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UNM central campus closed following fatal shooting

July 25, 2025

Two law enforcement vehicles and officers are stopped outside a multi-story building with trees and a clear sky in the background.

by Bryce Dix, KUNM News This story was originally published by KUNM News, a NMPBS partner. University of New Mexico police are warning residents living on and around central campus in Albuquerque to shelter in place following an early morning shooting of two people at the Casas Del Rio student dormitories. A police emergency message…

GOP-led Congress claws back billions in foreign aid, public media funds

July 18, 2025

Logos of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and USAID displayed in front of a blurred image of the U.S. Capitol building.

By Nash Jones Congress has approved President Donald Trump’s request to strip away $9 billion in federal funding already allocated for foreign aid and public media. The move is the first of its kind in more than two decades. In the wee hours of Friday, July 18, the House of Representatives gave the go-ahead…