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
Jun 11 Watch 8:04 How Arizona is building the workforce to manufacture semiconductors in the U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson The 2022 CHIPS Act led to a surge in funding for semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. and a demand for qualified workers. These chips power everything from our phones and cars to advanced fighter jets and artificial intelligence. Now, some… Continue watching
Jun 07 Records tumble as early heat wave scorches Southwest U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press New record highs Thursday included 113 in Phoenix, 111 in Las Vegas and 122 in Death Valley National Park. Continue reading
Jun 06 Early controversies over election certification in battleground states raise concerns about presidential race By Nicholas Riccardi, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Controversies over certification of election results are beginning to re-emerge as the nation heads closer to the fall presidential contest. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 7:40 Sen. Mark Kelly explains why he supports Biden’s plan to limit who can seek asylum By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold President Biden signed an executive order Tuesday limiting the number of migrants who can seek asylum at the southern border. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from the border state of Arizona, is supporting the president’s move. He joined Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Jun 04 Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests By Jacques Billeaud, Anita Snow, Associated Press The 31-29 vote Tuesday by the Republican-controlled House bypasses opposition from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and instead sends the measure to the Nov. 5 ballot. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 4:31 Giuliani, Trump allies arraigned in Arizona fake electors scheme By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Matt Loffman The legal fallout from alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election continued in Arizona on Tuesday. Rudy Giuliani and nearly a dozen other allies of Donald Trump were arraigned on charges connected to the plot to… Continue watching
May 21 Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward pleads not guilty to felony charges in fake elector case By Associated Press Arizona is the fourth state where allies of the former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election. Continue reading