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Police said no charges had been filed over the fatal incident and no arrests have been made

Baldwin says 'heart is broken' over death on film set

US actor Alec Baldwin has said his "heart is broken" for the family and friends of Halyna Hutchins, after he fired a prop gun that fatally wounded the cinematographer on a film set in New Mexico.

World • 22 Oct 21

America's border security chief has said his officials are unable to cope with the thousands of people trying to cross into the United States

Children in US border custody to be medically assessed

US Customs and Border Protection have announced medical checks on all children in its custody following the death of an eight-year-old Guatemalan boy.

US • 26 Dec 18

The little girl crossed the border illegally with her father

Guatemalan child dies in US custody at border

A seven-year-old Guatemalan girl died in US custody after being detained by US border police in the state of New Mexico, The Washington Post has reported.

US • 14 Dec 18

US police find boy's body at raided New Mexico camp

The body of a four-year-old boy has been found in a dilapidated camp in the US state of New Mexico where 11 children were rescued in appalling conditions, police said.

US • 08 Aug 18

Police raided the compound in New Mexico

US police find 11 'starving' children at compound

Police in the US say 11 children aged between one and 15 were rescued in the state of New Mexico after officers raided a makeshift compound occupied by armed "extremists".

US • 07 Aug 18

Hillary Clinton is the front-runner in the Democratic race

Watchdog finds Clinton broke rules on email server

Hillary Clinton broke government rules by using a private email server without approval for her work as US secretary of state, an internal government watchdog has ruled.

News • 25 May 16

Tumbleweed blocked roads and buried houses

Tumbleweed takes over town in New Mexico

A town in the US state of New Mexico has been covered in tumbleweed.

Special Reports • 30 Jan 14

Ten years ago, no US state permitted gay marriage

New Mexico Supreme Court legalises gay marriage

The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled to allow same-sex marriage across the state, ending legal ambiguity that had produced a patchwork arrangement in which some counties permitted gay nuptials while others prohibited them.

News • 20 Dec 13

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