Author: Morgan Lee
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US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
TECATE, Mexico (AP) — White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and asks everyone to close their eyes and feel its presence. “This is sacred to us like a church for you all. The mountain is our healer, our psychologist,” said Meza Calles,…
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New Mexico legislators launch investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded ranch
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators in New Mexico launched an investigation Tuesday into past activity at a secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests, and whether local authorities looked the other way. A bipartisan, four-member panel of state House representatives are investigating allegations that the ranch may…
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Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms began Monday in New Mexico with opening statements. It’s the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta,…
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Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues
A federal program that provides food assistance to 40 million low-income people could be at risk in November if the government shutdown isn’t resolved by then. And in at least some places, new applications for the program are not being approved. But there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known…
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‘Rust’ armorer’s trial gives Alec Baldwin’s team a window into how his own trial could unfold
The trial against an armorer in a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust” has given Alec Baldwin’s team a window into how his own trial could unfold
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What to know about the ‘Rust’ shooting case as attention turns to Alec Baldwin’s trial
Now that jurors in New Mexico have convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” attention will turn to the actor’s own trial
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‘Rust’ armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set
A jury has convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”
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Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
A workplace safety investigator says safety complaints by a movie armorer to managers went largely unheeded on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer
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Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
A movie-ammunition supplier has testified at trial that he provided only inert dummy rounds without gunpowder to the Western movie “Rust,” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer during a 2021 rehearsal
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Film director who was shot by Alec Baldwin says it felt like being hit by a baseball bat
A movie director who was shot by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal has testified at trial that he was approaching the cinematographer when he heard a loud bang