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Khalidou Sy, a Mauritanian immigrant, talks in the backyard of his family's home in Lockland, Ohio, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
African asylum seekers find home in unlikely new American melting pots
In 2023, thousands of migrants from West Africa arrived in Lockland, Ohio, nearly doubling the town’s population so suddenly it seemed to some that it happened overnight. Most had fled Mauritania, … more
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FILE - A group of people, including many from China, walk along the wall after crossing the border with Mexico to seek asylum, Oct. 24, 2023, near Jacumba, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
A border surge reshaped America. Now, data shows who 4.5 million migrants were and where they went
A surge in border crossings over the past decade reshaped America: Millions of people from more than 150 countries arrived, bringing the immigrant population to its highest levels. Now, data paints a … more
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FILE - Author Ann Patchett poses for a portrait at her bookstore in Nashville, Tenn., on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Dayton Literary Peace Prizes honor wartime Ukraine novel and book on history of Charleston church
NEW YORK (AP) — A coming-of-age novel set in wartime Ukraine and the history of a Black church in South Carolina through slavery, the Civil Rights Movement and a gunman's killings in 2015 are this … more
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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections on June 11, 2026, shows Jeffery Lee. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP, File)
Alabama set to execute man for pawnshop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is set to execute a man Thursday night via lethal injection, three months after a judge's ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas. … more
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Britain's King Charles III attends the viewing of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych, Pool)
The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets with artificial intelligence leaders
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is meeting Thursday with senior leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia to discuss artificial intelligence and make a plea to ensure the technology … more
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Visitors past by the Huawei booth display of the Atlas 950 SuperPoD during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China on Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Huawei unveils new chip technologies as Chinese firm steps up the AI race with Nvidia
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese technology giant Huawei launched new chip technologies in a challenge to global leaders such as Nvidia that highlights the narrowing gap between China and the U.S. in … more

Today in History: September 17, U.S. Constitution signed
Today is Thursday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2026. There are 105 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed … more
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Coyotes, like this one in a field in a West Valley neighborhood, are a staple throughout the Valley.
National Park Service marks 110 years with wildlife safety reminders
Humane World for Animals is reminding visitors that protecting wildlife requires more than preserving habitat. more
Some districts have already begun quietly rebranding diversity initiatives as academic support, student success or community engagement programs.
Federal retreat on anti-DEI policy reignites Arizona debate
As federal threats to school funding over diversity, equity and inclusion programs weaken, Arizona’s push to remove DEI language from state education standards is drawing renewed scrutiny from educators, policymakers and school leaders across the state. more
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A list of the fields most impacted by the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of federal graduate student loans.
Who in Arizona loses under the new graduate loan caps?
The Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of federal graduate student loans would introduce the most sweeping changes to advanced-degree financing in decades, eliminating Grad PLUS loans and replacing them with new annual and lifetime borrowing caps. more
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Capitol Building, Washington DC
Arizona to Congress: fund student success as well as access
With FAFSA completions plummeting and college affordability slipping further out of reach, Arizona education advocates are joining a national chorus demanding that Congress center student success … more
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