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Republicans propose plan for undocumented young
Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their version of the Dream Act, stalled legislation that would provide a path to legal status for hundreds ...
2 men sentenced in Fast and Furious gun case
Two men were sentenced Monday for their roles in a gun smuggling ring that was part of the U.S. government's botched Operation Fast and Furious, an ...
Jenkins returns 2 picks for TDs, Rams win 31-17
Janoris Jenkins has been known to make headlines for the wrong reasons. Not this time. No NFL rookie since 1960 and no Rams rookie ever accomplished ...
No. 10 Arizona on a roll headed into break
Arizona has gotten better with each game this season, the margins of victory growing, its talented freshman becoming more confident and comfortable.
1 dead, 9 injured in Arizona charter bus crash
One person was killed and nine others were injured Tuesday after a pickup truck going the wrong way on a rural Arizona freeway struck a charter bus ...
McCain welcomes new fighter jet squadron
Sen. John McCain on Tuesday welcomed the Marine Corps' first squadron of pilots who are being called upon to fly the branch's version of the ...
US, Mexico sign rules on sharing Colorado River
The United States and Mexico agreed Tuesday to rewrite rules on sharing water from the Colorado River, capping a five-year effort to create a united ...
Marine Corps forms new fighter jet squadron
The Marine Corps is forming the first squadron of pilots to fly the next-generation strike fighter jet, months after lawmakers raised concern that ...
Despite Ryan's 5 picks, Falcons beat Cards 23-19
Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons can forget about any style points. This one was downright ugly. That's OK with them. It's still a victory.
Mother: Sky Harbor woman has mental health issues
The 21-year-old woman who crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway with her infant son in the car ...
Woman with infant drives on Phoenix airport runway
A woman driving with her infant son in her car crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway in the ...
Pick 6: Checking on teams that moved
The realignment of conferences the past few years has made it so you almost need a spreadsheet to keep up with who went where. Many of the schools did ...
Boozer helps Bulls outlast Suns 112-106 in OT
Carlos Boozer's latest big game against Phoenix came in handy when the Chicago Bulls blew an 18-point lead. Boozer had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and ...
Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the ...
Wild race blows championship open for Keselowski
When the fighting stopped, the oil had dried and the last of the wrecked cars had been towed away, Brad Keselowski found himself on the brink of a ...
AP Sources: Patrick won't run Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 is fading into the background for Danica Patrick, who has decided not to attempt the race next season, after all. Several people ...
Keselowski matures on track to get into title race
It would have been easy for Brad Keselowski to wreck Jimmie Johnson at the end of last week's race at Texas Motor Speedway. Keselowski would have won ...
Busch wins pole, Keselowski outqualifies Johnson
Brad Keselowski isn't rolling over for Jimmie Johnson, not with two races to go in their championship battle and not at Phoenix International Raceway.
Giffords faces Ariz. shooter for 1st time in court
The pain was palpable, measured in silent stares in the courtroom between an emotionless murderer and wounded former congresswoman who looked her ...
House race in South Fla., 7 other contests drag on
Election Day has come and gone and Republican Rep. Allen West is still fighting for votes — in the courtroom. West, the freshman tea party-idol ...
New Faces: Newly elected US senators
A look at the newly elected U.S. senators from Tuesday's election: ARIZONA Republican Jeff Flake, the congressman who won Arizona's open U.S.
New Congress likely to frustrate Obama or Romney
No matter who is elected president, he's likely to find that the next Congress will remain what the current one has been for President Barack Obama ...
Court upholds sale of polygamous church assets
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a polygamist sect on the Utah-Arizona border waited too long to challenge a court-ordered takeover, clearing ...
A look at the most competitive states in the race
A look at the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. With two days left in the ...
Tribal leaders push for big Indian voter turnout
A tribal newspaper in Arizona is publishing a detailed voter guide for the first time ever. A New Mexico pueblo is sending kindergartners home with ...