Month: April 2019

Kirstjen Nielsen’s replacement as Homeland Security secretary was practicing law in California when hijacked jets struck the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. That night, he applied for a job with the FBI. “I was trying to pay off student loans and then go for a federal career but decided it couldn’t

President Donald Trump and White House allies pressing for a harder line on immigration sped up their campaign Monday to clean house at the Department of Homeland Security with a mission far wider than just the departure of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. The dismantling of the government’s immigration leadership is being orchestrated by Trump adviser Stephen

The Trump administration is moving to end a deal allowing Cuban baseball players to sign contracts directly with Major League Baseball organizations. The change will once again require Cuban players to cut ties with their national program before signing with MLB. The Treasury Department told MLB attorneys in a letter Friday that it was reversing

Jonah Burrell first contributed to Pete Buttigieg’s campaign after watching the first prominent openly gay presidential candidate on television. When Burrell later saw him in person in a cramped upstate South Carolina auditorium, he knew he had to do it again. “I felt compelled to help,” Burrell, a nursing student who is gay, said after

A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for an immigration court to hear their cases but the order won’t immediately go into effect. Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco granted a request by civil liberties groups to halt the practice while their lawsuit

A suburban Dallas teenager has pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State group-inspired mass shooting at North Texas mall. Prosecutors say Matin Azizi-Yarand pleaded guilty Monday in state court to solicitation of capital murder and making a terroristic threat. The 18-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Azizi-Yarand was arrested last May and indicted

President Donald Trump has been pushing to reinstate broader family separation policies and sought to close the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, as his conflict with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen reached a boiling point. Two Thursdays ago, in a meeting at the Oval Office with top officials — including Nielsen, Secretary of State

A Florida judge on Monday set bail at $50,000 and ordered house arrest in Miami for a Mexican soap opera actor accused of punching a man who later died. A court officer handcuffed actor Pablo Lyle, 32, after a hearing before 11th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Alan Fine. Lyle currently faces a battery charge that

Las Cruces police arrested a man accused of stabbing his daughter’s boyfriend Sunday morning. Simon Ontiveros, 55, of the 1000 block of Lees Drive, is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Police learned about the stabbing shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019 when a 26-year-old man arrived at

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced a campaign swing Monday that will take him to three Great Lakes region states that are a key part of the Democratic strategy to rebuild a “blue wall” and defeat President Donald Trump. Sanders planned weekend rallies in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania along with stops in Ohio and Indiana. The

Cory Booker’s early fundraising numbers are well behind those posted by other major Democratic candidates in the race to challenge President Donald Trump. The New Jersey senator, who campaigned Sunday in New Hampshire, said he raised over $5 million in the two months since he entered the 2020 primary, and has over $6.1 million cash

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar says she raised $5.2 million in seven weeks after announcing her 2020 bid. The Minnesota senator said Monday she ended the first quarter with $7 million cash on hand. That includes more than $3 million from her 2018 Senate campaign. Klobuchar had a small fundraising edge over New Jersey Sen.

More Mexican gray wolves are roaming the American Southwest now than at any time since federal biologists began reintroducing the predators more than two decades ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday. Agency officials declared progress for the endangered species in New Mexico and Arizona, saying there are at least 131 wolves in

More Mexican gray wolves are roaming the American Southwest now than at any time since biologists began reintroducing the endangered predators than two decades ago. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared progress Monday for the species in New Mexico and Arizona, saying there are at least 131 wolves in the wild in the two

With jury selection beginning at the federal case against a cult-like upstate New York group, TV actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty Monday to charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader. Mack, 36, wept as she admitted her crimes and apologized to the women who prosecutors say were exploited by

Kirstjen Nielsen said Monday she still shares President Donald Trump’s goal of securing the border, a day after she resigned as Homeland Security secretary amid Trump’s frustration and bitterness over a spike in Central American migration. Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking

New Mexico is hosting the fifth season of AMC’s “Better Call Saul.” The New Mexico State Film Office announced Monday the AMC-TV series will begin principal photography on another season this month in Albuquerque. Officials say the production will employ approximately 375 New Mexico crew members and 200 actors from the state. Starring Bob Odenkirk,

The George and Barbara Bush Foundation has asked that an Air Force One plane set for retirement in 2025 be permanently exhibited at the late president’s museum at Texas A&M. The Houston Chronicle reports that, if approved, the Boeing VC-25A would be on permanent loan to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum from

An El Paso man died Friday morning in a crash in Eddy County, which is in southeastern New Mexico, according to state police. Police say 28-year-old Matthew Thomas Daniel was pronounced dead at the scene close to 10:30 a.m. According to the department, Daniel was traveling east on State Road 128, just east of Loving.

New Mexico will have its first ever female director of state parks. The state’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department announced Monday that Christy Tafoya has been named director of the State Parks Division. A woman has never held the post since State Parks was created in 1933. Tafoya said in a statement that she

A Texas woman accused of selling her 7-year-old son and planning to sell her two other children to settle a drug debt has been sentenced to six years in prison. Esmeralda Garza of Corpus Christi was sentenced Friday after taking a plea deal. She was convicted on three counts of selling or purchasing a child.

A Texas man who apologized to the victims has been sentenced by an Arizona judge to 7½ in prison for a shooting on Interstate 10. A judge on Friday sentenced 37-year-old Clearchus McCreight of El Paso on aggravated assault convictions in the May 2018 incident in which two people were injured when McCreight shot a

Police say a child under the age of 12 was shot Sunday night in a home on the northeast side of the city, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Police say the child is in critical condition. The child’s gender and age have not been released, the Journal reports. Albuquerque Police Department officer Simon Drobik says officers

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and establishing himself as an indisputable front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Less than two months into his second White House bid , no other declared candidate in the

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border. Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting head of the department. McAleenan is a

El Paso’s City Council has approved the budget to demolish Cohen Stadium and make room for the ballpark’s transformation into an entertainment district in the northeast. City leaders have said that they’re trying to take an area that no longer serves the public and build it up into a vibrant social center for generations to

The memorial service for Adalberto Romero was held at a Gadsden High School Baseball game. The Baseball team is hosting Alamogordo for a doubleheader, and the memorial will be held between games. Romero was a Gadsden High sophomore and played baseball on the school’s team. IF YOU MISSED THE LIVESTREAM OF THE DEDICATION CEREMONY YOU

Sensitive Bunny welcomes guests with any special needs to a Bunny photo experience supportive of sensory, physical, and developmental needs. This sensory-friendly event takes place prior to holiday shopping hours in a comforting and accommodating setting designed to lessen triggers associated with this bustling time of year. Snacks, crafts, pet-therapy and quiet time with Bunny

Texas Tech is canceling all of its classes after 5 p.m. on Monday and all of Tuesday as the school’s men’s basketball team will be playing in the finals of the NCAA Tournament. The school sent out an email to all students and faculty on Sunday alerting them of the cancellations. All classes will resume

The El Paso Chihuahuas have started the season cold. Dropping their first three games to the Las Vegas Aviators. Looking to get into the win column for the first time Luis Perdomo would take the mound for the Dogs. It would be a quiet game highlighted by some big time defense from Esteban Quiroz. In