Although deaths from cancer have gone down over the last couple decades, the disease remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States, just as it has for the last 75 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An outright cure probably won’t materialize any day soon, but researchers at the University of New Mexico are on the cutting edge of treatment options that show promising results.

KUNM is welcoming our new permanent All Things Considered host, Mark Haslett. While he’s new to our station, we can’t say that he’s new to public media, or even New Mexico. Haslett has worked as a host for almost two decades, and he lived in Albuquerque in the 90’s! KUNM spoke with Haslett about what the job means to him.

With the number of people being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement escalating at a rapid rate since January, many immigrants are fearful of doing basic things like going to work or taking their kids to school. A number of organizations are working to alleviate this fear with knowledge.

A swath of federal agencies — from the Department of the Interior to the U.S. Air Force and Department of Energy — have sidestepped the usual rulemaking process, implementing sweeping changes to a cornerstone law that required them to consider potential environmental consequences before approving major projects.

Officials with the Mescalero Apache Tribe told state lawmakers on Monday, they’re concerned about the impact of potential cuts to federal law enforcement on the reservation.

Congress passed President Trump’s contentious tax and spending plan referred to as the “Big Beautiful Bill.”Health care, social programs, education, and clean energy will see major cuts to pay for increased spending on immigration enforcement, defense, and tax cuts for the upper class.

A new lawsuit in the 2024 fatal police shooting of teenager Elijah Hadley could shed light on a persistent problem in New Mexico: an outsized portion of police violence begins with a welfare check.

The Institute of American Indian Arts is facing the loss of all its federal funding – about $13 million – as outlined in President Trump’s budget proposal. A student and an alumn talked with KUNM about what that could mean.

On June 2nd, President Trump released his budget proposal for the next fiscal year that removes funding for tribal colleges, which includes the Institute of American Indian Arts.

While many New Mexicans will have traditional 4th of July celebrations with fireworks and cookouts, there will also be a number of protests around the state as citizens use the First Amendment rights.