El Paso billionaire Paul Foster's Franklin Mountain Energy sells New Mexico oil and gas assets for $2.5 billion to Coterrra Energy in Houston.

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New Mexico's beautiful slot canyon, with its picturesque western views, dramatic white rock formations, and endless horizon, deserves a Park status.

The names of geographic locations are arbitrary — chosen and abandoned by humans, changing as power and culture shift.

U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez addressed lawmakers during a joint session of the House and Senate Thursday.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, the first piece of legislation the president has signed since his inauguration.

These are Atlanta's 500 most powerful leaders. We spent months consulting experts and sorting through nominations to get a list of the city's most influential people—from artists to chefs to philanthropists to sports coaches and corporate CEOs.

From the column: "Some Hermantown residents live on Truman Drive ... or McKinley Drive, while Duluth residents enjoy Lincoln Park. There are remembrances of presidents everywhere."

The law is named for Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who went out for a run and was killed by a Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally.

Caleb Medford, who spent the past two seasons at New Mexico, becomes the Wildcats' 12th portal addition since the end of the 2024 regular season and the fifth since their 44-41 Rate Bowl victory ...

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they're arrested for crimes.