At the border, Biden's plans for fast deportations collide with international politics
Most migrants being apprehended now are barred from applying for asylum, despite U.S. laws and international agreements that require it.
Pima County and Arizona are requesting FEMA money for asylum seeker aid programs
Pima County has been running an aid program for asylum seekers and migrants released by the Border Patrol across southern Arizona to pursue immigration cases in the U.S. since 2019.
Waymo recalls more than 600 self-driving vehicles for software, map updates after one strikes a pole in Arizona
The recall includes 672 vehicles, which is the entire fleet.
Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says
The report does not mention whether the federal government is pursuing a court-enforced reform plan known as a consent decree.
Dozens of hikers became ill during trips to waterfalls near the Grand Canyon
The waterfalls are on the Havasupai Tribe's reservation, which is accessible only by foot, helicopter or by riding a horse or mule.
The Buzz: Coping with Extreme Heat
As summer temperatures get dangerous, we look at efforts to keep people safe.
ACLU sues Biden administration over new executive action on the southern border
The ACLU filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday challenging the Biden administration’s new executive actions that block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern U.S. border when crossings surge.
NLRB files complaint against Arizona EV manufacturer Lucid Motors
The government accuses Lucid of launching a multi-pronged campaign to squash legally protected unionizing efforts in early 2023.
UA Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky hospitalized in his wife's native country of Brazil after stroke
Chomsky transformed the study of linguistics and has also been an influential critic of U.S. foreign policy and the media.
Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
Rethinking how to catalog and count heat-related deaths is a major step toward understanding the growing impacts of climate change.
Conflicting weather patterns bring monsoon uncertainty
The upcoming transition between an El Niño winter and a La Niña summer is unique.
Blocked from asylum, migrants juggle their choices
Under Biden's asylum ban, migrants can either go home or try to cross into the U.S. again
New affordable housing project to transform historic Sugar Hill neighborhood
City of Tucson receives $2.5 million state tax credit to build 66 affordable units.
James Webb Space Telescope looks at planet-forming process
The stellar observatory continues to help scientists develop theories about the universe.
Picacho Peak State Park closed after small plane crash
A hiker called 911 after seeing the plane go down.
