Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza says 500 rounds of ammunition – a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds – were found while searching the set of the Western ‘Rust.’
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Democrats detail billionaire tax to fund Biden spending plan
About 700 taxpayers would be affected, according to a summary of the plan.
U.S. issues its first passport with ‘X’ gender marker
Dana Zzyym, an intersex activist from Colorado, has been in a legal battle with the State Department to obtain a passport that did not require Zzyym to lie about gender by picking either male or female.
U.S. budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest on record
Before the deficit ballooned during two years of a global pandemic, the biggest deficit had been a shortfall of $1.4 trillion, in 2009.
Baldwin was told gun was ‘cold’ before fatal movie set shooting
The 63-year-old actor and producer was performing Thursday when a prop gun he fired killed his cinematographer and wounded the director on a movie set outside Santa Fe, the sheriff’s office says.
EU leaders, Obama give Merkel a big sendoff
The outgoing German chancellor has been the embodiment of the drive for a stronger united Europe for years since she attended her first meeting of EU leaders 16 years ago.
China vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments
The president said at a televised forum on Thursday that the U.S. is committed to defending the island if it is attacked.
Rare coin made in Colonial New England found in candy tin in Britain
The coin was made in Boston in 1652 and could sell for the equivalent of about $300,000.
U.S. salmonella outbreak tied to onions sickens more than 650
Consumers are advised to throw out any whole red, white, or yellow onions that do not have a sticker or packaging.
Pfizer says booster shot restores full COVID protection
A booster was shown to be 95.6% effective against symptomatic COVID in a Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech study.