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Kelly hits Hegseth over Iran war’s costs
Sen. Mark Kelly criticized Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth for rapidly burning through “years” worth of pricey munitions in Iran, for rhetoric suggesting American troops will kill those who surrender and for the need to sharply increase military...
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RFK Jr.’s new AI program delays AZ health care
Problems with seniors’ access to health care have arisen just four months into a federal pilot program that uses AI to review certain Medicare claims in six states, including Arizona. The six-year program, called Wasteful and Inappropriate Service...
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Ruling gives states more control in redistricting Louisiana’s voting map tossed by court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 threw out a congressional map in Louisiana that had been drawn to protect the voting power of Black residents, a decision with implications for a landmark civil rights law. An ideologically divided court...
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Averting a bigger crisis this summer
KEARNY – This small town in Pinal County could have run out of water before July as drought reduced supplies and tightened allocations, but water conservation has bought them time to avert a bigger crisis. Residents and businesses have collectively...
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U.S.-Iran negotiations still work in progress
Work has not halted to bridge gaps between the United States and Iran, sources from mediator Pakistan said, despite the failure of face-to-face diplomacy after President Donald Trump called off a trip by his envoys over the weekend. Iranian sources...
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State sues to block Surprise ICE facility
Arizona is suing the federal government to stop the conversion of a northwest Valley warehouse into an immigration center for processing detainees. Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the lawsuit on April 24. It alleges the Department of Homeland...
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Black dust from a slag pile of an old copper mine settles over Cottonwood
If it’s local you want, we’ve got it.
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Fragile detainees have defenders
Clergy members were turned away at the door of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they tried to deliver a letter that called for the humanitarian parole of people currently in ICE detention. The religious leaders called for the...
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Tensions escalate in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump’s ceasefire with Iran remained in place April 23 as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continued and negotiations between Lebanon and Israel were expected to resume in Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador...
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Hobbs not backing down from vetoes
Gov. Katie Hobbs has killed three bills as part of her pledge to block any new laws until Republican lawmakers reveal their state budget plans. Hobbs, in an interview with The Arizona Republic, acknowledged she would have vetoed that trio of bills...
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Trump says U.S. military ‘ready to go’
With the U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire, President Donald Trump said he did not want to extend the temporary truce, and prospects of more peace talks appeared uncertain. “I don’t want to do that,” Trump told CNBC in an April 21 interview, adding...
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War negotiations on shaky ground
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on April 20, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts....
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Algae busters tested at Canyon Lake
Almost every spring, algal blooms kill hundreds of fish in the reservoirs along the Salt River. The culprit behind the aquatic massacre is golden algae, a microbe that releases toxins under conditions that scientists still don’t fully understand and...
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‘Single-shot’ tactic is a good ‘Ray story’
Editors at The Arizona Republic have a shorthand for when we know a certain type of file from reporter Ray Stern is in the works: We have a Ray story coming. Stern covers a host of beats for The Republic, focusing mainly on the Arizona Legislature....
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Arizonans await Trump’s visit
Above, supporters and protesters wait outside Dream City Church in Phoenix on April 17. President Donald Trump returned to Arizona to give a speech at the Phoenix megachurch amid the Iran war and his public backand-forth disagreement with Pope Leo XIV....
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Trump announces a Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, President Donald Trump announced on April 16, a move that could temporarily ease a conflict that’s threatened the two-week truce between the United States and Iran. Trump said Lebanese President...
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Iran pledges retaliation for blockade
Iran, on April 15, vowed to retaliate against the U.S. naval blockade by halting all trade in the Persian Gulf region as an intensifying standoff threatens to upend a delicate twoweek ceasefire between the warring nations. Ali Abdollahi, leader of...
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Lebanon-Israel peace talks begin
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was optimistic and urged patience as peace talks between Israeli and Lebanese diplomats began in Washington on April 14. “Our hope here, and I know this will be a process, all of the complexities of this matter are not...
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Blockade of strait leads to threats
Oil prices surged on April 13, hours before the United States military began blocking maritime traffic at Iranian ports – a move that came after peace talks between the warring nations broke down over the weekend. Maritime access restrictions on...
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ASU to welcome first medical school class
About 36 students are expected to comprise Arizona State University’s inaugural medical school class in summer 2026. ASU President Michael Crow, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego were among state and local leaders who on April 9...
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Work by reporter helps others
Reporters at The Arizona Republic work tirelessly to report the news that makes an impact on the communities across the state. But what about the stories they work on that has made the biggest impact on them personally? Here’s what reporter Catherine...
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Cottonwoods draw black hawks to AZ
TUBAC — At a park near the Santa Cruz River, crowds gathered for a twice-a-year desert spectacular that was about to unfold in the sky. Armed with binoculars and scopes, revelers set up tents and lawn chairs on the parking lot’s dusty gravel. The...
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U.S.-Iran ceasefire is on shaky ground
President Donald Trump’s ceasefire with Iran was on tenuous ground on April 9 after Israel launched its deadliest day of strikes on Lebanon yet and Tehran vowed not to desert its allies. A day after announcing the Iran war ceasefire, Trump took to...
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State media: Iran has closed Strait of Hormuz
Hours after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, attacks were reported across the Middle East on April 8, and Iran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli air strikes on Lebanon, Iran’s semiofficial Fars News...
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Cases may alter elections
At least 18 cases were filed by a 5 p.m. April 6 to keep a number of candidates off the November ballot. If successful, the cases could significantly shape some of the state's major elections in the July primary and again in November.
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‘Given to our people to bring us together’
SACATON – The Parker Boys came to play – and win. Adolph Hodge, Rilee Carlyle and Dusty Yazzie, all members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, competed for top honors on March 14 during the 61st Annual Mul-Cha-Tha Fair and Rodeo in the Gila River...
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TRANSPARENCY
Emily Schumacher and her rescue dogs Poncho and Lady Bird sit along the beach at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe on March 18. Temperatures reached into the triple digits, the earliest in the year in Arizona history. Record-breaking March heat wave roasts...
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Petals of faith
Bold white, trumpet-shaped Easter lilies have been a symbol of spring and, for Christians, resurrection, for centuries. h “The Easter lily has become a powerful symbol in the Christian imagination, especially when we hear Jesus say in the Gospel of...
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World leaders and markets skeptical after Trump speech
prices rose sharply and Iran threatened retaliation after President Donald Trump stepped up his threats against Iran during a prime-time address. In the April 1 speech, Trump simultaneously repeated previous suggestions that the war would end in two...
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Birthright citizenship under review
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court gave a tough – but not dismissive – review of President Donald Trump’s effort to redefine who is an American, debating April 1 as Trump added to the historical significance of the case by becoming the first sitting...
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Hegseth: Expect ‘decisive’ turn in war
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on March 31 said the upcoming days in the war with Iran will be “decisive,” as President Donald Trump demanded allies reopen the Strait of Hormuz themselves and average gas prices rose above $4 a gallon. Hegseth, speaking...
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President warns Iran it risks more attacks
President Donald Trump on March 30 said the United States was engaged in “serious discussions” with Iranian officials on a deal to end the war – but threatened to launch strikes on the country’s power, oil and water facilities if negotiations...
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‘Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant’
Demonstrators across the country hit the streets for the biggest-ever No Kings nationwide day of protest. The March 28 protests marked the fourth nationwide day of demonstrations against President Donald Trump during his second term in the White...
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Hoops madness
ELITE EIGHT: Arizona in action vs. Purdue for Final Four spot HOST CITY: Phoenix welcomes the NCAA Women’s Final Four
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DHS shutdown hits major hurdle
WASHINGTON – Republicans in the House of Representatives revolted at the 11th hour against a deal to end the six-week-long Department of Homeland Security shutdown, hurling the prospects of any impending solution into serious political jeopardy. After...
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Envoy: U.S. has sent ‘action list’ to Iran
The Trump administration on March 26 confirmed for the first time that it has passed a 15-point “action list” to Iran through Pakistani officials to end the war. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed the diplomatic efforts at a Cabinet meeting, saying...
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UNFETTERED POSSIBILITY
We could all use a little optimism. h Maybe more than a little. We are in so many ways a nation divided, by so many things. Sometimes it seems as if nothing can unite us again. Is there nothing we can rally behind, all of us? h And just like that, here...
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ICE joins Sky Harbor security operations
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have started assisting the Transportation Security Administration with security at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. A sign at the queue for the TSA security checkpoint at Sky Harbor’s “A” gates in...
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TRUMP POSTPONES STRIKES ON IRAN
President Donald Trump on March 23 said the United States has engaged in “very strong talks” with Iran and reached “major points of agreement” that could end the war – claims Iranian officials quickly denied. Trump said U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and...
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New HIV prevention shot shows promise
A twice-yearly shot could be the catalyst for stopping a recent spike in new HIV diagnoses that’s disproportionately hitting young men of color, but the challenge is creating awareness among people who will benefit from it. The drug lenacapavir, which...
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A heat emergency
The temperature in Phoenix reached 100 degrees last week for the first time in 2026, the earliest first 100-degree day on record. It probably caught some people unprepared, without ample water or air conditioning, and some of them may have landed in a...
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Troops deployed to Middle East region
Despite President Donald Trump’s promises of the war with Iran ending soon and broad domestic disapproval of further involvement, the United States is sending more troops to the region, a defense official said. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit,...
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Oil sites hit amid Iran war escalations
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth wants billions more from Congress to fund the war with Iran as gas prices hit $3.90 a gallon nationwide and global oil prices surged amid the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The national average price per gallon...
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TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT
Call it spring hellfire, the Heat Miser’s meddling or the harbinger of summer — a historic heat wave is descending on Arizona, bringing three-digit temperatures to Phoenix. But this week’s record-breaking heat is not the stuff of myth or legend,...
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U.S. intelligence official quits over war
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned in protest over the Iran war as Israel said on March 17 it had killed Iran’s top intelligence official. Joe Kent, a conservative politician and decorated former Army Ranger and CIA paramilitary...
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TRUMP URGES NATIONS TO ‘QUICKLY’ JOIN WAR
President Donald Trump on March 16 “strongly urged” nations who rely on the Strait of Hormuz for oil shipments to “get involved with us” quickly and “with great enthusiasm” to guard the waterway as oil prices stayed at $100 a barrel amid the ongoing...
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AZ lawmaker: ‘This abuse of power cannot continue’
A congressman, activists and residents gathered outside a Surprise warehouse owned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to criticize the federal government’s swift actions to convert it into an ICE center for processing detainees. U.S. Rep....
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Crash kills 6 U.S. service members
Six more U.S. service members were killed when their refueling aircraft crashed after a midair collision over western Iraq, officials said March 13, as the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran reached the two-week mark with few signs of slowing down. The...
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New leader of Iran vows to avenge dead
In a defiant first message to Iranians as the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei promised revenge for Iran’s “martyrs,” including the many children killed in an apparent U.S. strike on a school, and said the critical Strait of Hormuz would...
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Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Iran has taken credit for two of three ships struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11 as the country traded strikes with the United States and Israel across the Middle East and the U.S. average gas price hit $3.59 a gallon. Iranian...
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Pima County sheriff ’s résumé in question
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos’ work history is misrepresented on his public résumé, raising new questions about the sheriff ’s background as he faces the biggest test of his career. Nanos’ résumé posted on the Sheriff’s Department website says he...
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Oil prices soar as Iran names leader
As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its 10th day on March 9, oil prices soared over fears of a prolonged conflict, President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” and the Pentagon made public the name of the seventh U.S. service member...
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No help for the lakes
HAPPY JACK — There was no reason for the hydrologists who help predict the annual water supply for metro Phoenix to visit the snow survey site here until the last week of February. h Until a storm passed through heading into that week, there had been...
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A deadly mix in extreme heat
Reporters at The Arizona Republic work tirelessly to report the news that makes an impact on the communities across the state. But what about the stories they work on that has made the biggest impact on them personally? Here’s what reporter Ray Stern...
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Trump demands Iran’s surrender
President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in a social media post the morning of March 6, insisting “there will be no deal” to end his 7-day-old war with the battered Persian Gulf power. The president added in a social media post...
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Trump says he’ll help pick Iran’s next leader
President Donald Trump spoke in favor of a boots-on-the-ground attack on Iran by regional Kurdish forces and said he would take a role in choosing Iran’s next leader. “We want to be involved in the process of choosing the person who is going to lead...
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American sub sinks an Iranian warship
Trump administration officials pledged more firepower in the war with Iran after officials said a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship, with reports of at least 80 people killed. The United States and Israel will soon control Iranian airspace, and...
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Trump criticizes top U.S. allies over war
President Donald Trump slammed top U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, as the war with Iran expands and warned Americans that they may have to deal with “a little high” oil prices as crude costs soared and the stock market tumbled. “If we have...
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U.S. FIGHTER JETS CRASH IN KUWAIT
The Trump administration’s conflict with Iran will not be “endless,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 2, as the United States and Israel’s joint air strikes against Iran expand, the death toll rises and a congressional debate over President...
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Tehran retaliates after leader killed in strikes
Three American service members were killed in action amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, U.S. military officials confirmed, one day after the United States and Israel launched strikes against the country and Tehran quickly hit back. Five others were...
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ATTACK ON IRAN
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Killing of ‘El Mencho’ is impacting U.S. politics
An outbreak of retaliatory cartel violence that rocked Mexico following the killing of Mexico’s most powerful drug lord has subsided for now. But a power vacuum at the top of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, considered the most powerful in Mexico,...
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Iran floats talks for non-nuclear issues
GENEVA – The United States and Iran could reach a framework for a deal if Washington separates “nuclear and non-nuclear issues,” a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that remaining gaps need to be narrowed during a third round of talks in...
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