New Mexico school shooting suspect to remain in custody
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 13-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate will remain in custody pending trial.
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US moves to cut backlog of asylum cases at US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed changing how asylum claims are handled, aiming to reduce a huge backlog of cases from the...
Biden admin to appeal order blocking oil, gas lease pause
NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration filed notice Monday that it is appealing a federal judge’s order that blocked Biden’s suspension of new...
Little justice for child sex abuse victims in Indian Country
The convicted child rapist emerged from the tree line without warning, walked quickly past the elders who feared him and entered the Navajo home,...
EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Monday are expected to declare the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the...
2 dead as severe flooding threat persists in southwestern US
EL PASO, Texas — A second person has died from flooding caused by monsoon-type rains in far western Texas and southern New Mexico and...
Rural population losses add to farm and ranch labor shortage
OMAHA, Neb. — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation's farming and ranching...
EXPLAINER: Western water projects in infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON — Included in the sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill approved by the Senate is funding for Western water projects that farmers, water providers...
US is flying Central Americans to Mexico to deter crossings
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has begun flying Central American families expelled from the United States deep into Mexico as authorities encounter more...
Summer funding helped school districts address disparities
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After another pandemic-disrupted school year, organizers of vastly expanded summer learning opportunities are investing heavily in efforts to make them accessible...