Aug 09 Watch 7:09 Arizona’s scorching summer kills hundreds and threatens way of life for many more By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten It’s been a deadly summer as extreme heat from across the country has killed dozens of people. The Biden administration recently announced new rules to protect workers and communities from extreme weather, but it may not come soon enough. Stephanie… Continue watching
Aug 09 WATCH: Harris and Walz speak at campaign event in Arizona By Gabriel Sandoval, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands to a campaign rally in Arizona during… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 5:43 Arizona Republican who fought Trump’s false election claims loses primary By Stephanie Sy, Ian Couzens The 2020 presidential election was decided by a handful of states, none closer than Arizona, where President Biden’s margin of victory was fewer than 11,000 votes. The close race meant Arizona became ground zero for lies that the election was… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 8:13 How the mineral mining boom endangers Indigenous communities worldwide By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Lana Green Minerals extracted from the earth help power many of our devices, from computers to car batteries. But what about the communities whose land is at the center of acquiring these minerals? Ali Rogin reports on the fight between companies seeking… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 5:26 Republican mayor from border state explains why he just endorsed Harris for president By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Shrai Popat Since Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign, she’s racked up endorsements from former presidents, party leaders in Congress and won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination. Now, the Harris campaign announced the support of more than a… Continue watching
Jul 03 Arizona and Nebraska could join growing number of states with abortion measures on ballots By Walter Berry, Anita Snow, Associated Press Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get ballot measures on abortion rights before voters in November’s election. In both states, it’s now up to election officials to certify the… Continue reading
Jul 01 Arizona street medicine teams offer IV hydration to homeless people during extreme heat By Anita Snow, Associated Press Homeless people accounted for nearly half of the 645 people who died last year from heat-related causes in Arizona's Maricopa County. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:07 How Arizona aims to reduce the number of teens aging out of foster care By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Kaisha Young More than 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in foster care. Each year, nearly 20,000 become adults and are left without the support of a guardian or the government. John Yang speaks with Darcy Olsen, CEO of the Center… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:15 Investigation reveals how universities profit off land taken from Indigenous people By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson There's a new spotlight on some universities and whether they should be helping Native American students more than they are now. It follows a news investigation that found some schools have long profited from land essentially taken from Native American… Continue watching
Jun 13 Phoenix police violate civil rights and use excessive force, Justice Department says By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The Justice Department says Phoenix police violate people’s rights, discriminate when enforcing the law and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force. … Continue reading