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Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians for considering name changes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday criticized a pair of pro sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality...

DATE: Jul 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Navajo Nation reports 38 more coronavirus cases plus 1 death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 38 additional cases of COVID-19 and one more known death. Tribal Department of Health officials said 7,840 people...

DATE: Jul 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

LONDON – More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air – a change that could alter some of the c...

DATE: Jul 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

In Russia and Ukraine, no social distance on crowded beaches

SOCHI, Russia – Tens of thousands of vacation-goers in Russia and Ukraine have descended on Black Sea beaches, paying little heed to public health measures despite the numbers of reported co...

DATE: Jul 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

New Mexico schools opening comes amid nurse shortage

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The hybrid reopening of New Mexico public schools will come amid a statewide nursing shortage, adding to the anxiety of parents and teachers. The Las Cruces ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado protesters detained in protest over Columbus statue

PUEBLO – Colorado police arrested a man for allegedly attempting to incite a riot at a demonstration calling for the removal of a statue of Christopher Columbus. The event Sunday ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

National Gallery of Art acquires painting by Native American

ALBUQUERQUE – A painting by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith is joining works by the legendary pop artists Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol at the National Gallery of Art. Smith’s “I S...

DATE: Jul 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4 charged in man’s kidnapping, shooting death in the Sandias

ALBUQUERQUE – Four people have been charged with the kidnapping and shooting death of an 18-year-old man in the Sandia Mountains. The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that 22-y...

DATE: Jul 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 71 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 71 additional cases of COVID-19 and two more known deaths. A total of 7,804 people on the vast reservation that s...

DATE: Jul 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: New Mexico’s suicide rate is highest in the nation

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s suicide rate reportedly is the highest in the nation. The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that New Mexico had 535 suicides in 2018, the most rece...

DATE: Jul 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Phoenix to change two street names

PHOENIX – Phoenix officials are set to begin the process of changing the names of two streets – one seen as demeaning to Native American women and the other glorifying the Confederacy. ...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico cases at 13,063 at start of holiday weekend

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials have reported an additional 291 COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total of confirmed infections to 13,063. State officials also announc...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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