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One person died, others brought to hospitals after bus crashed on interstate in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and others were taken to hospitals after the commercial bus they were traveling in crashed early Saturday morning on Interstate 10. No other vehicles were involved in the collision. The Arizona Department of Public...
Joker is back, this time with Lady Gaga — and songs
VENICE, Italy (AP) — “ Joker ” is a hard act to follow. Todd Phillips’ dark, Scorsese-inspired character study about the Batman villain made over a billion dollars at the box office, won Joaquin Phoenix his first Oscar, dominated the cultural discourse for months and created a new movie...
Arizona Democratic campaign office damaged by gunfire
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Someone fired shots at a Democratic Party campaign office in a Phoenix suburb, causing damage but no injuries, authorities said. Tempe police said the damage was discovered early Monday and it is being investigated as a property crime since nobody was in the...
Boyfriend of a Navajo woman is sentenced to life in prison in her killing
PHOENIX (AP) — After family members of a slain Navajo woman described their grief in a federal courtroom, the judge on Monday sentenced her boyfriend to life imprisonment for first-degree murder in a case that became emblematic of what officials call an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous...
A motorcyclist is killed after being hit by a car traveling 140 mph on a Phoenix freeway
PHOENIX (AP) — A motorcyclist has died after being struck by a car travelling 140 mph (225 kph) by a suspected impaired driver on a freeway in Phoenix, authorities said Sunday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the driver of the car was taken into custody. The names of...
For home shoppers, the Fed’s big rate cut is likely just a small step towards affording a home
The Federal Reserve gave home shoppers what they hoped for this week: a big rate cut and a signal of more cuts to come. Even so, aspiring homebuyers and homeowners eager to refinance should temper their expectations of a big drop in mortgage rates from here. While the...
Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, a traditional event for major presidential candidates
PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day. The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities...
Nneka Ogwumike scores 17, Storm spoil Diana Taurasi's night with 89-70 win over Mercury
PHOENIX (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points and the Seattle Storm spoiled what could be the final home game of Diana Taurasi's 20-year career with an 89-70 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. Taurasi had nine points on 3-of-9 shooting in 18 minutes, returning after...
Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in pivotal Arizona that Donald Trump does not align with the church's values. ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being investigated for collecting dead whale
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it's opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home two decades ago. The former independent presidential candidate disclosed the investigation...
