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Pleas from Savannah Guthrie’s family to finding missing mom turn from hopeful to desperate
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (614+ words) By TY O'NEIL and JOHN SEEWER More than a week into the search for Nancy Guthrie, there are more questions than answers about who abducted the 84-year-old from her home in Arizona and whether she is still alive. Authorities have…...
Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note deadline approaches as search enters a second week
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) TUCSON, Ariz. " Authorities investigating the apparent kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie returned to her Arizona neighborhood several times over the weekend, ahead of a Monday evening deadline set by her purported abductors who sent ransom notes demanding money for her return....
Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (422+ words) Sen. Mark Kelly had a front-row seat in a courtroom as his attorneys urged U.S. District Judge Richard Leon to block the Pentagon from punishing the Arizona Democrat, a retired U.S. Navy pilot. Leon didn't immediately rule from the bench on Kelly's…...
Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreement
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (664+ words) The river's future was the center of discussions this week at the annual Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas, where water leaders from California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming gathered alongside federal and tribal…...
Bret Stephens: Good people and good nations do not stomp on the grief of others
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (251+ words) Though I tend to think it's usually a waste of space to devote a column to President Donald Trump's personality " what more is there to say about the character of this petty, hollow, squalid, overstuffed man? " sometimes the point bears…...
States sue Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging funds
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) The lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington is the latest legal battle that several states are pursuing over funding for EV charging infrastructure that they say was obligated to them by Congress under…...
Arizona congresswoman claims she was pepper sprayed during federal operation
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (410+ words) By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN A federal law enforcement operation at an Arizona taco shop resulted in a fracas on Friday, with agents deploying pepper spray as a group of protesters tried to stop authorities. Two agents were injured, and U.S. Rep....
A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (817+ words) By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press Today, the Rio Grande-Bravo water basin is in crisis. Without rapid and large-scale action on both sides of the border, the researchers warn that unsustainable use threatens water security for millions of people who…...
Letters: Why is the Stillwater Liftbridge Border Battle tug of war a problem?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) MNDOT's decision to ban the annual pre-Vikings-Packers Border Battle Tug Of Rope on the Stillwater Liftbridge that raises money for first responders is yet another rock on the cairn of government that supports the people. Knowing a good jolt can…...
Grijalva will be sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (567+ words) By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MATT BROWN, Associated Press Grijalva's swearing-in is expected to be among the first actions by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who had previously declined to seat her until the chamber reconvened following a deal to end…...