Tribes, states seek review of Native child adoptions case
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review a case that centers on whether Native Americans should receive preference in...
Hard hit by pandemic, Ecuadorians leave for New York
NEW YORK — It took just a few days for Monica Muquinche to reach New York after leaving Ecuador’s Andean highlands with her 10-year-old...
Bureau of Indian Education issues vaccine mandate
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The federal agency that oversees schools that educate some Native Americans in nearly two dozen states issued an employee vaccine mandate...
Rainy season unleashes with fury, beauty in US Southwest
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — After two bone-dry years that sank the U.S. Southwest deeper into drought, this summer's rainy season unleashed with fury.
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Widower’s death extends mourning tied to El Paso massacre
EL PASO, Texas — A man who drew worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart...
Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids
Kentucky and Texas joined a growing list of states that are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a surge that is overwhelming...
Gaps in wildfire smoke warning network leave people exposed
BILLINGS, Mont. — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke...
EXPLAINER: What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy?
PHOENIX — The Supreme Court's decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy groups, praise...
New Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Wednesday, making New Mexico the latest western state to join an ambitious effort...
Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to...