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FILE - Alberto Ibargüen, president and chief executive officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, listens during testimony on the future of journalism before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, May 6, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ibargüen announced Friday, March 24, 2023, that he was stepping down as the leader of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
Knight Foundation leader to retire, leaving powerful legacy
Alberto Ibargüen announced Friday that he was stepping down as the leader of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, ending a run as the grantmaker’s president that began in the George W. Bush … more
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Arizona Game and Fish Department officials said this is an example of the type of coyote they are looking for in Scottsdale.
Coyote injures 2 toddlers in Scottsdale, search for animal continues
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is searching for a coyote that injured two toddlers in Scottsdale. Department officials said they are asking for the public’s help to find the coyote. … more
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Bicyclist dies in Scottsdale following crash
A bicyclist died Friday morning in Scottsdale after being struck by a vehicle at 95th Street and Dynamite, police said. The roadway was closed for an investigation but has reopened. Police said … more
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Phoenix officer shot but expected to survive, police say
Law enforcement authorities in Arizona say a police officer was shot and wounded Friday morning near a Phoenix neighborhood. The Phoenix Police Department hasn't identified the officer but said she … more
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Attorney Zora Manjencich joins Scottsdale law firm
Radix Law welcomes its newest partner Zora Manjencich to the firm. Manjencich joins Radix following eight years with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office where she served in various … more
Crews took down signs earlier this month as they work on the Broadway Curve improvement project. This weekend, Westbound I-10 ramp to eastbound US 60 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for the project.
ADOT closes sections of I-17, US 60 this weekend for pavement work
Drivers should plan for road closures this weekend along US 60 and Interstate 17 for work on the Broadway Curve and pavement improvement projects, state transportation officials said. The … more
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew departs after testifying during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones
PARIS (AP) — France announced Friday it is banning the “recreational” use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones because of concern about insufficient data … more
FILE - Christine Zuba holds the cross she wears when serving as a eucharistic minister at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church at her home in Blackwood, New Jersey, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. After coming out as transgender at age 58, Zuba, a lifelong Catholic, was welcomed into the parish. On Monday, March 20, 2023, United States Catholic bishops have issued guidelines that seek to stop Catholic hospitals from providing gender transition care, a move LGBTQ advocates say could harm the physical and emotional health of transgender people within the church. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
U.S. bishops' new guidelines aim to limit trans health care
U.S. Catholic bishops have issued new guidelines to Catholic hospitals barring them from providing transgender people with gender transition care. LGBTQ advocates within the church have criticized … more
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FILE - Union members, supporters and others put their hats back on after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, Tuesday morning, March 14, 2023. Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. (Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP)
Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal 'right-to-work' law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was … more
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Gilbert is looking for projects, especially for seniors, for its Volunteer Day of Service on April 15.
Gilbert looking for service projects for volunteers
The town of Gilbert is looking for potential service projects for its next Day of Service on April 15, especially from seniors who may need some extra help.   Projects can include assistance … more
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FILE - The sun dial stands in front of the Legislative Building, March 10, 2022, at the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Supreme Court on Friday, March 24, 2023, upheld the state's new capital gains tax, which was adopted by lawmakers in an effort to balance what is considered the nation's most regressive tax code. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Washington Supreme Court upholds effort to balance tax code
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state's new capital gains tax, which was adopted by lawmakers in an effort to balance what is considered the nation's most … more
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FILE - Dana Hyde, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, participates in the Ghana Compact signing ceremony during the US Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department in Washington on Aug. 5, 2014. Investigators said Friday, March 24, 2023, that Hyde, a passenger on a business jet, was fatally injured in early March when the aircraft violently bucked up and down after pilots disconnected a system used to stabilize the plane. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Report: No turbulence during fatal business jet flight
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Investigators said Friday that a passenger on a business jet was fatally injured in early March when the aircraft violently bucked up and down after pilots disconnected a … more
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Haitian migrant Gerson Solay, 28, carries his daughter, Bianca, as he and his family cross into Canada at the non-official Roxham Road border crossing north of Champlain, N.Y., on Friday, March 24, 2023. A new US-Canadian migration agreement closes a loophole that has allowed migrants who enter Canada away from official border posts to stay in the country while awaiting an asylum decision. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
US-Canada migration deal could end walk-around crossings
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) — The immigration deal expected to be announced Friday by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would end a process that has enabled tens … more
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Continued pavement improvement work along U.S. 60 will affect traffic on the westbound 60 in Mesa. The work will take place from 9 p.m. Friday, March 24 through 5 a.m. Monday, March 27.
Westbound U.S. 60 closures
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. 60 Superstition Freeway in Mesa for pavement rehabilitation beginning March 24. Westbound U.S. … more
On March 24, the town of Queen Creek announced that LG Energy Solution's investment to build a manufacturing complex would be much larger than originally planned. LG Energy Solution will invest $5.5 billion in the local community. Pictured is an artist's rendering of the proposed complex.
LG Energy Solution will build $5.5B battery manufacturing complex in Queen Creek
South Korean company LG Energy Solution, a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, today announced it will invest a total of $5.5 billion to build a battery manufacturing complex … more
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Peoria Council approved Emily Jurmu as the new city attorney by a 6-1 vote.
Jurmu officially named as Peoria city attorney
Acting City Attorney Emily Jurmu is now the official city attorney for the city of Peoria. more
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FILE —Chadian workers guide a pipe down a well in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad Oct. 10, 2003. Chad is nationalizing all assets from oil giant Exon Mobil, including hydrocarbon and exploration permits, said Haliki Choua Mahamat the government's general secretary on state media Thursday March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Linnee, File)
Chad nationalizes assets by oil giant Exxon, says government
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad is nationalizing all assets from multinational oil giant Exxon Mobil, including its hydrocarbon and exploration permits, said the government. ″The finance and … more
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Construction continues on the plant, part of a $5.6 billion joint project by Ford Motor Co. and battery maker SK on Friday, March 24, 2023 in Stanton, Tenn. Ford says its new assembly plant being built in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks per year at full production. (AP Photo/ Adrian Sainz)
Ford's Tenn. plant could make 500K electric pickups per year
STANTON, Tenn. (AP) — A new Ford assembly plant being built in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks per year at full production, the company said Friday. … more
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A damaged car is parked in parking lot 2 at Cologne/Bonn Airport Friday, March 24, 2023. A man drove straight at people, but most were able to avoid him. Police said the injuries to some of the pedestrians on Friday were considered minor. The man also allegedly hit several cars. Dpa says a 57-year-old driver was detained and taken to the hospital. Two police officers received slight injuries when the suspect allegedly resisted arrest. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Man drives into pedestrians inside German airport garage
BERLIN (AP) — A motorist drove into several pedestrians Friday in a parking garage at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany and injured at least five of them slightly, police said. The man … more
FILE - Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and is credited with saving more than 1,000 people by sheltering them at the hotel he managed during the genocide, attends a court hearing in Kigali, Rwanda, Friday Feb. 26, 2021. Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial. Government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told The Associated Press on Friday, March 24, 2023, that the 25-year sentence was commuted by presidential order after a request for clemency. (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier, File)
Rwanda says Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame to be freed
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted … more
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Members of a foundation supporting Poles who saved Jews from the Holocaust honour resistance emissary Jan Karski, who informed western leaders about mass killings of Jews by Nazi Germans, during national day of remembrance of Poles who risked their lives to save Jews, in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, March 24, 2023. The solemn meetings, wreath laying and prayers Friday were held 79 years after the entire Ulma family were shot dead along with eight Jews whom their were hiding in their farm. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poland honors citizens who helped Jews during Holocaust
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda took part in nationwide observances Friday to honor Poles who risked — and often lost — their lives trying to save Jews from the Holocaust … more
Surprise details polices, parking plan for Bases & Brews
The city of Surprise has released the policies and procedures for the Bases and Brews Music Fest, which kicks off today at Mark Coronado Park. more
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FILE - The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown on June 13, 2013, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard narrowed their investigation on Friday, March 24, 2023 by dropping concerns the deal would hurt the console gaming market. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
UK watchdog softens position on Microsoft Activision deal
British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft’s blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard have dropped concerns that the deal would hurt the console gaming market. The … more
Stigma of mental health slowly dissipates
If your mental state has made it difficult to do well at work or school, you’re not alone. It is estimated about one in five U.S. adults suffers from a diagnosable disorder in a given year. … more
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The likeness of George Washington is seen on a U.S. one dollar bill, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Debt, expenses stress lower income households: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Personal finances are a major source of stress for about half of the lower income households in the U.S., a new poll shows, illustrating the toll of high inflation and economic … more
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