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Latina governor of US border state will attend inauguration of Mexico's first female president

Sep. 27, 2024 18:56 PM EDT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is heading south of the border to attend the inauguration of Mexico's next president. In a statement Friday, she announced the outing to Mexico City for the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as the Mexico's first female president. ...

Suspect arrested after Tucson junior college student killed on the University of Arizona campus

Sep. 26, 2024 15:56 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a Tucson junior college student on the University of Arizona campus is being held without bond on a first-degree murder charge, authorities said Thursday. Ryan Romero-Encinas, 20, turned himself in Wednesday and was...

Junior college student fatally shot after altercation on University of Arizona campus

Sep. 23, 2024 11:34 AM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A junior college student was fatally shot on the University of Arizona campus after an altercation with a suspect who fled the scene, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported around 11 p.m. Sunday on the Tucson campus, and police were continuing to...

University of Vermont president picked to lead the University of Arizona

Aug. 09, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Suresh Garimella, president of the University of Vermont since 2019, has been selected to serve as the new leader of the University of Arizona. The Arizona Board of Regents voted Friday to hire Garimella to replace Robert Robbins, who has served as president of...

Accelerate Diagnostics: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 08, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Accelerate Diagnostics Inc. (AXDX) on Thursday reported a loss of $11.6 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tucson, Arizona-based company said it had a loss of 50 cents. The maker of systems that...

Authorities arrest man accused of threatening mass casualty event at Army-Navy football game

Aug. 06, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man accused of threatening a “mass casualty event” at a college football game last year is in federal custody in Arizona and awaiting extradition to Rhode Island, according to federal authorities. Andrew Buchanan, 38, is accused of calling the threats in...

Mister Car Wash: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 31, 2024 17:19 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Mister Car Wash Inc. (MCW) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $22.1 million. The Tucson, Arizona-based company said it had net income of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense,...

AudioEye: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 25, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

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

Jul. 21, 2024 00:58 AM EDT

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

Jul. 02, 2024 18:30 PM EDT

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...