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Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges against doctors, nurse...
Arizona authorities are investigating theft of device that allows access to vote tabulators
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities on Tuesday said they were investigating whether a 27-year-old temporary election worker in the state's largest county had political motivations when he stole a fob that would allow him access to vote tabulators just before the July 30 primary. ...
At least 6 heat-related deaths reported in metro Phoenix so far this year as high hits 115 degrees
PHOENIX (AP) — At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix, where the temperatures this week hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius), the Maricopa County Department of Public Health reported this week. Another 87 deaths are...
American Airlines CEO says the removal of several Black passengers from a flight was 'unacceptable'
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines put an unspecified number of employees on leave for their involvement in an incident in which several Black passengers were removed from a flight in Phoenix, allegedly over a complaint about body odor. American CEO Robert Isom wrote in a note to...
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis and former U.S. Senate candidate James Lamon have pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in a case about trying to overturn former President Donald Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. The hearing Tuesday in a...
Mesa Air: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Mesa Air Group Inc. (MESA) on Tuesday reported net income of $11.7 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Phoenix-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 15 cents per share. ...
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Express Inc to group led by WHP Global
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the majority of Express Inc. 's operations to a consortium led by brand acquisition and management firm WHP Global — providing a lifeline to the struggling retailer and its hundreds of remaining stores. The offer...
Severe, chaotic weather around US with high temperatures in Southwest and Midwest, snow in Rockies
PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme heat spread across Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Texas, Colorado and Kansas as severe weather swept across many parts of the U.S. on Sunday. There was unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest, snow headed to the northern Rocky Mountains and heavy rainfall forecast from...
Kahleah Copper, Brittney Griner guide Mercury to 87-78 wire-to-wire victory over Storm
PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper had 30 points, Brittney Griner scored a season-high 28 and the Phoenix Mercury never trailed in an 87-78 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday. Copper sank 11 of 20 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers, adding six rebounds for the Mercury...
Arizona lawmakers pass budget closing $1.4 billion deficit
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Saturday that erases a $1.4 billion shortfall by curbing spending on higher education, trimming funding for state agencies and raiding a host of special funds. The spending plan is the result of weeks of...
