An infant who was shot in the face at a New Mexico motel earlier this month is in an induced coma and will likely have severe health complications including hearing and vision loss as a result of her injuries, police said Wednesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Supplies low for shelters helping migrants as holidays near
An exhausted Alonzo Juan Jose sat still on a cot inside a shelter in southern New Mexico. Continue reading →
{FD} APNewsBreak: Prison group faces lawsuit over immigrant wages
The operator of one of the largest private prison systems in the United States is facing a class action lawsuit from formerly detained immigrants who say they were paid as little as $1 per day as part of “volunteer” work programs. Continue reading →
{FD} US lacks Latino historical sites and landmarks, scholars say
The lack of historical markers and preserved historical sites connected to Latino civil rights worries scholars who feel the scarcity is affecting how Americans see Hispanics in U.S. history. Continue reading →
{FD} Feds: Priest blamed sex abuse on cancer he didn’t have
A former New Mexico priest, who fled the U.S. decades ago amid allegations of child sex abuse and once blamed his behavior on a cancer diagnosis which prosecutors say he didn’t have, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Continue reading →
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{FD} ‘Sons of Anarchy’ spinoff ‘Mayans M.C.’ tackles border world
When “Sons of Anarchy” debuted in 2008, creator Kurt Sutter repeatedly heard the same comparison: it was the poor, white working class version of the HBO mob series, “The Sopranos.” Continue reading →
{FD} Bones unearthed near New Mexico site where bodies were found
Albuquerque police are investigating whether bones discovered Tuesday in an area where 11 women were found buried nearly a decade ago are human remains — a development that has sparked fears that there may have been more victims in an unsolved serial k… Continue reading →
{FD} AP Explains: US has split up families throughout its history
Some critics of the forced separation of Latino children from their migrant parents say the practice is unprecedented. Continue reading →
{FD} Latino movie producer opens theaters in rural, poor areas
A Latino movie producer is opening theaters in poor, rural areas in the U.S. that lack basic entertainment options, giving unserved audiences a chance to dream. Continue reading →
{FD} AP Explains: How Native American powwows evolved over years
The Gathering of Nations, one of the world’s largest gatherings of indigenous people, started Friday in Albuquerque. Continue reading →
{FD} MLK tackled many issues in his lifetime. Where are we now?
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for many issues throughout his life as a minister and the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaking out against various barriers holding back blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans and Native Am… Continue reading →
{FD} Racial slurs, assault reported at girls’ soccer game
A New Mexico youth soccer league is investigating allegations that parents yelled racial slurs at Hispanic girl soccer players and an adult parent physically assaulted one of the girls during a game that turned violent. Continue reading →
{FD} Mystery confines Estebanico, black explorer of US Southwest
A black Moroccan slave who explored present-day Texas, New Mexico and Arizona with Spanish conquistadors is credited with being the first person of African descent to enter the American Southwest, but he’s all but absent from the states’ histories. Continue reading →
{FD} State of Missouri lands at center of racial conflict _ again
Missouri is at the center of a racially charged conflict — again. Continue reading →
{FD} Archdiocese of Santa Fe releases names of guilty priests
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has released the names of 74 priests and religious leaders found guilty of sexually abusing children by state or church authorities. Continue reading →
{FD} 2nd New Mexico Christian sect leader accused of child abuse
Another leader of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect rocked by child sexual abuse allegations has been arrested. Continue reading →
Christian sect leader in abuse case ordered held on $5M bond
A judge has ordered that two leaders of a New Mexico paramilitary Christian sect who are facing child sex abuse charges be held on $500,000 secured bonds. Continue reading →
Former sect member has been trying to expose group for years
A former member of a military-style Christian sect says that for years she’s been trying to draw attention to the New Mexico group whose leader has been charged with dozens of counts of child sexual abuse. Continue reading →
{FD} Suspect in Navajo girl’s killing heads to federal court
A man charged in the death of an 11-year-old girl in a remote part of the largest American Indian reservation is headed to federal court. Continue reading →
{FD} Suspect in Navajo girl’s killing expected to change his plea
A man charged in the death of an 11-year-old girl in a remote part of the largest American Indian reservation is expected to change his plea. Continue reading →
