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By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has enacted a sweeping law that bans gender-affirming medication for transgender youth and includes criminal penalties for doctors who prescribe it. Ivey signed the bill on Friday, a day after the House and Senate passed the measure. She also signed into a

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Transgender kids and their parents say they feel attacked by a wave of Republican-sponsored legislation and policies aimed at trans youth. Bills have been introduced to ban gender-affirming care and block transgender children from using school restrooms or playing on sports teams that don’t match their

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Sierra Vista police say a Tucson man suspected of transporting migrants who’d entered the country illegally was arrested after speeding through a school zone, hitting a bicyclist and crashing his vehicle.  Police said 28-year-old Ezekiel Frias was arrested Thursday on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and multiple

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Seth Beer launched a game-winning, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Beer’s blast to deep right field off Craig Stammen spoiled a stellar outing by San Diego starter Yu Darvish,

PHOENIX (AP) — The board that oversees Arizona’s three public universities has approved modest tuition increases for incoming freshmen students who are state residents and larger boosts for non-residents. Only Arizona State University increased basic tuition rates for current students, while Northern Ariozna University and the University of Arizona kept promises not to increase tuition

By KEN KUSMER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The nephew of an Indiana couple that had been missing for more than a week says they were at peace with the world as the husband died a day before rescuers reached the wife. Beverly Barker, who’s 69, was released from a Reno, Nevada, hospital Thursday, two

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is scaling back updates of COVID-19 hospitalization data displayed on the state’s coronavirus dashboard in the wake of the diminishing of the outbreak and Gov. Doug Ducey’s end of the state of emergency that he declared over two years ago. Department of Heath Services Director Don Herrington said Thursday in a

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Black coaches have joined Brian Flores in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL toward coaches and general managers. The updated lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court adds coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton. Wilks alleges he was discriminated against by the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA-leading Phoenix Suns will be without four starters against the Los Angeles Clippers. Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder are out for Wednesday night’s game in Los Angeles. Ayton tweaked his right ankle in a 121-110 home win against the Lakers on Tuesday. Booker has low back

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican attorney general has issued an interim report on his review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County. The review released Wednesday outlines Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s concerns with some election procedures but does not provide proof of any major issues despite

By SCOTT SONNER and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Family members of an Indiana couple that had been missing for more than a week are trying to figure out how they got lost in Nevada’s high desert. She survived but he didn’t. Authorities say 72-year-old Ronnie Barker was dead when a search

By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will provide migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border bus charters to Washington, D.C. The move announced Wednesday amounts to a taunt at President Joe Biden and Congress over what the Republican governor calls a failure