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Top Arizona lawmaker says he’s complied with a subpoena for 2020 election records
11+ hour ago (288+ words) NPR Washington Desk | March 9, 2026 Arizona's state Senate president says he has complied with a subpoena he received last week seeking records from a flawed review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County. "Late last week I received and complied with a…...
The endangered cactus behind Mexico’s sweet secret
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1074+ words) Eyder Peralta | September 28, 2025 MEXICO CITY " Even though it's illegal, bars of acitr'n are stacked in nearly every stall at the Merced market in Mexico City. They look like lemon bars. But they're pieces of barrel cactus that have been chopped…...
Trump’s Medicaid cuts will hurt children’s hospitals
6+ mon, 20+ hour ago (1176+ words) Phil Galewitz | September 9, 2025 Republicans insist that President Trump's cuts to Medicaid were aimed at reducing fraud and getting more of its adult beneficiaries into jobs. But the side effects may include less care for sick kids. Some children's hospitals collectively…...
Public media stations in rural America say emergency-alert funding is in jeopardy
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1154+ words) Michael Copley | August 28, 2025 "I haven't heard anything from FEMA," Sweat says. "So I don't know what happens next." It's a similar story at public media stations across the United States. Tens of millions of dollars that Congress set aside to…...
A haboob covered central Arizona in dust. But what exactly is it?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (606+ words) Juliana Kim | August 26, 2025 Parts of central Arizona were engulfed by a towering wall of dust on Monday evening " producing dramatic scenes that sent shockwaves far beyond the Grand Canyon state. "It was larger and it went through a metropolitan area…...
Arizona woman to serve 8 years for identity theft scheme benefiting North Korea
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (770+ words) Alana Wise | July 25, 2025 An Arizona woman was sentenced to prison on Thursday for her role in a $17 million scam that helped North Koreans steal Americans" identities and use them to land remote IT jobs at hundreds of U.S. companies. U.S. District Court…...
A playbook is forming for younger candidates. The results have so far been mixed
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (916+ words) Elena Moore | July 18, 2025 On primary night in Arizona on Tuesday, Deja Foxx had hoped to move one step closer to her goal of representing Arizona's 7th Congressional District. A seat that had long been held by former Democratic Rep. Ra'l M. Grijalva,…...
As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ‘dark sky reserve’
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1065+ words) Carlos Morales | July 1, 2025 DAVIS MOUNTAINS STATE PARK, TEXAS " It's a packed night at McDonald Observatory, where dozens of people are crowding around high-powered telescopes as a thunderstorm rolls off to the east. Locals and visitors from around the country come…...
After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his killer in court
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (1442+ words) AI experts say this is likely the first time that AI has been used in the U.S. to create an impact statement read by an AI rendering of the deceased victim" Juliana Kim | May 7, 2025 For two years, Stacey Wales kept a…...
Budget airline Avelo faces backlash for signing up to fly deportation flights for ICE
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1187+ words) Facing financial headwinds, budget carrier Avelo Airlines struck a deal to operate deportation flights for ICE. Now it's dealing with angry customers and politicians at its hub in Connecticut. Joel Rose | April 30, 2025 Avelo Airlines got a warm welcome from travelers…...