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The teen birth rate continues its decades-long downward trend. Researchers say many factors are at play, including less sexual activity and more access to contraception and abortion.
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Tim Z. Hernandez will be reading from his latest book, “They Call You Back: A Lost History, a Search, a Memoir,” Friday night at 7:30 at NMSU’s CMI Theatre as part of the Nelson-Boswell Reading Series. Scott Brocato recently spoke with Hernandez about the book. -
Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of Silver City Daily Press, talks about a business recovering from a fire, the Town of Silver City cutting funding to local events and COBRE Consolidated Schools getting ready to chose the next superintendent. -
The Las Cruces City Council held the first city council meeting of the month and passed resolutions regarding increased income from the gross receipts tax. -
As climate change increases water scarcity, researchers at New Mexico State University are exploring how saffron fares in central and southern parts of the state and how to integrate the crop with others already grown there.
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The Crockett County government has created a strong network of senior services, and ensures that they are supported — with the help of a wonky tax arrangement and some powerful new neighbors: wind companies. -
As the seven Colorado River Basin states wrangle over how many acre-feet of water they’re willing to do without, rural communities across the Southwest are experiencing a water crisis in real time. -
Only 70 rural hospitals in the state now provide obstetrics care to expectant mothers. -
Medicaid provides low-cost health coverage to about 42% of New Mexicans, the highest per capita enrollment in the country.
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A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court and acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S. when a truck crashed in Mexico in 2021, killing more than 50. -
Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee in June. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify for now. -
Montgomery, Ala., helped shape America — from the cradle of the Confederacy to the birthplace of the civil rights movement to the city's draw today as the place to reflect on the legacy of slavery.
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Trump's war goals included putting an end to Iran's nuclear program, destroying its military capabilities and creating regime change. That hasn't happened. -
OpenAI is seeking to shape the public narrative about AI with the purchase of a niche talk show popular with Silicon Valley insiders.
April 8, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Trump says Israeli strikes on Lebanon a 'separate skirmish' not part of Iran ceasefire
Expert warns Middle East energy infrastructure will take months to recover
DACA recipient detained by ICE while delivering milk to premature daughter in NICU
U.S.-Iran ceasefire tested by Strait of Hormuz tension and Israel’s war in Lebanon
