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NASA Ames Research CenterHow will future inhabitants on Mars and the Moon get their veggies? Northern Arizona University doctoral candidate Laura Lee has been seeking the answer to that question. -
Courtesy of Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire DistrictThe Pocket Fire burning north of Sedona reached 638 acres as of Tuesday afternoon and is still 0% contained. -
Matt York/AP PhotoThe National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is wrapping up an oral history project documenting the systemic abuse endured in boarding schools. -
Richard Alun Davis/KNAUResidents evacuated due to the Pocket Fire burning north of Sedona may return home Tuesday morning.
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Fire managers warn the Pocket Fire about 7 miles north of Sedona poses a significant risk to Oak Creek, even as it grew only a little over the weekend. -
The manager of a resort hotel near the Pocket Fire says she's concerned about it dropping into the canyon. A spokesperson working on the fire said it was “looking much better” on Saturday. -
Several fire crews along with helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft worked Saturday to contain a 500-acre wildfire north of Sedona that prompted the evacuation of Oak Creek Canyon the day before. -
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation orders for Oak Creek Canyon because of a wildfire burning 7 miles north of Sedona in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness. -
Grand Canyon National Park officials say three hikers have died of heat-related causes over the last week. -
Five years to the day that Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay disappeared from her home, the man who acknowledged beating her, stealing her truck and leaving her on the roadside is free from prison.
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The U.S. Postal Service is no longer set to be out of cash in 2027, the agency's head says. But its finances remain shaky as Trump officials keep putting it in political hot water. -
Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience. -
Masculinism is a belief that feminism emasculates men, and men should be in control while women stay at home raising children. The Atlantic writer Helen Lewis says the movement is becoming mainstream.
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The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday the squad could travel into the country two days before its next match. -
The Switch 2 Star Fox remake comes with high-effort visuals and a fun battle mode, but its campaign feels stuck in the past.
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/nA low grade, early monsoon pattern will be in place for the next couple of days. Cloud covererage this afternoon will help with the heat, and spotty showers and thunderstorms more than welcome. Friday into the weekend we turn dry, very windy and cooler, which will bring elevated fire weather conditions and concerns, Fire Weather Watches have been issued.
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