ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — People who lived near the site of the first atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert and later developed cancer and other health problems need to be compensated, a U.S.

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Oct. 14—In the shadow of a federal government shutdown, the site where the first atomic bomb was tested will not be open to the public this year. Located on White Sands Missile Range, the Trinity Site ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — Archbishop John C. Wester, clad in black and flanked by two other New Mexico Catholic bishops, stood poised to venture into the White Sands Missile Range with plans to pray ...

This article is part of a series that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, 2025, and the commemoration of the growth and evolution of ...

This article is part of a series that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, 2025, and the commemoration of the growth and evolution of ...

Three observation bunkers were established 10,000 yards from ground zero for the Trinity Site Test. Key leaders, including Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, observed from ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new report says the world’s first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship. The report released Friday ...

When the first atomic bomb exploded on July 16, 1945, at 5:29 AM, the world did not immediately change, but it would never be the same again. On July 16, 1945, the immense destructive power of nuclear ...

The mushroom cloud forms seconds after the Trinity atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945. "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." That paraphrased line from the Bhagavad Gita crossed Robert ...

TULAROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico residents living near the site of the first atomic bomb have held their annual demonstration as visitors caravanned into the Trinity Test Site for a tour. The ...

New Mexicans impacted by the Trinity Test are getting closer to receiving compensation after eight decades of health problems and rare cancers stemming from the world's first atomic explosion. The big ...