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By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. (AP) — Buu Nygren will be sworn in Tuesday as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation, a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver water, electricity and broadband to tens of thousands who don’t have it. Nygren beat out

By COLLEEN LONG and MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador challenged U.S. President Joe Biden to end an attitude of “abandonment” and “disdain” for Latin America and the Caribbean as the two leaders met on Monday, making for a brusque opening to a summit of North American

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday praised President Joe Biden’s weekend trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and his stepped-up efforts to combat illegal immigration. A week after the newly elected Democrat took office, Hobbs looked for balance between get-tough border hawks and immigration advocates focused on

By COLLEEN LONG and MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said Monday in the leadup to this week’s summit of North American leaders that he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced under President Joe Biden’s plan to turn away people from four nations who cross

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals fire coach Kliff Kingsbury after 4-13 season that ended on 7-game losing streak; GM steps away, too.

By COLLEEN LONG and MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said Monday he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced under President Joe Biden’s plan to turn away people who cross illegally into the United States. The comments came as López Obrador, Biden and Canadian Prime

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — As thousands of children were taken from their parents at the southern border during a Trump administration crackdown on illegal crossings, a federal public defender in San Diego set out to find new strategies to go after the longstanding deportation law fueling the family separations. The

By COLLEEN LONG and MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden opened his visit to the North American leaders summit with a diplomatic gesture that landed well with his host, Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, before the two leaders were to begin Monday on weighty matters including immigration, trade and climate

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Rob Gronkowski will be back on a football field for the Super Bowl. The four-time All-Pro tight end will attempt to make a field goal in Arizona on Feb. 12 during a live Super Bowl television commercial for FanDuel. It will be a high-stakes kick for Gronkowski, a

By COLLEEN LONG and MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the most important diplomatic decisions by President Joe Biden at the gathering this week of North American leaders might have been his choice of airport. Biden arrived in Mexico City on Sunday via Mexico’s newest hub, the Felipe Angeles International Airport,

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Donovan Mitchell doesn’t have to score 71 points in a game for the Cleveland Cavaliers to be at their best. On Sunday night, he didn’t even have to be on the floor. Mitchell and Darius Garland both scored 22 points to lead the Cavaliers, but it

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jake Guentzel came out of a scoring slump at the perfect time, allowing his team to end one of its own. Guentzel scored two goals, Casey DeSmith stopped 23 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 Sunday night to end a six-game

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer J.J. Watt’s day started with a ceremonial bow following yet another sack. It ended with an emotional goodbye fitting for the end of the career of one of the NFL’s best defensive players. Watt managed to go out still playing at a high level, adding two more sacks

TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Madison Conner scored 16 second-half points to lead five Arizona players in double figures and the 15th-ranked Wildcats beat No. 18 Oregon 79-71 Sunday. Shaina Pellington had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists, Jade Loville scored 13 points and Esmery Martinez 11 for Arizona (14-2, 4-1 Pac-12). Kate Reese had

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are peaking at just the right time and now know they won’t have to go on the road for at least a few more weeks. Purdy threw three touchdown passes for his sixth straight game with multiple TDs and the 49ers

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Devan Cambridge scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, Jamiya Neal added 14 points and 12 rebounds — both career highs — and Arizona State beat Washington 73-65 Sunday, handing the Huskies theirs fifth consecutive loss. Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 3-pointer to give Arizona State (13-3, 4-1

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in office, a visit shadowed by the fraught politics of immigration as Republicans blame him for