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By PETER SMITH and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Catholic officials say words matter. So when they learned that a priest in Phoenix had been using the wrong baptismal formula for years, they said those baptisms were invalid. Thousands are affected. The priest had said “We baptize you” instead of “I baptize you.” The Vatican said

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The calendar has hit mid-February, which is usually a fine time to be a Major League Baseball fan. Not this year. The sounds of spring — from the crack of wooden bats, to music blaring from stadium speakers, to shouted requests from autograph seekers —

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement. The Interior Department’s inspector general said Wednesday that Zinke continued working on the commercial project even after he

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say the last of five officers hospitalized after being shot and wounded during an ambush and barricade situation at a home Friday has been released. A police spokesperson said Wednesday that the final officer to remain hospitalized is now recovering at home. According to police, that officer was ambushed and

By JACQUES BILLEAUD, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Catholic Church says baptisms performed by a priest who served in Arizona for 16 years are now presumed to be invalid because he used incorrect wording on a subtle but key component of the sacrament. The Diocese of Phoenix estimates

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Troy Kotsur is just the second actor who’s deaf to be nominated for an Academy Award. His performance in the best-picture nominee “CODA” has elevated the 53-year-old Kotsur to Hollywood’s biggest stages while making history for the Deaf community. He’s the first deaf actor ever

PHOENIX (AP) — Employees at a suburban Phoenix Starbucks store are holding a vote on whether to unionize. If the Wednesday vote goes in favor of unionizing, the Mesa, Arizona, store would become the latest in a nationwide movement among the coffee chain’s workers. A Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, became the first to

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been admitted to a hospital with appendicitis. The illness was announced Wednesday by the office of Giffords’ husband, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly. Giffords was forced to give up her promising political career when she was disabled in an assassination attempt in 2011. A spokesman for

By The Associated Press Oregon at No. 3 Arizona highlights the week in Pac-12 basketball. The Ducks had won 10 of 11 before a lackluster loss at California. The Wildcats are on a six-game winning streak since losing at No. 13 UCLA. The Bruins and No. 17 Southern California play at the Washington schools, as

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate has died at the Coconino County jail and it appears to be a suicide. They say the name of the inmate is being withheld until that person’s relatives are notified. County sheriff’s officials say detention officers were doing a security and welfare check around 8 p.m. Monday

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court will hear the Arizona Senate’s appeal of lower court rulings that held it must release hundreds of records related to its partisan review of  the 2020 election. The state’s highest court said Tuesday that it will consider whether the Court of Appeals and a trial court properly rejected

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Yavapai-Apache Nation police officer who was shot and wounded by a gunman last week has been moved out of a hospital’s intensive care unit and is being transferred to a rehabilitation facility. Police officials say Sgt. Preston Brogdon was shot once in the abdomen last week and

NEW YORK (AP) — An advocacy group for minor league players has praised locked-out big leaguers for refusing to consider a proposal from Major League Baseball that would give teams the flexibility to cut hundreds of minor league jobs. MLB proposed that the Major League Baseball Players Association agree that management has the flexibility to

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Pitchers and catchers are not starting spring training workouts as scheduled Wednesday. Major League Baseball’s lockout enters its 77th day and will prevent pitchers and catchers from taking the field for the first time since October. There have been just five bargaining sessions since the lockout began on Dec.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Minnesota man has died after a skiing accident at the Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort in Flagstaff. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say 61-year-old Michael Amiot died Tuesday morning after being injured on one of the more difficult runs. Details weren’t immediately released, but authorities say Amiot wasn’t wearing a

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who control the Arizona Senate have approved a ban on abortion after 15 weeks. Tuesday’s vote comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a similar Mississippi law and may even overturn the right to abortion altogether in place for five decades. Arizona already

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel says she is not planning to resign even though senior county prosecutors have formally asked her to, saying her recent performance in office is a distraction undermining the agency. A letter sent Monday by the chiefs of five criminal divisions in the office said Adel called into