Category: New Mexico

‘Rust’ Armorer Asks for New Trial After Dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s Case

Lawyers for the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, are seizing on a judge’s dramatic dismissal of the actor’s case to argue for her release from prison.
Alec Baldwin’s Long Journey to Court After ‘Rust’ Shooting

It’s been a challenge to follow the case. Here are its many twists and turns.
How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety

The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users and misled the public about the risks, lawsuits by state attorneys general say.
Exploring the Remote Gila Wilderness in New Mexico

The Gila Wilderness, home to wolves, mountain lions and other wildlife, marks a century as a ‘land lab,’ where nature thrives as far as the eye can see.
Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle

The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds.
Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows

U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe, saying pasteurization kills viruses.
What the ‘Rust’ Jury Heard About How Live Rounds Got on a Film Set

The prosecution pointed to a photo of the film’s armorer, arguing she had brought the live rounds. Her lawyers tried to focus attention on the movie’s primary ammunition supplier.
Happy Leap Day Birthday to Me (See You Again in Four Years)

Yes, our driver’s licenses give our real birthday. No, you’re not the first person to joke that we’re too young to drink or drive. A Feb. 29 baby demystifies the quadrennial calendar quirk.
Instagram and Facebook Subscriptions Are a New Focus of Child Safety Suit

New Mexico’s attorney general has accused Meta of not protecting children from sexual predators on its platforms. He now wants to know how it polices subscribers to accounts featuring children.
The Legal Question at the Center of the Alec Baldwin Criminal Case

The actor was told the gun he was rehearsing with on the “Rust” set, which fired and killed the cinematographer, held no live ammunition. Can he be found guilty of manslaughter?
New Mexico’s Spaceport America is an Economic Dream Deferred

Long a priority of local officials, the desert launchpad is sending tourists into space, but taxpayers and merchants are waiting for the payoff.
John Nichols, Author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ Dies at 83

After decamping from New York to New Mexico, he wrote what was, for a time, among the most widely read novels about Latinos.