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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2021, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during an exhibition of weapons systems in Pyongyang, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, North Korea fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters as it continued a recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over a stalled nuclear diplomacy. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
South Korea says North Korea fired projectile to sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters as it continued a recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at … more
Cho Guk-gyeong speaks during an interview in Gwangyang, South Korea, on Sept. 9, 2021. Abandoned, he feels, by three countries, Cho, a third-generation Chinese immigrant, shows a visitor his South Korean alien registration card, which describes him as “stateless.” It’s an apt description for what his life is like in South Korea, 15 years after he fled North Korea. (AP Photo/Hyung-jin Kim)
Chinese-North Korean defectors face hardship in South Korea
GWANGYANG, South Korea (AP) — Abandoned, he feels, by three countries, Cho Guk-gyeong shows a visitor his South Korean alien registration card, which describes him as “stateless.” It’s an apt … more
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QAnon figure says he's running for congress to fix elections
PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Watkins, one of the most prominent figures in the QAnon conspiracy movement, said Monday he is running for Congress in Arizona because the state is at the forefront of the fight … more
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Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed legal briefs with the State Supreme Court, contending that the question of whether a ban on schools adopting mask mandates belongs in budget legislation is strictly a “political question,” beyond the reach of judges.
AG taking masks, other new laws to state Supreme Court
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to tell Arizona courts they need to butt out of how the legislature conducts its business. In legal briefs filed with … more
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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2016, file photo, Laurene Powell Jobs arrives for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington. Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs is gearing up to invest $3.5 billion into climate-focused initiatives in the next ten years. But if the donation patterns of her foundation continue, the public might never know where that money is going. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Who will get Powell Jobs' $3.5B gift for climate work?
Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs is gearing up to invest $3.5 billion into climate-focused initiatives in the next ten years. But if the donation patterns of her foundation continue, the public … more
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FILE - In this May 17, 2017 file photo, Mel Brooks attends the premiere of "If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Forty years after the release of his beloved “History of the World, Part I,” Mel Brook has a sequel in the works. The 95-year-old show business giant has a deal with Hulu for an eight-part sequel, titled, of course, “History of the World, Part II.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Mel Brooks plans sequel to 'History of the World, Part 1'
NEW YORK (AP) — It is still good to be the king. Forty years after the release of his beloved “History of the World, Part I,” Mel Brooks has a sequel in the works. The 95-year-old show … more
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, file photo, a GameStop sign is seen above a store, in Urbandale, Iowa. The U.S. stock market certainly shook when hundreds of thousands of regular people suddenly piled into GameStop earlier in 2021, driving its price to heights that shocked professional investors, but it didn't break.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
GameStop mania severely tested market system, regulator says
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market certainly shook when hundreds of thousands of regular people suddenly piled into GameStop early this year, driving its price to heights that shocked … more
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Crew members Yaw Dauh, right, and James Arthur, left, building the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway keep hydrated and stay cool as temperatures climb to near-record highs Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Phoenix. The city of Phoenix has created the first publicly funded municipal department in the country focusing on heat relief. The Office of Heat Response and Mitigation will coordinate the city’s efforts to reduce temperatures in the city and make it easier to live in the heat. [Ross D. Franklin/The Associated Press]
Phoenix starts nation’s first city department focused on heat relief
The city of Phoenix has created the first publicly funded municipal department in the country focusing on heat relief. The Office of Heat Response and Mitigation will coordinate the city’s … more
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British Airways has brought its Phoenix-to-London flight back following a suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
British Airways flight resumption offers boost to Phoenix Sky Harbor
ritish Airways has resumed flights between Phoenix and London, adding a big impact to the Valley’s international destinations. The flights began Aug. 31, and will complete three trips a … more
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Verna Tulli, who had been homeless for eight years in this 2020 photo, is one of the dozens of people creating makeshift shelters near Justa Center in downtown Phoenix. The city of Phoenix has funded an extension and upsizing of a program to house seniors experiencing homelessness in a former hotel to allow for safe physical distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. [Delia Johnson/Cronkite News]
Phoenix moving shelter to larger hotel to house homeless seniors
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic when homeless shelters were short on beds because of physical distancing requirements, the city of Phoenix and a local nonprofit converted a former hotel into … more
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Financial planner picked to fill Democratic House vacancy
PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Sarah Liguori will fill a vacant seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors decided Monday. Liguori will hold the District 28 … more
Public art, like this in the Phoenix Sky Harbor international Airport, often comes through state and federal grants.
Arizona arts commission seeking $5M budget in return to previous years' funding
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is looking for $5 million in its proposed budget for this year, hoping to return to funding levels last seen nearly a decade ago. The money is not only important … more
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FILE - In this May 31, 2019 file photo, Hezbollah fighters march at a rally to mark Jerusalem day or Al-Quds day, in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon. On Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah revealed that his militant group has 100,000 trained fighters. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Hezbollah leader declares his group has 100,000 fighters
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah declared for the first time Monday that his powerful militant group has 100,000 trained fighters. Hassan Nasrallah disclosed the size of the … more
FAA: Small plane crashes in Pima County; No survivors found
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The wreckage of a small plane has been located in Pima County and there appears to be no survivors, authorities said Monday. Federal Aviation Administration officials said … more
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2006 file photo, former Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on during a ceremony for the Alexis de Tocqueville prize, a French literary award, in Tocqueville, east of Cherbourg, western France. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. He was 84. (AP Photo/Vincent Michel)
Powell's age and cancer bout left him vulnerable to COVID
Despite getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Colin Powell remained vulnerable to the virus because of his advanced age and history of cancer, highlighting the continued risk to many Americans until … more
Critical Shortage: Vitalant Blood Supply Plummets to Levels Not Seen Since Pandemic's Start
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit blood provider Vitalant has a critical blood and platelet shortage and is urging all eligible donors to make an appointment now. Type O … more
Saab Story: Maduro ally to appear in court on graft charges
MIAMI (AP) — A businessman who prosecutors say was the main conduit for massive corruption by Nicolas Maduro's inner circle was to make an initial court appearance in Miami federal court Monday … more
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FILE - This Feb. 6, 2020, file photo shows the Volvo logo in the lobby of the Volvo corporate headquarters in Brussels. Swedish automaker Volvo said Monday, Oct. 4,2021 it plans to raise at least 25 billion kroner ($2.9 billion) by selling shares to fund its electric vehicle transformation strategy. Volvo and its parent company, Chinese carmaker Geely, have applied to hold an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Stockholm. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
Sweden's Volvo Cars launches IPO, seeks Stockholm listing
HELSINKI (AP) — The Chinese-controlled Swedish car maker Volvo Cars will make a return as a listed company after a hiatus of more than two decades following an initial public offering and share … more
Review: Elton John taps some talented friends for new album
“The Lockdown Sessions,” Elton John (Interscope Records) It's been more than 35 years since Elton John recorded with Stevie Wonder and that's clearly way, way too long. But the wait is over: … more
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FILE - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, A migrant stands by the fence at the at the newly built refugee camp in the Rudninkai military training ground, some 38km (23,6 miles) south from Vilnius, Lithuania. European Union foreign ministers on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 are considering ways to stop illegal flow of migrants into the 27-nation bloc from neighbouring Belarus, including stopping companies from leasing jets to Belarusian airline Belavia. Several EU leaders have accused the government of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of facilitating migration into the EU in retaliation for EU sanctions. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
EU mulling ways to end jet lease to Belarus’ airline
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — European Union foreign ministers looked at ways on Monday to stop the illegal migration into the 27-nation bloc from neighboring Belarus, including stopping companies from leasing … more
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