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A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s deposition is played for the jurors on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children’s mental health and safety, violating state law

March 24, 2026 at 5:26 p.m.

A New Mexico jury ruled Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms.

A sign marks the entrance to a series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

‘Worse than a prison’: 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp

March 6, 2026 at 7:52 a.m.

Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility since its opening, according to records obtained by The Associated...

A newly built warehouse is seen on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Social Circle, Ga., where officials are concerned about U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s plans connected to a $45-billion expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

ICE’s purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns

February 21, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Socorro is among at least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. that have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of detention centers.

FILE – Timothy Busfield appears at the 2020 ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Judge orders release of actor Timothy Busfield from jail pending child sex abuse case in New Mexico

January 20, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

A judge has ordered that actor Timothy Busfield be released from jail during a detention hearing on child sex abuse charges.

FILE – A California’s SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues

October 16, 2025 at 2:13 p.m.

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.

U.S. Army Sgt. Salvador Hernandez stands beside Stryker combat vehicles while watching over the U.S.-Mexico border fence from a hilltop in Nogales, Ariz., Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm.

July 25, 2025 at 7:17 a.m.

An emergency declaration by President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring migrant crossings between U.S. ports of entry.

FILE – Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s and prolonged fasting

April 28, 2025 at 4:11 p.m.

The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time,...

Actor Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa in June 1993. (AP Photo, File)

A court is allowing the release of some records in the Gene Hackman death investigation

March 31, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

A court on Monday blocked the release of any public records that show the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, but said other images and documents can...

Morgan Freeman speaks about Gene Hackman with an image of Gene Hackman on the screen during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say

March 7, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home.

Gene Hackman’s dog was misidentified as other mysteries swirl around actor’s death

March 4, 2025 at 9:58 p.m.

Authorities misidentified a deceased dog while investigating the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, according to a pet care specialist.

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