Politics Dec 27 Kari Lake is on the hook for $33,000 in witness fees in failed election challenge A judge has ordered Kari Lake, the Republican who lost the Arizona governor's race, to pay $33,000 in fees for witnesses who helped defend officials against Lake's failed challenge of her defeat to Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Politics Dec 23 Kari Lake’s election loss lawsuit lacks merit, according to Arizona state lawyers Lawyers for Arizona election officials say Republican Kari Lake didn't offer evidence to back her claims of widespread, intentional misconduct on Election Day in challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governor's race.
Politics Dec 10 Kari Lake files lawsuit challenging her defeat in Arizona governor’s race Kari Lake, the Republican defeated in Arizona governor’s race, is formally challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs, asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state's most populous county and either declare her the winner or…
Nation Aug 06 Roads remain closed after record-breaking rains flood Death Valley National Park Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a pathway through rocks and mud, but roads damaged by floodwaters or choked with debris were expected to remain…
Politics Jun 17 New Mexico official in election standoff avoids more prison time for participating in the Capitol riot An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county's refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines has avoided more jail time for joining the mob that attacked the U.S.
Nation May 11 Arizona executes first prisoner since 2014 An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 has been executed after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state's use of the death penalty brought on by a previous execution critics say was botched and the difficulty…
Politics Apr 29 Georgia man affiliated with Oath Keepers becomes 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy A Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
Nation Nov 17 Jan. 6 rioter known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ sentenced to 41 months Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison.
Nation Jun 10 Arizona refurbishes gas chamber in push to resume executions Arizona 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 attack Prosecutors 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.