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AudioEye: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE) on Thursday reported a loss of $735,000 in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tucson, Arizona-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option...
Behind Biden's asylum halt: Migrants must say if they fear deportation, not wait to be asked
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Posters inside a complex of giant, white tents tell migrants in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Hindi they should tell an officer if they fear being deported and “your claim will be heard.” On a side wall where migrants are seated in a processing area, a video conveys the...
Tucson man gets 16-month prison term for threatening a mass shooting at the University of Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson man was sentenced Tuesday to 16 months in federal prison for threatening a mass shooting at the University of Arizona last year. Prosecutors said 27-year-old Michael Pengchung Lee, who was not a student at the university in Tucson, pleaded guilty in...
Biden's asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to the nearest border crossing. “They're giving priority to...
Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40% during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday. The announcement comes just one day before President Joe Biden is set to debate...
Transgender prison inmate assaulted by cellmate in Arizona gets $10K judgment in civil rights suit
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A transgender woman who was assaulted by a male inmate while housed in a men’s unit at an Arizona penitentiary has won a $10,000 judgment in a federal civil rights lawsuit. Grace Pinson, 38, was listed as Jeremy Pinson in court documents and represented...
4 suspects arrested in fatal drive-by shooting of University of Arizona student
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Four suspects including three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal drive-by shooting of a University of Arizona student at an off-campus house party two months ago, police said Thursday. Tucson police said three 17-year-old boys were taken...
Phoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100
PHOENIX (AP) — The season's first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America's hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Starting...
No. 4 regional seeds Grand Canyon and Evansville post biggest upsets on first day of NCAA regionals
Grand Canyon and Evansville put two national seeds on the brink of elimination from the NCAA regionals Friday. The Lopes won a game in the national tournament for the first time in program history and the Purple Aces got a victory in their first appearance since 2006. ...
Wildfire threatens structures, prompts evacuations in small Arizona community of Kearny
KEARNY, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burned down two structures and was threatening more than 50 others in the small desert community of Kearny, authorities said Wednesday. The Simmons Fire, which broke out Tuesday, has burned 475 acres with zero containment, said Tiffany Davila,...
