Google agreed to pay millions for California news. Journalists call it a bad deal
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local journalism jobs in a…
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Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land…
Continue Reading Triple-digit temperatures scorch Texas as millions across Southwest under excessive heat warnings
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Summer heat scorched Texas and the Southwest on Wednesday, pushing Phoenix to nearly 90 consecutive days of…
Continue Reading Nevada Supreme Court declines to wade into flap over certification of election results, for now
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court declined Tuesday to wade into an electoral controversy despite pleas from the…
Continue Reading Authorities investigate death of airman based in New Mexico
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have started investigating the death of a 28-year-old airman who was based at Cannon Air Force Base…
Continue Reading Dry desert heat blasts much of the US Southwest despite some cooling rain in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Daytime desert heat is blasting much of the U.S. Southwest, but some monsoon rain spelled brief weekend relief for the city of…
Continue Reading Phoenix police detail cases included in DOJ report outlining excessive force, racial discrimination
PHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix and its police force have launched a new website in response to a recent scathing U.S. Justice Department report…
Continue Reading Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of…
Continue Reading Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will continue to live with less water next year from the Colorado River after the…
Continue Reading Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos’ Acid Canyon
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic…
Continue Reading Head of Theodore Roosevelt National Park departs North Dakota job
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The top official of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota has left her position, but details…
Continue Reading As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people…
Continue Reading Takeaways: Harris’ approach to migration was more nuanced than critics or allies portray it
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As thousands of immigrants approached the U.S. border in early 2021, President Joe Biden tapped his…
Continue Reading Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, watching tens of thousands of migrants from Central America reach the U.S.-Mexico border…
Continue Reading House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victims
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that…
Continue Reading Arizona tribe wants feds to replace electrical transmission line after a 21-hour power outage
SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION, Ariz. (AP) — San Carlos Apache Chairman Terry Rambler wants answers after the northern half of the reservation in…
Continue Reading Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Mass Deportation Now!” declared the signs at the Republican National Convention, giving a full embrace to…
Continue Reading Sentence overturned in border agent’s killing that exposed ‘Fast and Furious’ sting
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of killing a U.S.…
Continue Reading Officials recover New Mexico woman’s body from the Grand Canyon, the 3rd death there since July 31
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a 20-year-old New Mexico woman in Grand Canyon National Park, the…
Continue Reading US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
Associated Press The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the…
Continue Reading The number of monthly abortions in the US has risen slightly since the Supreme Court overturned Roe, a new study finds
DENVER (AP) — The number of monthly abortions in the US has risen slightly since the Supreme Court overturned Roe, a new study…
Continue Reading Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a…
Continue Reading Man and 2 siblings found dead at an Albuquerque home, police say it appears to be a murder-suicide
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three people have been found dead at a southeast Albuquerque home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said Monday.…
Continue Reading Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation
PHOENIX (AP) — A uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause the transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised…
Continue Reading US Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraud
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police commander fired, 7th officer resigns in scandal involving drunken driving unit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Police Department has fired a former commander of its internal affairs unit amid a continuing corruption…
Continue Reading Legislation will provide $100M in emergency aid to victims of wildfires and flooding in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that will provide $100 million in emergency aid to victims of…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more
Associated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in Colorado’s heavily populated Front Range region has burned dozens of homes and…
Continue Reading Nursing home inspections across New Mexico find at least one violation in 88% of facilities
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities…
Continue Reading 1 person killed in Colorado wildfires as blazes torch large areas of the U.S. West
Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado…
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