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ScreenshotA Pinal County judge issued a temporary restraining order to put on hold the probation against Coolidge High School’s athletics department. The order came after state sports officials placed the school's entire athletics program on a year-long probation amid allegations that Coolidge supporters threatened and used racial slurs against players from Chinle High. -
Scott ThybonyRoad trips on lonely and desolate roads are woven into the western experience. But even the most windswept, far-off places have stories to tell. In this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony takes a drive through New Mexico while contemplating cattle drives and fresh-baked pies. -
Ross D. Franklin/APThe state House of Representatives rejected a proposal requiring police agencies to have a written policy against the routine use of masks. -
Adrian Skabelund/KNAUState lawmakers want to require that teachers who call in sick to attend protests be fired and forfeit any rights to reemployment in the Arizona education system.
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The FBI says 8-year-old Maleeka "Mollie" Boone, who was found dead on the Navajo Nation in January, may have been hit by a large vehicle like a pickup truck. -
Throughout his career, Rex Lee Jim served as a medicine man, teacher, author, diplomat and Navajo Nation vice president. He died Tuesday in Albuquerque at the age of 63. -
Republicans in the state Legislature want to require any state and local police force making an arrest to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
Arizona’s three public universities have developed a new tool to help environmental officials find and cleanup abandoned mines in the state. -
Fremont cottonwoods form a ribbon of green along Arizona’s rivers and streams. They have heart-shaped leaves which turn golden in fall and fluffy, cotton-like seeds. -
Tribal and state officials have called for an investigation into allegations that attendees at a high school basketball playoff game in Coolidge used racial slurs against players from Chinle High School.
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What are people in Iran saying about today's attacks by the U.S. and Israel? We hear from people on the ground who experienced the event as it unfolded.
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NPR's Emily Kwong speaks to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is still calling for a vote on a war powers resolution following a wave of U.S.- and Israel-led airstrikes on Iran. -
Robert Harward is a former U.S. Navy Seal who grew up in Iran and led operations in the region. He speaks with host Mary Louise Kelly about this moment and what it means.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks a diplomatic tightrope in the Caribbean, pressing for change in Cuba while regional leaders warn of a deepening humanitarian and migration crisis.
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What will negotiations look like in the weeks after the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran? Robert Malley -- who was a lead negotiator on the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal -- offers some insight.
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Unseasonable warmth persists this weekend. Monday, we turn windy as a storm moves through the Rockies, which will bring an end to the the record warmth, temperatures come down through the remainder of next week, though remain well above average for early March.
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