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NEW YORK (AP) — The wealthy founder of Nikola Corp. was convicted Friday of charges he deceived investors with exaggerated claims about his company’s progress in producing zero-emission 18-wheel trucks fueled by electricity or hydrogen. A jury reached the verdict against Trevor Milton after deliberating for about five hours in federal court in Manhattan. Milton’s

NEW YORK (AP) — Founder of zero-emission truck company Nikola Corp. convicted of charges he deceived investors.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — This is why Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang stayed in Pittsburgh. And why the Penguins wanted them back, Sidney Crosby most of all. Yes, they’re well into their 30s. Yes, they have far fewer games in front of them than behind them. Yet when they’re healthy

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of Nikola Corp ’s founder will be in the hands of a jury after he was portrayed Thursday in closing arguments by a prosecutor as a habitual liar, and by his lawyer as an inspiring visionary being unjustly prosecuted. Trevor Milton, 40, has pleaded

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A southwestern Arizona woman who pleaded guilty to collecting four early ballots in the 2020 primary was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail and two years’ probation, with the judge saying he did not think she had accepted responsibility for her crime. The sentence for Guillermina

By The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — ARIZONA (2-3) at SEATTLE (2-3) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, FOX OPENING LINE: Cardinals by 2½, according to FanDuel SportsBook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Cardinals 3-2; Seahawks 2-3. SERIES RECORD: Seahawks lead 23-22-1. LAST MEETING: Seahawks beat Cardinals 38-30, Jan. 9, 2022, in Arizona. LAST WEEK: Cardinals lost to Eagles

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A southwestern Arizona woman who pleaded guilty to illegally collecting four early voting ballots in the 2020 primary election was sentenced to 30 days in jail and two years probation on Thursday, with the judge rejecting her plea for just probation and saying he did not think

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Cowboy caviar is more expensive to make. Tractor parts are in short supply. And employees are hard to find. One voter, Hallie Overman-Jackman, sees a path to improving the economy, and that’s to vote the Republican ticket in next month’s general election. “I can say this,

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Gabby Giffords will serve as grand marshal of the 134th Rose Parade next year. The former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona will ride down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on Jan. 2. Giffords will be part of the coin flip for the 109th Rose Bowl game later that

The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) vs. Arizona (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12), 5:30 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network) Line: Washington by 14 1/2 according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Washington leads 24-11-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Washington is facing its first significant adversity in the first season under coach Kalen DeBoer. The Huskies have

By AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bricia Lopez has welcomed people of all walks to dine at her family’s popular restaurant on the Indigenous-influenced food of her native Mexican state of Oaxaca — among them Nury Martinez, the first Latina elected president of the Los Angeles City Council. The

By The Associated Press Things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 7 Southern California at No. 20 Utah. The Trojans (6-0, 4-0 Pac-12) have thrived in their first season under Lincoln Riley, who is the first USC coach to open 6-0 in his first season since Jess Hill

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona can move forward with the execution of death row inmate Murray Hooper next month, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The state’s high court granted the motion for a warrant of execution of the 76-year-old. He will die by lethal injection or gas in an execution scheduled for Nov. 16, according

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican efforts to pick up seats in Arizona’s nine-member U.S. House delegation run right through the northeast Phoenix suburbs, where six-term Republican Rep. David Schweikert is trying to persuade voters that multiple campaign finance violations don’t disqualify him from office. Early voting began Wednesday across Arizona, with