Noah Raess
In response to the fatal shooting of a woman by ICE officials in Minneapolis, protests have popped up around the country. In Las Cruces, about 100 people showed up at Albert Johnson Park to voice their concerns and frustrations during a vigil.
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The New Mexico Department of Health is maintaining its full childhood vaccinations, saying new federal guidance that reduces the number of vaccines recommended is not based on scientific data. -
Nick Seibel, publisher and editor of the Silver City Daily Press, covers top stories each week on the Silver City Report. -
Dozens of people gathered at Albert Johnson Park to protest U.S. action against Venezuela. -
Thomas Hart, assistant professor of anthropology at New Mexico State University, examines the origins of food in the ancient Southwest and neighboring regions. He spoke to Scott Brocato about his upcoming presentation at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. -
Las Cruces City Council held their first meeting of the new year. The meeting, which is the first for the new group of councilors, saw new resolutions and a new mayor pro tem.
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Since President Donald Trump returned to office, national parks have faced renewed threats from drastic budget cuts, severe staff reductions and the potential opening of certain park lands to drilling and mining. -
A new ordinance to take effect in 2027 will increase the city’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 and tie future increases to rental costs. -
While decades old, unrestricted readers are now enhanced by artificial intelligence and data integration, which can be used by public law enforcement and private entities. -
The Environmental Protection Agency says its proposed rule change would align with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett vs the EPA.
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U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured annually, job gains in 2025 were the slowest since 2020. -
Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace". -
In the latest movie from Park Chan-wook, the director behind The Handmaiden and Decision to Leave, a paper factory worker loses his job — and resolves to kill his competition for a new one. -
Here's how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan. -
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