AP Arizona

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul had 12 assists and made four free throws in the final 8.8 seconds the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 14 games, holding off the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1115. Phoenix’s run started with a win over Cleveland on Oct.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson’s tallest building is getting a boutique hotel. A developer says Marriott has signed on to make the first nine floors of One South Church building part of its Tribute brand, a collection of unique hotels that don’t match the chain’s cookie-cutter look. Scottsdale-based Opwest Partners is redeveloping the 35-year-old property.

PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican state senator who has occasionally been a thorn in the side of the majority party’s legislative agenda will not seek reelection in 2022. State Sen. Paul Boyer said this week that he will serve out the remaining year of his term and then become a private citizen. One of Boyer’s

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Millions of Americans are loading up their cars or piling onto planes, determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic. The number of air travelers this week is expected to approach or even exceed pre-pandemic levels. Auto club AAA

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. scientists have found that most springs and wells they sampled in a vast region of northern Arizona known for its high-grade uranium ore meet federal drinking water standards. The highest concentrations of uranium were found at several sites downslope from an abandoned uranium mine within

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have finally driven President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion package of family services, health care and climate initiatives through the House. Now the focus turns to the Senate, where painful Republican amendments, restrictive rules and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin lurk. It took Democrats six months, but

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have finally driven President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion package of family services, health care and climate initiatives through the House. Now the focus turns to the Senate, where painful Republican amendments, restrictive rules and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin lurk. It took Democrats six months, but

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Justin Johnson scored 18 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley edged past Cal State Fullerton 72-67. Ricky Nelson and Donte Houston Jr. added 17 points each for the Vaqueros (4-2). E.J. Anosike led the Titans (2-3) with 19 points and nine rebounds.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials reported 59 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths from the virus as of Tuesday evening. In all, the tribe has seen 39,080 positive cases and 1,527 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began. The tribe is urging residents on the vast reservation to limit in-person

The Associated Press The celebrated Native American singer-songwriter Joanne Shenandoah has died. She was 63. The Native American Music Awards & Association says on its website that Shenandoah died Monday night in Scottsdale, Arizona, after complications of abdominal bleeding. Shenandoah was a member of the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation. She grew up in

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — This week’s Battle 4 Atlantis men’s college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-team tournament begins Wednesday at the Atlantis resort. It includes reigning national champion Baylor, No. 19 Auburn

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A prisoner has died nearly two weeks after he was involved in an altercation at a federal prison in Tucson. Stephen A. Keating was found unresponsive at the prison on Nov. 10, brought to a hospital where he was later placed on a ventilator and died from his injuries on Monday.

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung said it plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, laptops, cars and other electronic devices. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Samsung announced the project Tuesday. The chip shortage has emerged as both a business obstacle and

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Arizona $14.5 million and won’t market to young people in the state to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by the Arizona attorney general’s office. The settlement announced by Attorney General Mark Brnovich Tuesday is the second Juul has reached with

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Hospital executives and public health authorities across Arizona are pleading for people to get vaccinated and do everything possible to avoid spreading the coronavirus. Hospitals are girding for another surge in cases that threatens once again to overwhelm the state’s health care system.

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung is planning to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, laptops, cars and other electronic devices. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled a press conference Tuesday to make an economic announcement; he is expected to unveil the Samsung

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Six people were taken to a hospital and dozens of others were treated for suspected food poisoning at a Tucson hotel where evacuees from Afghanistan are staying. Pima County Health Department Director Dr. Theresa Cullen says patients reported vomiting. She says the cause of the widespread illness is still being investigated

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Yuma’s city administrator has resigned after agreeing to plead guilty to a misdemeanor in a crash originally charged as a hit-and-run. City Administrator Philip Rodriguez on Monday submitted his resignation effective Jan. 22. The resignation was announced after a closed-door City Council meeting following Rodriguez’s appearance in court earlier Monday. The