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5 ATF officials singled out in GOP report
Five officials at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives share much of the blame for what went wrong with the Arizona gun-smuggling ...
STORY REMOVED: BC-US--Fatal Collision-Arizona
The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a fatal collision Sunday on an interstate near Phoenix. Arizona Department of Public Safety ...
In Obama era, have race relations improved?
Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers. Ashley Ray, a white woman, hears more ...
Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak wrote suicide note
A traveling medical technician accused of causing a hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire wrote a suicide note saying he "couldn't handle this stress ...
Turf painting spreads as drought ravages lawns
When this summer's drought turned her prized lawn brown, Terri LoPrimo fought back, but not with sprinklers: She had it painted green, making her ...
Harvey fans 11 in debut as Mets top D-backs 3-1
Matt Harvey gave the Mets a brilliant ray of hope Thursday night. The heralded 24-year-old dazzled in his major league debut, holding Arizona to three ...
Suspect in hepatitis C outbreak was fired in Ariz.
A dozen hospitals in seven states are scrambling to identify people who might have been infected with hepatitis C by a traveling medical technician ...
Katherine Jackson apparently back home
Katherine Jackson is apparently back home, reuniting with Michael Jackson's children after a judge temporarily took away her guardianship because of ...
Judge appoints temp guardian for Jackson children
Michael Jackson's mother says she was hurt by a court ruling that temporarily took away her guardianship of the deceased singer's children.
Gabrielle Giffords tours European physics lab
Former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords toured the European particle physics laboratory Wednesday, cheerfully facing reporters but saying little ...
Ariz. sheriff faces his own words in civil lawsuit
When Joe Arpaio, the tough-talking Arizona law enforcement official, found himself in the awkward position of having his own words used against him ...
Arizona sheriff shows none of trademark swagger
There were no TV cameras, no scrum of reporters, no protesters — and there was no swagger inside the courtroom when the typically brash Arizona ...
Interior plan expedites solar development in West
The Obama administration moved Tuesday to streamline the development of large-scale solar projects on public lands by approving 17 vast tracts across ...
Charities help pets when foreclosure victims can't
Carla Waller believes in promises. She was married for 37 years, held one job for 35 and never adopted a pet she didn't keep for life. Until now.
3 arrested in other 'Dark Knight' incidents
At least 3 men accused of making threats during or after watching the new Batman movie have been arrested in separate incidents, underscoring ...
Confrontation causes 'hysteria' at Arizona theater
Authorities say a confrontation with an intoxicated man at a southern Arizona theater caused moviegoers to flee a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" ...
How can we prevent mass killings like Aurora?
On the morning of the latest mass shooting, in a place that has become synonymous with tragedy, Tom Mauser's phone started ringing at 5 a.m. When he ...
ACLU: Emails show racial bias in immigration law
Opponents of Arizona's hardline immigration enforcement law contend that emails sent, received and forwarded by a former legislator who championed the ...
Most US states trail pre-recession job levels
Three years since the recession ended, 43 states have yet to regain the jobs they lost in the downturn. The figure is a reminder of how weak the ...
Racial profiling trial begins for Ariz. sheriff
A group of Latinos is arguing in federal court that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies carried out racial profiling as part of policy of ...
Ex-lawmaker who championed Ariz. law eyes comeback
The ousted state senator who championed Arizona's illegal immigration law says he has no regrets but that he'd like voters to give him a second chance
Groups seek to block Arizona immigration law
Opponents of Arizona's hardline immigration enforcement law launched a new effort Tuesday aimed at thwarting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will ...
Ariz. sheriff says Obama birth certificate is fake
Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse say President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely fraudulent. Members of Maricopa ...
Ariz. immigration law opponents file new offensive
Opponents of Arizona's hardline immigration enforcement law launched a new effort Tuesday aimed at thwarting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will ...
Arizona sheriff shocked by comedian's profanity
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's shocked by comedian George Lopez's profanity-laced tirade against him. Lopez made the comments about the top cop ...