U.S. to ease its combat mission in Afghanistan.

Burqueños prison gang exhibits civic pride.

Foreigners stick their foreign fingers in our chile market.

Reies Lopez Tijerina, a Chicano activist, mounted an armed raid to make a citizen's arrest of New Mexico's district attorney in the '60s. He's speaking at the Statehouse today.

Tour the Old Main, home of the lethal 1980 prison riot.

To protect his riches, this wealthy man adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend as his daughter.

Anonymous hacks emails and accuses Ron Paul of being linked to a neo-Nazi group.

Washington the state passes a bill legalizing same-sex marriage.

Komen yanked its funding from Planned Parenthood, so supporters around the country donated enough in a single day to make up the difference.

Baratunde Thurston on how to be Black.

Remember when we sold guns to cartels so we could track them? And then it didn't work out so well?

This cheerleader can dead lift 250.

Meet supergiant—not the band, the amphipod.

Marchers in Egypt protest military mishandling of a soccer riot that killed 74.

The most common regrets of folks at the end of their lives.

Rest in peace:

Sonic Youth collaborator and artist Mike Kelley

"Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius

Poet Wislawa Szymborska

Boxing trainer Angelo Dundee

The man who played Mr. Pitt on "Seinfeld," Ian Abercrombie

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County official's son killed by APD.

Tuition climbs at UNM and CNM.

An Arizona bill that would legalize guns in all public and government buildings is almost through the legislature. People in Tucson don't like it.

How is Fukushima NOT like Chernobyl?

Mom drives her minivan and three kids into the Hudson River but lets one boy go.

The first loose-lipped mob boss takes the stand.

President Obama is going to weigh in on the deficit.

Burka ban takes effect in France, and two women have been arrested.

Death toll hits 116 in the mass grave in Mexico.

Demi Lovato candid about eating disorder.

The Facebook guy is maybe a jerk.

Dogs left in the nuclear zone.

Fish theft.

Sugar Ray Leonard eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars."

An interview with author Beverly Cleary (she wrote the Ramona Quimby books), who turned 95 yesterday.

Jenny from the block is People Magazine's most beautiful person.

Hugh Grant spies on a wiretapping tabloid reporter. Revenge!

Charge up your electric car at Third and Marquette in Downtown Albuquerque.

Feds bust three clinics they say were dealing pills.

For the first time, Gov. Martinez uses the state plane--not the state jet.

Driver's license measure "eviscerated" in committee.

Richest person in the world now 38 percent richer. Guess where he lives? (Rhymes with Schmexico).

BBC reporters captured an tortured by Qaddafi's security.

Wisconsin union leaders promise two things: 1) a lawsuit and 2) the ousting of politicians who would snuff out their bargaining rights.

The Dalai Lama wants to give his political power to an elected representative.

Rep. Peter King's Muslim hearings begin today. He's said most mosques are run by radical imams.

Tucson shooter pleads not guilty. A victim still recovering from gunshot wounds went to the hearing to represent.

Nato forces may have accidentally killed the Afghan president's cousin.

Wait, we still care about Lindsay Lohan? She may go to jail today. In other tabloid-y news (same link), something something Britney Spears and Brangelina. (Seriously, it's been like a decade on Brangelina).

The celebrity contagion.

France shakes hands with Libya's rebel government.

Black people are leaving big cities and changing voter politics.

Julianne Moore is slated to play Sarah Palin on HBO.

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Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell dabbled in witchcraft. She's also, um, kind of into Tolkien.

She got some advice from the Dark Witch.

Colin Powell thinks Obama should focus more on unemployment.

Lindsay Lohan tweeted about failing her latest drug test.

A missing cult once was lost but now is found.

The Gulf Oil Spill is officially, permanently plugged.

Spawn of the Super Salmon.

Hurricane Igor is very large.

Once knighted, fantasy writer Terry Pratchett forged a sword out of meteorites.

Have you tried a moral search engine? Me neither.

A whale fossil is discovered at the San Diego Zoo.

Yesterday was Talk Like a Pirate Day. What a day to miss church.

APS reveals its confused policy on condoms.

There was a stabbing on the Westside.

Why don't you have phone and internet?

Hello, Rio Rancho teaching hospital.

The world’s biggest and strongest spiderweb was discovered in Madagascar.

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Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall introduced a bill that would give management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the U.S. Park Service.

Facebook is hard to break up with.

Like to shoot, but need friends? There's a social networking site to set your sights on. (Be careful, it just might be harder to leave this one.)

The unemployed may have a hard time paying June rent as Congress is set to take a Memorial Day break without passing an unemployment extension.

The New York subway system map gets a redesign.

North Korea continues to love the bomb.

$60 billion more has been allocated for the war.

Tyra Banks, still crazy.

Turns out the barber shop isn't the best place to hide out. Nice find Albuquerque.

No tornado in outer space? Boring. There is all this cool stuff though.

Walmart PA announcement in New Jersey store orders black people to leave.

Alex Chilton of '70s rock band Big Star dies. The group was to have played SXSW this weekend.

This website asks, "Can the Lobos do shit?" Verdict: terrible strip clubs put a loud arena make us a sure thing for the Sweet 16.

Is all the money spent on college athletics worth it?

Did Sandra Bullock's husband cheat on her? A firm maybe.

Angry? More and more people settle scores with their Facebook statuses.

The chief minister of one of India's poorest states accepts a 30-foot long garland literally made of money.

Bernie Madoff attacked in prison. Things were broken.

Fox News interviews President Obama and fails.

Omega males: unambitious, emotionally stunted, ubiquitous.

It's Queen Latifah's birthday!

A dozen crazy-ass house Democrats (!) will hold up the healthcare bill unless anti-choice language is included.

Why are acting awards still based on gender?

NM Legislature passes revenue package. Some raised taxes, no rollback of 2003 budget cuts for wealthiest.

Giant freak wave slams into cruise ship, killing two.

China opens up theme park called Kingdom of the Little People, populated by small adults in fairy costumes.

Leaked presentation reveals Republican's party main fundraising strategy: freak people out about socialism.

Assumptions about rape on college campuses are dangerously wrong.

Funeral to be held for Internet Explorer 6.

Home births in U.S. see big increase in popularity.

Documents show New Mexico State Police officers may have an arrest and citation quota.

It's Catherine O'Hara's birthday!

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Salon's live blog of the healthcare reform summit where tons of stuff will be agreed on and accomplished.

Killer whale kills trainer.

Storm dubbed Snowicane 2010, the Revenge of Weather, makes its way to the Northeast, where usually it's pretty nice this time of year.

How to get rid of bad teachers? It's not so easy.

UNM Lobos Men's Basketball team (context for those of you who haven't been paying attention) crack the top 10 of the AP poll. Fans astutely remark that Coach Alford is maybe not bad.

People often reject scientific findings (such as on climate change) when they conflict with their belief systems.

Gov. Richardson smacked down NJ Gov. Pawlenty on "Larry King Live" last night.

A Latvian hacker named Neo is releasing the financial info of banks on Twitter. He's also really good at Farmville.

Officer who shot a chimp that was attacking a lady now suffers PTSD from the event.

Top skiers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso are in some kind of Twitter feud. Also, Mancuso wears a tiara during interviews, so, I'm calling a winner.

It's Sean Astin's birthday!

Iran celebrates 31st anniversary of Islamic Revolution; protests, not so much.

Is the Albuquerque Journal contributing to "deficit hysteria"?

Alec Baldwin taken to hospital. Is OK; just a misunderstanding. Joke, joke, Liz Lemon.

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen dies from apparent suicide.

Is your kid bipolar? Turns out, maybe not.

Soldier dad arrested for waterboarding 4-year-old daughter for failure to recite alphabet.

This lady, who is famous in Britain for reasons unknown, made her 2-year-old daughter look like a hoo-ore. Ex-husband unhappy. And the daughter's name is Princess.

Stuttering could be genetic.

'Tis the season for aphrodisiacs. Note: The scent of cherries decreases women's arousal levels. Use that how you will.

This crazy Gallup drunk driver repeatedly backed into a police SUV during a chase. Caught! On tape!

A guy gets Dubai court to annul marriage after seeing his cross-eyed, bearded beauty without her niqab, or Islamic veil. If he'd ever seen Looney Tunes, he wouldn't have found himself in that mess. Classic Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd.

It's Jennifer Aniston's birthday!