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Navajo plans to test limit of tribal law restricting the transportation of uranium on its land

Oct. 03, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test the limits of a tribal law that sets conditions for hauling uranium on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the ore and return to the mine where it was extracted in northern Arizona. But before tribal...

The 49ers' defense will be in for a tougher test against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals

Oct. 03, 2024 19:19 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A matchup with the offensively challenged New England Patriots was just what the San Francisco 49ers' defense needed to get back on track. A better test of whether those early season struggles were a temporary blip or a more concerning problem will come...

Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors' latest court filing

Oct. 03, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before Election Day in 2020. He said “the details don’t matter” when told his election fraud claims would fail in court. And his response to learning that then-Vice President Mike Pence was taken to a secure...

Texas Tech heads on the road to face Arizona in teams' first Big 12 meeting

Oct. 03, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

Texas Tech (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) at Arizona (3-1, 1-0), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona by 6. Series record: Texas Tech 26-5-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Two of the six teams that have yet to lose in Big 12 play meet...

49ers look for back-to-back wins when they host the Cardinals

Oct. 03, 2024 15:37 PM EDT

Arizona (1-3) at San Francisco (2-2) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Cardinals 2-2; 49ers 2-2. Series record: 49ers lead 36-29. Last meeting: 49ers beat Patriots 45-29 in...

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce hit with show-cause penalty for violations while at Arizona State

Oct. 03, 2024 14:41 PM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce has been hit with an eight-year show-cause order by the NCAA for violations during his time as an assistant coach at Arizona State. Former Arizona State staffer Anthony Garnett also incurred a five-year show-cause penalty,...

How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing

Oct. 03, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

Ever since the assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump has professed a unique fondness for a bar chart he credits for saving his life. Trump was addressing the crowd in Butler about illegal immigration and reviewing a chart that detailed U.S.-Mexico border...

Arizona's first Big 12 home game against Texas Tech, which is going for 3-0 league start

Oct. 03, 2024 06:15 AM EDT

Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week Texas Tech (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) at Arizona (3-1, 1-0), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (Fox) Arizona's first Big 12 home game starts under the lights with Texas Tech trying to get to 3-0 in conference...

Man gets nearly 2-year prison sentence in connection with arson case at Grand Canyon National Park

Oct. 02, 2024 15:34 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in connection with an arson case at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said. A U.S. District Court judge in Phoenix also sentenced 21-year-old Dahntay Dunbar on Tuesday to five years of supervised...

Number of voters with unconfirmed citizenship documents more than doubles in battleground Arizona

Oct. 01, 2024 19:04 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The number of voters in the battleground state of Arizona classified as having full access to the ballot without confirmation they are citizens has more than doubled to 218,000, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. That number represents 5.3% of all registered...