New Mexico jury recently delivered a landmark verdict against social media giant Meta, finding the company misled consumers and failed to protect its youngest users. Attorney General Raul Torrez will return to court in May for a bench trial on whether Meta created a public nuisance and if it must fund programs to help children who allegedly suffered harm. He spoke with KUNM about what the trial revealed and what comes next.

A jury in New Mexico has found that social media giant Meta misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangering children. The owner of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp must pay out $375 million dollars in civil penalties.

The New Mexico Public Education Department is now accepting applications for its Summer Enrichment Internship program. This statewide initiative gives high school students the opportunity to gain real working experience while also earning a paycheck.

The big red arrow at the corner of Carlisle Boulevard and Indian School Road might be the site of a new Maverik fuel stop if a coalition of neighborhood associations don’t get their way. They say it benefits interstate traffic and Maverik executives in Utah, while leaving the neighborhood to deal with pollution and dangerous traffic.

New legislation will improve screening for students in kindergarten through the third grade, with parent-notified support plans and interventions for at-risk students.

David Sussillo did not have an auspicious beginning in life. He grew up in Albuquerque’s International District. His new book, “Emergence: A Memoir of Boyhood, Computation, and the Mysteries of Mind,” traces how those early experiences led him to an unlikely career in neuroscience and AI research.

New Mexicans should prepare for a historic heat wave peaking this weekend. On Tuesday, the New Mexico Department of Health issued a warning advising residents to look out for signs of heat illness as the temperature jumps to levels the National Weather Service said usually arrive just before June.

Last week, Gov. Michelle Lujan signed the state’s annual budget, which included $630,000 for the creation of a medical psilocybin treatment equity fund. New Mexico is the first state in the country to allocate funds that will ensure residents can receive treatment no matter their income.

A national report looking at the availability of mental health care providers shows 144 million Americans are living in shortage areas, including people in New Mexico.

In honor of International Women’s Day on Sunday, hundreds of protesters caravanned nearly 50 miles from Albuquerque to Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch, demanding justice and accountability for survivors of gender-based and sexual violence. The very next day, the protesters got a partial answer when investigators entered the property.