Jun 30 Spanish colonial monuments fuel racial strife in U.S. Southwest By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Spain's enduring hold over the territory that is now New Mexico made it unlike other areas in the Southwest and opened the door for memorializing the Spanish influence. Continue reading
Jun 03 Primary wins put New Mexico closer to all-female U.S. House delegation By Russell Contreras, Associated Press New Mexico Democrats nominated two Latinas and a Native American woman in primaries on Tuesday. Republican voters also nominated a member of the Cherokee Nation and a Hispanic woman for two of those races. Continue reading
May 09 Small tribes seal borders, push testing to keep out virus By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Small Native American pueblos across New Mexico are embracing extraordinary isolation measures that turn away outsiders as well as near-universal testing to try to insulate themselves from a contagion with frightening echoes of the past. Continue reading
Feb 13 New Mexico bid for recreational pot falls short By Morgan Lee, Associated Press The vote illustrates the difficulties of using the legislative process and not a ballot initiative to fully legalizing marijuana. Continue reading
Dec 23 How Rose Simpson’s lowrider is an homage to Pueblo potters By Kira Wakeam “A long time ago, we would actually make a pot, and carry it on our head. We would use it for the things we needed,” said Simpson. “And nowadays, we have these cars, and we use them, and it’s still… Continue reading
Sep 16 Trump seeks 2020 upset in New Mexico, Democratic-leaning states By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump's rally in suburban Albuquerque will be the first stop on a three-day swing that will also take him to California for fundraisers expected to raise more than $15 million. Continue reading
Aug 01 At 80, Judy Chicago isn’t done with the mysteries of life and death By Elizabeth Flock Chicago says there's not much that can get her upset anymore, but the feminist artist can still get her detractors "to foam at the mouth."… Continue reading
Dec 25 Another Guatemalan child has died in immigration custody, officials say By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The boy showed "signs of potential illness" on Monday and was taken with his father to a hospital, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. He was diagnosed with a cold and a fever, was given prescriptions and released Monday afternoon. Continue reading
Dec 19 New Mexico tribe celebrates return of cultural items from global art collections By Mary Hudetz, Associated Press Tribal and federal officials celebrated the return Wednesday of dozens of cultural items to Acoma Pueblo's nearly 1,000-year-old village in New Mexico after the tribe spent years pressing for the repatriations of ceremonial items from galleries, auction houses and private… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 7:42 What this school district learned from a 4-day week By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week Since the Great Recession, a growing number of school districts have downsized the school week from five days to four. With our partner Education Week, special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza traveled to Bayard, New Mexico, to visit a school district that… Continue watching