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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 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. -
Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy. -
Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies. -
Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes. -
One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is Jollof Rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.
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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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