Local
Cousins plead guilty in fatal stabbing near UNM
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A teenager has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a UNM student during a party.
Valentino Jaramillo, 18, also pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of aggravated battery-great bodily harm, conspiracy to commit great bodily harm, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and escape from a peace officer.
His cousin, Christopher Jaramillo, 23, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated battery, conspiracy to commit aggravated battery, five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.
The cousins had been scheduled for trial before state District Judge Neil Candelaria, but they entered pleas instead.
Candelaria did not immediately schedule sentencing for the Jaramillos.
Andres Arguello, 20, was killed Aug. 1, 2002, at a house near the UNM campus.
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State
Court of Appeals rejects opponents of community
SANTA FE (AP) - The New Mexico Court of Appeals has closed the door on opponents of a planned Pecos subdivision that would cater to retirement-age gay and lesbian adults.
The court has decided not to hear Los Ruederos Neighborhood Association's appeal alleging the subdivision would violate the federal Fair Housing Act.
"I'm disappointed and I don't really understand why they did that because the Fair Housing Act is for everybody," said Dolores Vigil, an opponent of the proposed 157-acre Birds of a Feather Resort Community.
Los Ruederos' appeal also had asked the court to determine whether public policy barred the San Miguel County Commission from approving the subdivision because of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Bonnie McGowan, the project's founder and developer, said Monday she was pleased with the court's Nov. 24 decision.
National
Single gun linked to 12 different Ohio shootings
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Twelve shootings along a five-mile stretch of interstate this year are connected, including one that killed a woman, police said Tuesday.
Four of the shootings - three at vehicles and the one that broke an elementary school window last month - were from the same gun, Franklin County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Steve Martin said.
Pentagon delays plan to acquire 100 fueling jets
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will delay plans to acquire 100 air-refueling tankers from Boeing in light of a scandal at the aerospace giant that has led to the dismissal of two executives and the resignation of Chairman and CEO Phil Condit.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said the Pentagon's internal auditor will examine whether the conduct of the two executives had any negative impact on the contract to lease 20 tankers and buy another 80.
President encounters lobbying in 'Steel City'
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Facing a politically tough decision on steel tariffs, President Bush came to the heart of steel country Tuesday and encountered last-minute lobbying from high-profile backers of the sanctions that have helped prop up the U.S. industry for 20 months. Bush traveled to "Steel City" to raise campaign cash at an event that offered, for $2,000 apiece, a standing-only buffet lunch. The 2 1/2-hour visit earned his re-election $850,000.
International
Troops make effort to end regime loyalty in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Workers began demolishing gigantic bronze busts of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad on Tuesday, while U.S. troops to the north arrested dozens of insurgents in a raid - both moves aimed at stamping out loyalty to Iraq's ousted regime.
The raid in Hawija, 155 miles north of Baghdad, captured more than 100 people, including a senior former member of Saddam's elite Republican Guard, Iraqi police said. Six Iraqis were injured.
Russia rules out limiting greenhouse gas release
MOSCOW (AP) - In what would be a mortal blow to the accord aimed at halting global warming, a top Kremlin official said Tuesday that Russia won't ratify the Kyoto Protocol limiting greenhouse gas emissions because it will hurt the country's economy.
The United States rejected the accord for the same reason.
Without Moscow, the protocol cannot come into effect even if approved by every other nation because only Russia's industrial emissions are large enough to tip the balance.
