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MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A a suspect has been arrested in connection with two cold cases that occurred more than three decades ago in the same Mesa apartment complex, police said Tuesday. They said 58-year-old Thomas Davis Cox is being held on a $1 million cash bond after being indicted on 16 counts in the

HONOLULU (AP) — Hotel statistics show that people are returning to Hawaii and paying more for their stays as pandemic concerns ease and travel restrictions end. Hawaii hotels fetched the highest average daily rates among top tourism markets in the U.S. for the first quarter, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday. The state also had the

HONOLULU (AP) — Hotel statistics show that people are returning to Hawaii and paying more for their stays as pandemic concerns ease and travel restrictions end. Hawaii hotels fetched the highest average daily rates among top tourism markets in the U.S. for the first quarter, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday. The state also had the

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Collecting piñon nuts has been tradition for Native American and Hispanic families in the Southwestern U.S. for generations. But environmentalists are concerned that without the pinyon jay — a very social bird that essentially plants the next generation of trees by stashing away the seeds

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers. Questions from conservative and liberal justices during nearly two hours of arguments suggested that the court could free the administration to end the “Remain

NEW YORK (AP) — Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has been fined $15,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating in Game 4 of the first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans, the NBA announced Tuesday. Williams made his comments to the media following the Suns’ 118-103 road loss Sunday. He said he did not want

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Arizona has two quarterbacks who split time last year, added a transfer from another Pac-12 school and has a freshman who has been turning heads. The Wildcats have a frontrunner to be the starter but the first game is still more than four months away, so no reason to

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers. Questions from conservative and liberal justices during nearly two hours of arguments suggested that the court could free the administration to end the “Remain

By MARGERY A. BECK and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Fire crews took advantage of a break in the weather in their battle to contain large fires in the West and Plains states, but fear the return of stronger winds Tuesday could spread the flames further. A southwestern Nebraska wildfire that

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former southern Arizona county official has pleaded guilty in a bribery corruption case in which he took cash and favors for reducing assessed values of properties so the landowner would save on taxes. Former Santa Cruz County Assessor Felipe Fuentes, 62, of Nogales could be sentenced to up to five

By JANIE HAR Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — UC Berkeley sophomore Terrell Thompson slept in his car for nearly two weeks at the start of the school year last fall, living out of a suitcase stashed in the trunk and texting dozens of landlords a day in a desperate search for a place to

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is seeking the Supreme Court’s go-ahead to end a controversial Trump-era immigration program that forces some people seeking asylum in the U.S. to wait in Mexico for their hearings. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in the administration’s appeal of lower-court rulings that required

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Some pitchers chase wins, saves or strikeouts. Walker Buehler’s statistic of choice is innings pitched. So it was a big moment for the 27-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers ace when he walked off the mound Monday night after throwing nine superb innings, wrapping up his first career

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is seeking the Supreme Court’s go-ahead to end a controversial Trump-era immigration program that forces some people seeking asylum in the U.S. to wait in Mexico for their hearings. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in the administration’s appeal of lower-court rulings that require

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Legislation greatly expanding the rights of parents to know anything their children tell a teacher or school counselor and allowing them to sue if information is withheld is headed to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk. The parental rights bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Steve Kaiser was approved

NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who was one of the early investors in a failed professional football league called the Alliance of American Football has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him in $600 million cryptocurrency scheme. Reginald Fowler was charged with bank fraud, wire fraud and other offenses that prosecutors say contributed to the

PHOENIX (AP) — Two Republican candidates for top statewide offices in Arizona have asked a court to bar the use of machines in tabulating ballots in the November midterm elections and instead have them counted by hand. The lawsuit filed Friday by gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem against Democratic

Associated Press SHONTO, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says he’ll seek a second term in office. Nez’s term as the tribe’s top elected leader has been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. He announced a reelection bid over the weekend from his hometown of Shonto. He highlighted his administration’s handling of COVID-19 and