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Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate

Climate change’s fingerprints are all over the extreme fire weather that sparked this week’s devastating wildfires in Spain and France…

July 30, 2026

Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing…

July 30, 2026

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New Mexico AG sues for return of teen forced to cross border by foster care staff

The New Mexico attorney general is requesting the state’s foster care system work to return a 15-year-old American citizen from…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

National Guard officer forged records and stole public money to facilitate secret second marriage

A National Guard officer carried out a secret second marriage to a woman he met while posted in Mongolia, using…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Scouting America drops diversity initiatives from event after pressure from the Pentagon

DALLAS (AP) — One of Scouting America’s biggest gatherings has eliminated dedicated spaces for gay youth, women and scouts of…

July 30, 2026

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Appeals court rejects the Trump administration’s expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants

The Trump administration cannot deny immigrants detained inside the United States a chance for release on bond, a federal appeals…

July 30, 2026

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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

NEW YORK (AP) — Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Tanning is getting hot again. Here’s what it really does to your skin

Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027,…

July 30, 2026

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Major oil companies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher

NEW YORK (AP) — American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Long-dormant court holds its first public hearing as the US seeks to deport an Afghan woman

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s activation of a long-dormant court to seek an Afghan woman’s deportation violates her constitutional…

July 30, 2026

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What to know about the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as migrant arrivals from Morocco spike

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of migrants have streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa from Morocco,…

July 30, 2026

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Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Houthi rebels in Yemen said they attacked Saudi oil facilities. The Saudis blamed militias in Iraq…

July 30, 2026

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Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Palestinian authorities ask Supreme Court to halt $656M judgment pending appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Palestinian authorities asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to halt for now a $656 million judgment…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a year, another…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo had an open bottle of alcohol in his car when arrested, police say

MILWAUKEE (AP) — CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had an open container of alcohol in…

July 30, 2026

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Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex

The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Trump says he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination, looking to avoid concessions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general,…

July 30, 2026

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Takeaways from AP story on child soldiers trained by Colombian mercenaries in Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A new report by The Associated Press shows that child soldiers fighting for the paramilitary Rapid…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

AP Exclusive: Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup…

July 30, 2026

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No charges for Arizona parents in case of toddler who was alive after being declared dead

No charges will be filed against the parents of an Arizona toddler who was declared dead after being found in…

July 30, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

10-year-old boy drowns in New Jersey river, sister lives, and another child is missing

One child has died and another is missing after the two 10-year-olds went into a rain-swollen river while playing in…

July 30, 2026

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Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump’s CDC director

NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate committee on Thursday advanced Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination to be director of the nation’s…

July 30, 2026