• ELECTION 2020-SENATE-NEW MEXICO

NAMBÉ, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Ben Ray Luján has released his first television campaign ad in his bid for the U.S. Senate. The ad scheduled to begin airing Tuesday highlights Luján's role as an "11th generation New Mexican" and his desire to represent rural values. The U.S. congressman doesn't mention his GOP opponent Mark Ronchetti nor President Donald Trump. Luján says his campaign will try to reach the state's 33 counties through a virtual road trip.

• Today in History 

Today is Tuesday, July 14, the 196th day of 2020. There are 170 days left in the year. 

• Today's Highlight in History: 

On July 14, 2016, terror struck Bastille Day celebrations in the French Riviera city of Nice (nees) as a large truck plowed into a festive crowd, killing 86 people in an attack claimed by Islamic State extremists; the driver was shot dead by police. 

• Democrat Ben Ray Luján unveils 1st US Senate TV campaign ad

NAMBÉ, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Ben Ray Luján has released his first television campaign ad in his bid for the U.S. Senate. The ad scheduled to begin airing Tuesday highlights Luján's role as an "11th generation New Mexican" and his desire to represent rural values. The U.S. congressman doesn't mention his GOP opponent Mark Ronchetti nor President Donald Trump. Luján says his campaign will try to reach the state's 33 counties through a virtual road trip.

• VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's revamped public health order takes effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren't happy that they've been ordered to roll back indoor dining. They say they've gone to great lengths to make their establishments safe and that the governor has offered no evidence that New Mexico's uptick in cases has anything to do with restaurant service. The New Mexico Restaurant Association has helped organize an online petition and a statewide protest was planned Monday.

Anton Besenko is worried. He fears all the hard-won progress made in fighting the AIDS epidemic is on a collision course with the urgent needs of the COVID-19 pandemic.