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By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet privately with Senate Democrats at the Capitol, a visit intended to deliver a jolt to the party’s long-stalled voting and elections legislation. Before he arrived on Thursday, Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema blunted the bill’s chances further, declaring she could

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet privately with Senate Democrats at the Capitol, a visit intended to deliver a jolt to the party’s long-stalled voting and elections legislation. Biden will discuss potential changes to Senate rules on Thursday that will be needed to overcome repeated Republican

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the government plans to double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to be distributed free to Americans. Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Biden says his administration will also make the most protective N95 masks available for no charge. He

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a Phoenix man has been arrested in an accidental shooting that killed his 2-year-old son at the family’s apartment. Jail records and police say 29-year-old Joshua Lewis was jailed Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of child abuse-reckless in the Wednesday afternoon shooting death of 2-year-old Kayden Lewis. A police

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting the federal government’s efforts to “surge” COVID-19 testing and medical personnel to help overwhelmed medical facilities. The effort comes amid the upswing in coronavirus cases and staff shortages due to the omicron variant. Starting next week, 1,000 military medical personnel will begin

JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Dzingel scored two goals, Karel Vejmelka stopped 45 shots and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1. Auston Matthews scored 14 seconds into the third period from Jake Muzzin and Michael Bunting. The goal set a franchise record for Matthews, who grew up in

PHOENIX (AP) — The Hopi Tribe and the Arizona Department of Public Safety have agreed to work together to better police the reservation. The two signed a mutual aid agreement Wednesday in Phoenix. State troopers will be cross-commissioned to enforce Hopi laws. The tribe in northeastern Arizona is completely surrounded by the much-larger Navajo Nation.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities say a suspect in a double homicide last week in Georgia has been arrested in northern Arizona.Officials with the U.S. Marshal Service say Joshua Sanders was arrested Wednesday afternoon at a bus station in Flagstaff and is awaiting extradition.  They say Sanders was recently released from prison and was

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press, PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s state of the state address announcement that he would work with the Legislature to allocate $1 billion to “secure Arizona’s water future for the next 100 years” focused entirely on a new desalination plant in Mexico. But a funding plan for the plant

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying to force a public showdown over their sweeping elections legislation. They’re aiming to launch debate on a key party priority even though there’s no assurance the bill will come to a vote. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer outlined the plan in a memo obtained

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Tucson say a 13-year-old boy is accused of fatally stabbing his mother. They say the teenager and his 60-year-old mom apparently got into an argument before the stabbing occurred Tuesday night. The wounded woman went to a neighbor’s house to ask for help and the neighbor called 911. Police

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona coach Adia Barnes has used honesty and positivity to rebuild her alma mater into a national powerhouse. The Wildcats played in last season’s national championship game and have hardly slowed down. Arizona has lost just once this season and has reached as high as

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Arizona Cardinals are a team in desperate need of a spark. They stumbled into the playoffs with a 1-4 mark over the past five games. J.J. Watt and his bionic shoulder might be able to provide it. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year is trying to

PHOENIX (AP) — Hospital officials and public health experts in Arizona are warning against dismissing omicron because of its reputation for being a less severe COVID-19 variant. Dr. Michael White, of Phoenix-based Valleywise Health, said Wednesday even mild illnesses can burden a health care system already exhausted by the pandemic. His comments come amid reports

SHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP) — Federal investigators say a single-engine plane that crashed Dec. 22 near a rural Arizona airport, killing the pilot and his passenger, had just aborted an approach because of proximity to another small plane that was already inbound. A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Jan. 6 said both pilots

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet privately with Senate Democrats at the Capitol, a visit intended to deliver a jolt to the party’s long-stalled voting and elections legislation. Biden is expected to discuss potential changes to Senate rules that will be needed to overcome repeated Republican

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale police say two employees have been suspended without pay after an internal investigation into the 2020 arrest of a woman who was wrongly accused of a hit-and-run. Yessenia Garcia filed a lawsuit last year against Scottsdale, the city’s police department and six police officers over the incident, saying her civil