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Calling the Republican budget “unbalanced and reckless,” Gov. Katie Hobbs late Tuesday vetoed the entire $17.9 billion package of spending bills and tax cuts.
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Paleontologists exploring the Zuni Basin of western New Mexico in the 1990s uncovered a turtle fossil shell that was later determined to be an entirely new species.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is warning about a potential rabies outbreak after a string of aggressive bobcat attacks near Prescott earlier this week.
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May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. It reflects both the collective grief and the resilience of Indigenous communities.
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Another severe wildfire season is forecast for the Western U.S. due to record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack, but some states and utilities are trying to get ahead of that threat using AI.
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A proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada would cut back on water and prop up Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
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Meteorologists say the drought in Arizona will likely continue to worsen with warm, dry conditions in store and after the Flagstaff area received less than a third of its seasonal snowfall.
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Crews from the Coconino National Forest are trying to contain and extinguish a 115-acre wildfire burning near the Mogollon Rim.
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Nearly a dozen free libraries will be placed throughout Flagstaff — all in iconic British telephone booths. The project is the brainchild of man-about-town Jake Bacon.
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Arizona ranks among the top states for data centers, with growth moving into northern Arizona. A new analysis shows 98 operating and 86 planned, along with growing concerns over water and energy use.
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A TV adaptation of William Golding's 1954 novel follows schoolboys who survive a plane crash and must fend for themselves on a deserted island. It was co-written by Adolescence creator Jack Thorne.
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Atlantic writer George Packer discusses how tech venture capitalists, who are heavily invested in AI and cryptocurrency, aligned with Trump and influenced policies related to their own investments.
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As a water taxi rounded a corner at sunset, the village of Torosiaje came into view, with its colorful stilted houses perched over the Molucca Sea.
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Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.
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NPR wants to hear from people impacted by changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Sunny and seasonably warm weather returns Wednesday. We then turn much warmer through a quiet extended forecast.
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