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Sheriff’s office in Phoenix struggling with Arpaio legacy
PHOENIX (AP) — Even though Joe Arpaio was ousted as metro Phoenix’s sheriff four years ago, the agency he used to run still struggles in the wake of his controversial 24-year tenure, including overhauling traffic patrols that treat Black and Hispanic drivers differently than whites and a backlog of...
Honda, Arizona reach $5 million settlement over air bags
PHOENIX (AP) — Honda has agreed to a $5 million settlement with Arizona over allegations that it failed to disclose defects in air bags that led to two deaths there, the state's top attorney said Wednesday. Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the settlement over the faulty airbag systems manufactured...
1-year-old boy dies after shooting in Arizona; gunman sought
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a Phoenix suburb have not yet found the person who opened fire on crowd gathered near food trucks, killing a 1-year-old boy and wounding several others. Mesa police confirmed the child died at a hospital Sunday, two days after the shooting. Police spokesman Nikolas Rasheta...
Police search for suspect who shot, wounded 7 in Arizona
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa are asking for the public’s help in identifying a drive-by shooter who opened fire on a food truck seating area and wounded seven people including three young children. They said an unidentified person in an SUV stopped in the roadway and shot...
1-year-old critically hurt; 6 others shot in Arizona
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa said on Saturday that several young children, including a 1-year-old who is in critical condition, were shot while eating dinner with their families on Friday night. A total of seven people, including children ages 6, 9 and 16, along with three...
Tampa, Phoenix chosen as women's Final Four sites
The NCAA women's basketball Final Four is finally headed west again. Phoenix will host the 2026 championship, the NCAA announced Wednesday. It will be the first time since 2012, when Denver was the host, that the women's Final Four will be in the Mountain or Western time zone. “Historically we have hosted...
The Latest: China carries out 4.2 million tests in Qingdao
BEIJING — China says it has carried out more than 4.2 million tests in the northern port city of Qingdao, with no new cases of coronavirus found among the almost 2 million sets of results received. The city has reported a total of 12 cases, six with symptoms and six without, since the new outbreak was...
Roberta McCain, John McCain's mother, dies at 108
PHOENIX (AP) — Roberta Wright McCain, the mother of the late Sen. John McCain who used her feisty spirit to help woo voters during his 2008 presidential campaign, has died. She was 108. A spokesperson for daughter-in-law Cindy McCain says Roberta McCain died Monday. A cause of death was not immediately...
Biden, Harris dodge questions about Supreme Court expansion
PHOENIX (AP) — There are few topics that Joe Biden isn't willing to opine on — except the Supreme Court. The Democratic presidential nominee and his running mate, Kamala Harris, are refusing demands from Republicans — and some fellow Democrats — to say whether they would seek to expand...
The Latest: Trump wants to hold rally in Florida on Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 10:05 p.m. President Donald Trump says he wants to try and hold a campaign rally in Florida on Saturday “if we have enough time to put it together.” He also says he might also hold a campaign rally the following...
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