FILE: A Southwest Airlines passenger plane prepares to take off from Denver International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images In this week’s air travel news, both Delta and Southwest unveiled changes to their loyalty programs that make it easier to achieve top tier status; United says it will revamp its passenger boarding next week; United also gives … Read more
Elon Musk at the southern border in Texas. Billionaire Elon Musk today visited the southern border in Texas, United States, which it shares with Mexico to provide what he called an “unfiltered” view of the ongoing migrant crisis. During his visit to Eagle Pass, a city that last week declared a state of emergency due … Read more
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NM grieves Gov. Richardson’s death at 75 New Mexicans awoke Sept. 2 to another successful burn of Old Man Gloom and the shocking news that former Gov. Bill Richardson had died in his sleep at the age of 75. “He lived his entire life in the service of others—including both his time in government and his subsequent career … Read more
It’s been a busy year-and-a-half for the cannabis industry, especially in New Mexico.Next year, business owners predict “you’re probably going to see five or $600 million a year sales range,” Priscotty Cannabis Delivery CEO Scott Prisco said.More than $350 million have been generated since it’s recreational use has been legalized. Now, the Department of Health … Read more
CNN — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on Friday, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement said in a statement. He was 75. Richardson died in his sleep at his summer home in Massachusetts. “He … Read more
In a remote, dusty corner of New Mexico, so near to the Texas border that if you wander too close your smartphone changes time zones, sits a pristine factory that is the best chance for the US to wean itself off an addiction that few knew it had: uranium enriched in Russia. Outside the $5 … Read more
New confirmed cases of West Nile virus Updated: 3:21 PM MDT Aug 10, 2023 The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed additional West Nile virus cases in the state this year. Eight new cases have been identified.Those cases bring the number of 2023 cases to 10 in total. NMDOH reported its first human cases … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden set out Monday on a Western swing aimed at showcasing his work on conservation, clean energy and veterans’ benefits as he seeks to draw an implicit contrast between his administration’s accomplishments and former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles. Biden’s first stop will be the Grand Canyon area, where he’s … Read more
A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from SFO in San Francisco on April 22, 2023. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In this week’s news, Southwest Airlines’ CEO said the company is developing new digital strategies to keep passengers better informed and help them solve common problems without the need for staff assistance; he also reported … Read more