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Complaints of 2020 census undercounts in major cities receive mixed results

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau. Here's where the challenges stand for Austin, Boston, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee and Phoenix.

WATCH: Biden visits Arizona semiconductor site, highlights job growth

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden visited the site for a new computer chip plant in Arizona, using it as a chance to emphasize how his policies are fostering job growth in what could be a challenge to the incoming Republican House majority.

Phoenix tries to offset rising temperatures that pose health risks to the most vulnerable

By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten

Last year set a record for heat-related deaths in the United States, and this year is already shaping up to be worse in terms of high temperatures. Stephanie Sy reports from Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, which has been at…

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New study outlines high costs of extreme heat in Phoenix, Arizona

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

The study concluded planting more trees and covering the region's buildings with "cool roofs" could save billions of dollars over three decades.

WATCH: Pence makes campaign stop in Phoenix

By Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence will make a campaign stop on Oct. 8 in Phoenix following last evening's vice presidential debate, which took place in Salt Lake City.

Phoenix will pay settlement after police point guns, curse at Black couple over stolen doll

By Associated Press

The Arizona Republic reports that city payouts over excessive-force or wrongful-death claims against police have totaled millions of dollars in the last several years.

Phoenix mandates use of face masks for coronavirus

By Terry Tang, Associated Press

At an emergency meeting Friday, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council voted to make masks or face coverings mandatory. The order goes into effect at 6 a.m. Saturday.

Federal agents' shootings escape scrutiny, use-of-force reforms

By MacKenzie Shuman, Derek Hall, Devin Sauer, Nicole Ludden, José-Ignacío Castañeda Perez, Arizona State University

First came the crash, reverberating off the walls of the retirement community like a "mini atom bomb," then a barrage of gunfire shattered the desert morning calm.

Settlement approved in discrimination suit against Motel 6

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

Motel 6 also settled a similar lawsuit in 2019 in Washington state for $12 million.

Dispute grows between ride-sharing apps and Phoenix airport

By Bob Christie, Associated Press

The latest salvo in the growing fight is an attempt by state lawmakers to keep a free-flow of ride-sharing companies servicing the main airport in one of the U.S.'s largest cities.