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Appeal by photographer in gay bias case is heard
In a case that tests anti-discrimination protection for gays, a religious rights group told the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday that a photographer ...
Manhattan Project agent Safferstein dies at 92
Nathan Safferstein was barely 21 when circumstances suddenly propelled him from his job as a supermarket manager into the stealth world of a ...
Feds look to ship Wash. radioactive waste to NM
Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, ...
'Breaking Bad' actor to take NM school board seat
An actor from the TV show "Breaking Bad" is set to be sworn on Albuquerque's school board. Steven Michael Quezada plans to take his oath Wednesday ...
Underworld saint becoming more popular in US
A follower in New Orleans built a public shrine in her honor. An actor in Albuquerque credits her with helping him land a role on the TV show ...
New Mexico company: Feds may allow horse slaughter
Federal officials have indicated they might soon grant the inspection needed to start processing horse meat at a southeastern New Mexico ...
NM art teacher remembered in fatal stabbing case
Friends say Victoriano "Mo" Moises Byrne-Gonzales was an expectant father and art teacher who had just been promoted to assistant director at his ...
Defendant puts on scrubs, walks out of NM hospital
A man arrested in a drug case is back in custody after donning scrubs and then walking out of an Albuquerque hospital where a police officer had left ...
Recordings heard in fatal 'good Samaritan' NM case
A New Mexico man accused of killing a preschool teacher who was trying to stop him from beating his girlfriend later told his girlfriend that he made ...
'Breaking Bad' donates cast clothing to NM shelter
A Walt White robe. Baby Holly's pink hoodies. Sweaters worn by DEA agents trying to break up a drug smuggling ring. These are among the items the AMC ...
Williams scores 46 to lead New Mexico past CSU
With 9 minutes left, New Mexico guard Kendall Williams trudged to the bench with a career-high 28 points — and four fouls. While he caught his breath, ...
Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage
For nearly 40 years, Sen. Pete Domenici's reputation was that of a well-respected — some might say staid — conservative Republican and honorable ...
NM board exonerates late-term abortion doctor
The New Mexico Medical Board on Thursday exonerated an Albuquerque doctor of gross negligence for her handling of a late-term abortion in a case that ...
'Breaking Bad' actor wins school board seat in NM
An actor from the TV show "Breaking Bad" has won a seat on Albuquerque's school board. Steven Michael Quezada plays federal drug agent Steven Gomez ...
Homeland Security secretary touts border safety
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called Republican lawmakers' insistence that the border be secured before there is immigration ...
Supersonic skydiver reached 844 mph in record jump
Supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner was faster than he or anyone else thought during his record-setting jump last October from 24 miles up.
Cattle ranching moves north, west amid drought
The severe drought that scorched pastures across the Southern Plains last summer helped shrink the nation's herd to its smallest size in more than six ...
Feds: $13.6M in phony sports goods confiscated
Investigators have confiscated more than $13.6 million worth of phony sports merchandise over the past five months and expect to seize more in New ...
Report: NM boy offered to stay with girl in cage
The son of a New Mexico woman accused of locking an 8-year-old girl with developmental disabilities in a wooden cage said he offered to stay with the ...
APNewsBreak: Virgin shuns binding spaceport lease
Virgin Galactic has agreed to start paying New Mexico rent on the nearly quarter-billion dollar spaceport the state built for British businessman ...
Fraud concerns linger over new Ill. license law
As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are ...
Once GOP stronghold, West veers into Dems' column
A political generation ago, the West signaled the nation's rightward swing, from the emergence of Ronald Reagan to the success of tax-limitation ...
More than 2,000 honor slain NM family
More than 2,000 people gathered at an Albuquerque church to remember five members of a New Mexico family gunned down in their home last weekend.
Slain NM family remembered during crowded service
The waves of emotion brought tears, laughs and prayerful reflection Friday as more than 2,000 people gathered to remember five members of a New Mexico ...
Defense attorney weighs in on case of slain family
The public defender who is representing a New Mexico teen accused of gunning down his parents and younger siblings said Thursday that it's too early ...