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Gov. Katie Hobbs is applying to get $1 billion in newly available federal aid to help shore up rural health care—especially with the risk of loss of federal Medicaid dollars.
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President Donald Trump instructed the Defense Department to “immediately begin” nuclear weapons testing last week. And that directive has been sending shock waves around the West.
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The Clovis people hunted mammoths across the Southwest more than 13,000 years ago. Archaeologists are still uncovering what their tools and camps reveal.
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Fire managers throughout northern Arizona conducted numerous prescribed burns Tuesday, creating visible smoke that impacted Flagstaff and other local communities.
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A new congressional report says a partnership between Northern Arizona University and a Chinese university is a threat to national security.
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Northern Arizona Healthcare leaders are again considering the location of the Flagstaff Medical Center. City voters rejected a previous effort to move the facility two years ago.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs is allocating $1.8 million left over from federal COVID funds to provide at least some help to the nearly 900,000 Arizonans who won’t be getting food stamp benefits in November.
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Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on their silk to detect prey and danger.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs says Arizona doesn’t have the resources to replace federal food-stamp benefits if the shutdown continues into November.
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The Flagstaff City Council is set to discuss its controversial Flock Safety license plate camera program Tuesday after a petition by city residents.
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The Supreme Court allowed President Trump to proceed with his plan to require that passport applicants list their sex as what is designated on their birth certificate.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Susan Page, the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power about Pelosi's legacy, following the congresswoman's decision not to seek reelection.
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A Rhode Island federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to find enough money to restore full funding for SNAP benefits by Friday.
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The Trump administration is using different tactics that his predecessor to get the states the share the Colorado river to agree how to do it in a climate changed world.
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Airlines are gearing up for a 10% reduction in flights ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency says it's necessary to keep the nation's airspace safe during the government shutdown.
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