday, they’ll be on display so the public can view the pieces once thought to be gone forever. The works — “Aspens,” by Victor Higgins and Joseph Henry Sharp’s “Oklahoma Cheyenne” — were stolen from the Harwood Museum […]
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Tijeras Village Council to discuss well repairs
The Tijeras Village Council will discuss repairs needed at one of its wells when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday. The repairs needed at well 3 are anticipated to cost around $25,000. Well 3 is a relatively new well that was constructed using capital outlay funds and a grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation […]
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Trump’s clemency spree extends to ex-gangster, rapper, former congressmen
By Emily Davies — A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise, an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurant and a Connecticut governor toppled in a corruption scandal all received clemency Wednesday in a sweeping series of orders signed by President Donald Trump. Trump extended relief to 25 people […]
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White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say
By Lauren Weber, Caitlin Gilbert — Some of the citations that underpin the science in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday. Of the 522 footnotes to scientific research in an initial version of the […]
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Inmate dies at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center
An inmate at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) died Wednesday morning, despite life-saving efforts by staff and medical personnel. According to a press release from Bernalillo County, the inmate was a 45-year-old female who had been booked into MDC on Monday morning at approximately 6 a.m. Early Wednesday, around 5:30 a.m., she was […]
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Supreme Court narrows scope of environmental reviews
By Justin Jouvenal — Supreme Court narrows scope of environmental reviews The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously narrowed the scope of government-required environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects, overturning a lower-court block on a rail line in Utah that would carry billions of gallons of oil. The case became a proxy battle over how far […]
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Tariffs are on for now thanks to appeals court in win for Trump
By Rachel Lerman — Tariffs are on for now thanks to appeals court in win for Trump President Donald Trump’s tariffs can continue for now, after an appeals court granted the administration’ request to temporarily stay a lower court’s order. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Thursday afternoon that it would […]