New Mexico lawmakers look to name official state mineral
New Mexico lawmakers are trying to create an official state mineral. House Bill 411 would amend a law covering other official ...
Fugitive in 1982 bombing lived as dead classmate in New Mexico, U.S. says
For decades, a man lived as Walter Lee Coffman, using his Social Security number. In reality, he was using the identity of ...
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It’s not just the Gulf of Mexico. Why is so much of America named after foreign countries?
Oddly enough, many of the names honoring Mexico sit far from the Mexican Cession. Across New England, not far from our northern neighbor, you’ll find plenty of places honoring the southern one.
Along the Gulf, Residents Wonder: What’s in a Name?
President Trump’s order changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America prompted communities along the coast to think about the basin in a way many never had before.
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Fugitive used dead classmate’s name to evade capture for four decades, feds in NM say
A man was arrested in New Mexico after more than 40 years as a fugitive, federal prosecutors said. Getty Images/iStock photo A man accused of using a dead college classmate’s identity to evade ...