Oregon fall firestorms cautionary tale in worsening drought
OTIS, Ore. — Wildfire smoke was thick when Tye and Melynda Small went to bed on Labor Day, but they weren't too concerned. After...
US taps groups to pick asylum-seekers to allow into country
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S....
Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales
BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking...
Candidate punched, interrupted by sex toy on drone at event
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — A New Mexico sheriff who is running for mayor of Albuquerque was punched at a campaign event by a man who...
$1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands
The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands.
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Ohio ready to announce 2nd Vax-a-Million incentive winners
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio residents who were recently vaccinated may want to answer their phone Wednesday even if the number isn't familiar. It might...
Democrats seek momentum in lopsided US House victory
SANTA FE, N.M. — A major Southwestern metro region delivered a resounding victory to a Democratic congressional candidate who embraced the Biden administration's prescription's...
Texas push to close shelters for migrant kids alarms groups
AUSTIN, Texas — A move by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to shutter more than 50 shelters housing about 4,000 migrant children could seriously disrupt...
New Mexico congressional election tests Democrats’ dominance
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A special congressional election in New Mexico is testing political enthusiasm among Democrats in an increasingly progressive district last won by...
New Mexico offers $5 million prize to vaccinated residents
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico is the latest U.S. state to offer cash prizes in a bid to increase vaccination rates.
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