The physical, emotional and financial implications of stress are universal, and the National Institutes of Health cites those as it observes April as National Stress Awareness Month.

The sources of stress are as diverse as the people who undergo it, but one group that experiences stress day after day, occasionally for as long as 20 years, are the caregivers for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.

More than 11 million Americans (3.3% of the total population), including 67,000 New Mexicans, are currently serving as volunteer caregivers for loved ones living with Alzheimer’s disease. On average, they donate 31 hours per week to provide unpaid care.



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SANTA FE — New Mexico income tax returns for the 2023 tax year are due on April 15.

Taxpayers can check the status of their returns and refunds by creating an account on the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department's Taxpayer Access Point at tap.state.nm.us or by using the "Where's My Refund" tool (no account needed).

If a taxpayer's account notes that their return is pending, the Department has received the return and is processing it. Taxpayers should not submit another return. Doing so will delay the processing of the return and any refund that is due.

P:rocessing of refunds can take up to 12 weeks, though many may be received sooner. Paper returns filed by mail may take...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Agriculture issued an advisory following a manufacturer recall of chicken, swine, cattle, and horse feed products on April 12. While the 11 recalled feed products were not found at distributors in New Mexico, some of the products were distributed in the nearby states of Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.

NMDA has issued a recall advisory in order to alert New Mexico livestock owners who may have purchased the recalled feed products.

NMDA encourages both livestock producers and owners to keep all feed products in the original packaging in order to quickly and easily reference lot numbers, which are used to track products throughout the...

On April 22, 2000, 6-year-old Elián Gonzalez, who was the sole survivor of an abortive attempt by 13 other Cuban citizens to enter America as illegal immigrants, was taken by a S.W.A.T. team from his Miami relatives. Following a number of court battles, the child was returned to his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez.

On April 23, 1898, Spain declared war on the U.S. after rejecting its ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba. Following the declaration, the American Asiatic Squadron, under Commodore George Dewey, engaged the Spanish Pacific squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasarón in the Philippines’ Manila Bay, and decimated the Spanish squadron.

On April 24, 1942, singer/actress/ film...