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01/26/2025

Arizona Republicans overwhelmingly re-elected Gina Swoboda to continue as chairwoman of the party months after the GOP scored victories up and down the ballot in the 2024 elections.

Arizona Republicans overwhelmingly reelected Gina Swoboda to continue as chairwoman of the party months after the GOP scored victories up and down the ballot in the 2024 elections.

01/26/2025

Cheshire Calhoun, a philosophy professor at ASU, is fascinated by kindness. Calhoun’s area of expertise is called “moral philosophy,” things like volunteer work, or asking after a friend’s sick parent.

01/25/2025

A national hotline for immigrants worried about immigration crackdowns is relaunching to respond to ramped up enforcement under the new Trump administration.

01/25/2025

The city of Glendale says its police chief is retiring at the end of February after 32 years on the force.

01/25/2025

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Congressman Juan Ciscomani have introduced bills targeting Mexican cartels’ use of social media to recruit American teens for cross-border crime.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Congressman Juan Ciscomani have introduced bills targeting Mexican cartels’ use of social media to recruit American teens for cross-border crime.

01/24/2025

U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to designate Latin American drug cartels as terrorist organizations is part of his plan to stop the flow of fentanyl coming across the border. But Mexico’s president says the problem requires collaboration.

01/24/2025

A federal appellate court reinstated an Arizona law that bars criminal defense attorneys from directly contacting crime victims or their families.

01/24/2025

Arizona Republicans won big up and down the ballot in the 2024, but some party members want to oust the chairwoman who oversaw those victories at the state GOP’s annual meeting on Saturday.

01/24/2025

The Zoppé Italian Family Circus has been touring the world for 180 years.

A show in Tucson offers a very literal interpretation of family entertainment.

01/24/2025

Rebecca Onion, a senior editor at Slate, says our cultural obsession with the call of the West right now has a lot to do with our current politics.

Westerns are everywhere right now. From massive hits like "Yellowstone" that romanticizes Western lore, to a new limited series that takes a decisively different approach: "American Primeval."

01/24/2025

Westbound Interstate 10 will be closed this weekend between Loop 202 near Chandler Boulevard, and the I-17 “split” interchange near Sky Harbor Airport.

01/24/2025

When Julia Keefe isn’t performing her own original jazz compositions, she directs the Indigenous Big Band, a group dedicated to spotlighting the rich history of Native American artists in jazz.

01/24/2025

Last week, the State Board of Education put Phoenix’s Isaac School District under receivership as it faces a massive budget shortfall. Now, state and county officials are pointing fingers over who’s responsible for providing the district emergency funding.

01/24/2025

House Bill 2281 would establish an alert system used in instances when an Indigenous person has gone missing amid unexplained or suspicious circumstances.

01/24/2025

A large study of 30,000 adults diagnosed with ADHD in the U.K. found women with ADHD died roughly nine years younger than women without a diagnosis. Men had about a seven-year shorter lifespan.

01/24/2025

If you're in the camp of folks who are dragging their feet to start working out again, this comic is for you.

01/24/2025

There are a lot of films and we are here to help! We've assembled details and coverage for the 13 films nominated in six major categories — all in one place.

01/24/2025

The market sputtered amid high mortgage rates, high prices, and homeowners with lower rates who have no plans to move.