New Mexico

TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A father arrested at a ramshackle New Mexico compound where 11 children were found living in filth was training youngsters to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday. The allegations against Siraj Ibn Wahhaj came to light as authorities...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico governor and unsuccessful presidential candidate Gary Johnson received a formal invitation Saturday to run for the U.S. Senate under the Libertarian Party banner. The central committee of New Mexico's Libertarian Party offered Johnson the party's nomination...

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — The Oyster Creek nuclear plant in Ocean County is scheduled to shut down this fall, but it wasn't supposed to be fully dismantled until 2078. Now, a Camden company wants to dramatically accelerate that timeline. Officials from Holtec International said the...

By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Extreme fire danger prompted officials to shut down a sprawling forest that includes some of Colorado's most stunning mountains in a region that attracts tourists from around the world, a rare tactic also being used in neighboring states as the U.S...