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AP Photo/Matt YorkA measure proposing major reforms to the Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program will no longer go to voters in November following a court ruling. -
Grand Canyon National ParkAnnual meteor showers like the Perseids can give lovely shooting star displays – but they don’t produce meteorites. That’s because the tiny particles involved are made of fluffy, low-density clay-like material which burn up before reaching the ground. -
360 OverwatchArizona National Guard officials say crews continue to manage a lightning-caused fire within Camp Navajo west of Flagstaff. -
Cynthia Hernandez/BLMThe U.S. Forest Service has proposed the elimination of federal guidelines that have blocked road construction on nearly 45 million acres of public lands for decades.
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The crash of an empty uranium ore transport truck has some Navajo officials saying the transport agreement could be improved. -
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments were slashed by President Trump last month, opening them up to new mining claims. -
Former Republican mayor of Mesa John Giles, now on the Democratic ticket for lieutenant governor, said he has almost no policy disagreements with Governor Katie Hobbs as she seeks reelection. -
The water level at Lake Powell, the United States’ second-largest reservoir, has fallen to a record low, heightening concerns about the ongoing crisis in the Colorado River system. -
Republican lawmakers acted illegally in how they told voters about the effect of a provision of an initiative that would reform Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled. -
New research suggests historic fires in the Southwest often grew to massive sizes, but were likely far less destructive than the megafires of today.
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The U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion. And, a new census report on noncitizen voting that President Trump is touting has ties to a think tank aligned with him, raising concerns among experts. -
As President Trump tries to disengage from the war he launched on Iran, Gulf allies worry about their own future with their powerful neighbor.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks historian Bader Al-Saif about how Gulf leaders contend with President Trump's approach to Iran.
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The president said he would nominate Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Some senators said they will not confirm her, saying she's unqualified and too conservative.
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The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
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Monsoonal moisture has returned to the region, scattered showers and thunderstorms are back in the forecast daily into the weekend ahead.
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