Arizona secretary of state overstepped his authority on elections manual, judge rules
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — A ruling by a Maricopa County judge has invalidated provisions of Arizona’s elections…
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Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is under no legal requirement to use taxpayer money to cover the costs of gender-affirming…
Continue ReadingArizona’s James Conner looks to exploit favorable matchup against league’s worst run defense
Arizona (7-7) at Carolina (3-11) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX. BetMGM Odds: Cardinals by 4 1/2. Against the spread: Cardinals 9-5, Panthers 6-8. Series…
Continue ReadingPlayoff QBs include a hometown recruit, a prep title rematch and some 1-year hired guns
AP Sports Writer Kevin Jennings wasn’t even the player that Rhett Lashlee was going to watch when he went to his first Texas high school…
Continue ReadingMichigan woman, 66, reported missing at Grand Canyon National Park
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities continue to search for a Michigan woman reported missing at Grand Canyon National Park.…
Continue Reading12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours
AP National Writer It took more than 100 years, a few billion dollars and the cold, hard realization that you can’t fight progress forever. And…
Continue ReadingFor airports, background music no longer is an afterthought
Associated Press Writers SEATAC, Washington (AP) — Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians…
Continue ReadingLove scores 23 points and Arizona goes up big early in 96-64 win over Samford
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Caleb Love scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half when Arizona led by as many as 25 on its way to a 96-64 victory over…
Continue ReadingArizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy
Associated Press Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it…
Continue ReadingColorado and Oklahoma add quarterbacks from transfer portal
The Colorado Buffaloes have landed ex-Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter out of the transfer portal to possibly step in and replace Shedeur Sanders…
Continue ReadingAccident or homicide? Medical rulings in arrest-related deaths can dictate what happens to police
Associated Press Sitting alone in her car, Jen Dold was crying too hard to drive. She had just received a manila envelope with her brother’s…
Continue ReadingTwo-time All-Pro safety Budda Baker signs 3-year deal to stay with the Cardinals through 2027
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Two-time All-Pro safety Budda Baker signed a three-year deal on Tuesday to stay with the Arizona Cardinals through the 2027…
Continue ReadingBlackwater-Nygren is the first Navajo woman to be named top prosecutor in Arizona’s Apache County
ST, JOHNS, Ariz. (AP) — Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren is the new Apache County attorney, becoming the first Navajo woman to hold the position. The…
Continue ReadingHarassment investigation clears Navajo president and stokes new wave of political upheaval
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Political turmoil erupted within one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. as the attorney…
Continue ReadingNewman’s 25 lead Louisiana Tech past Grand Canyon 74-66
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Sean Newman Jr. had 25 points in Louisiana Tech’s 74-66 victory against Grand Canyon on Monday night. Newman had nine…
Continue ReadingBefore Memphis’ back-to-back 10-win seasons, Silverfield was on same Tigers staff with 2 CFP coaches
AP Sports Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Before Ryan Silverfield led Memphis to consecutive 10-win seasons for the first time in the program’s…
Continue ReadingDick Van Arsdale, 3-time All-Star and a member of the original Phoenix Suns in 1968, dies at 81
PHOENIX (AP) — Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star who became the first Phoenix Suns player after being selected by the franchise in the 1968…
Continue ReadingMedical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will…
Continue ReadingStage spoofs of Hallmark TV movies are Christmas gifts for theaters
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A career woman from the big city gets stranded in a quaint town just before Christmas but somehow finds love on the…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s reporting on a child sex abuse crisis inside a secretive Christian sect
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For decades, a little-known Christian sect has dealt with its abusive ministers and spiritual elders mostly in…
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