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Nation Jun 10
Arizona refurbishes gas chamber in push to resume executionsArizona purchased materials to make hydrogen cyanide, the gas used in executions in the U.S. and by the Nazis to kill 865,000 Jews at the Auschwitz concentration camp alone.
Politics Jan 15
Officials say no ‘direct evidence’ of plot to assassinate during Capitol attackProsecutors who initially said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials” have backed away from that allegation.
Nation May 21
Gunman opens fire in Arizona retail complexAuthorities said Thursday 20-year-old Armando Hernandez Jr. admitted to planning the shooting at Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District as a way to "gain some respect" after having been bullied.
Nation Feb 27
Court denies Joe Arpaio’s bid to remove criminal conviction, citing pardonArpaio argued the misdemeanor contempt of court conviction should be removed so it can't be raised against him in future court cases.
Nation Feb 19
Settlement approved in discrimination suit against Motel 6Motel 6 also settled a similar lawsuit in 2019 in Washington state for $12 million.
Politics Apr 08
Senator’s son to seek new civil trial against Joe ArpaioThe adult son of outgoing U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake will seek a new civil trial against a candidate seeking to replace Flake — Joe Arpaio — based on allegations that the then-sheriff brought a trumped-up criminal case against him in…
Nation Oct 20
Judge won’t throw out ruling explaining Arpaio’s convictionThe judge in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's now-pardoned criminal case has refused the retired lawman's request to throw out all rulings in the case.
Politics Oct 04
Judge lets President Trump’s pardon of former Sheriff Arpaio standThe former sheriff was accused of continuing traffic patrols that targeted immigrants so that he could promote his immigration enforcement efforts in a bid to boost his successful 2012 re-election campaign.
Nation Jun 26
Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio goes on trial for defying court order on immigration enforcementFormer Sheriff Joe Arpaio's criminal trial opened Monday over his defiance of the courts in traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, marking the most aggressive effort to hold the former lawman of metro Phoenix accountable for tactics that critics say racially…
Politics Nov 10
How Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio lost his political invincibilityArpaio's political invincibility ended Tuesday when a little-known retired Phoenix police sergeant unseated him after 24 years in office. It marked a stunning fall for a lawman whose reputation as an immigration enforcer made him wildly popular among conservatives nationwide.