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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Phoenix hosts New York and Dallas visits Chicago in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The postseason begins Thursday.

By JULIE WATSON, JUAN A. LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The route for Haitian migrants camped under a bridge in a small Texas border town goes through South America. Many flew to Brazil or Chile and, after jobs dried up, made an arduous journey to the U.S. border to wait

By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Latinos are perpetually absent in major newsrooms, Hollywood films and other media industries where their portrayals — or lack thereof — could deeply impact how their fellow Americans view them, according to a government report released Tuesday. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday reported fewer than 2,000 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the first time in two weeks as the pace of the state’s death toll rose. The newly reported  1,934 cases and 71 deaths increased the pandemic totals to over 1,070,700 cases and nearly 19,600 deaths. The state’s coronavirus dashboard

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have identified an 18-year-old man who apparently drowned after jumping into Tempe Town Lake early Tuesday. Tempe police say Jacobi Walker was at the lake with friends when he entered the water on his own around 1:15 a.m. and didn’t resurface. Police say there were no signs of foul play

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Riley was smacking baseballs all around Chase Field on Monday night. Adam Duvall hit one so hard it left the yard by a long, long way. The Atlanta Braves have ridden the ups and downs of a playoff race for weeks now. It’s safe to

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler has been identified as a Texas resident. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say 47-year-old Shanna Outie of Houston was pronounced dead last Friday and was the only person inside her vehicle. DPS officials say the

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 17 more COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 33,548 confirmed COVID-19 cases from the virus since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The death toll now is at 1,431. Navajo officials are urging people

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Rep. Aaron Lieberman has become the second Democratic lawmaker to leave office to focus on a run for higher office. Lieberman announced Monday that he’s immediately resigning from the House so he can devote himself fulltime to his campaign for governor. The second-term lawmaker from Paradise Valley represents one of the

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Two major California water agencies have settled a dispute that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement to protect the Colorado River. The Imperial Irrigation District is the largest, single recipient of Colorado River water. It sued the Metropolitan Water District twice in the past two years over water contributions

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have proposed a $1.7 billion development in Tempe that will include a hockey arena. Renderings by the Coyotes include proposed restaurants, shops and apartments on a 46-acre tract of land. The team says the arena would be funded by private investors but would seek city sales tax revenues

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are bringing back their popular Kachina logo. The franchise announced a rebranding that will change its primary logo back to the Kachina logo and introduce white Kachina jerseys for away games. The Coyotes say the rebranding is part of the franchise’s commitment to inclusivity and innovation by reaching

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 and the Southwestern Athletic Conference are forming a basketball educational and scheduling partnership. The partnership will include home-and-home series between the member institutions in each conference. The partnership in men’s and women’s basketball will begin in November 2022 with two-year home-and-home series through 2026. As part of the partnership,

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Mesa say two students have been arrested for allegedly making false threats at the high schools they attend. They say a 14-year-old girl attending Red Mountain High allegedly claimed she had an explosive device in her backpack Friday morning. Once the student was contacted, police say she admitted to

Arizona health officials are reporting 2,020 new confirmed COVID-19 cases but no new deaths. The state Department of Health Services released its latest dashboard data Monday. It brings Arizona’s totals since the pandemic began to 1,068,823 cases and 19,513 deaths. Currently, 57.4% of the state’s vaccine-eligible population has been at least partially vaccinated. With the

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Before winning Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement in his race to become Arizona’s top election official, Mark Finchem received several calls from people close to the former president making clear they approved of the work he was doing to challenge the results of the 2020 election. “They

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Prater still has plenty of leg left at 37. The Arizona kicker broke the franchise record with a 62-yard field goal to end the first half, putting the Cardinals up 24-23 over the Minnesota Vikings. Prater’s kick breaks the Cardinals record of 61, set

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Siri and Chas McCormick hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, rallying the AL West-leading Houston Astros over the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6. Carlos Correa also homered as the Astros held their comfortable division lead over Oakland. Houston won for the fourth time in five games and cut Tampa Bay’s lead