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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 try to blame

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

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing

BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye are investigating the discovery of human remains found in a remote desert area. They said a person riding an off-road vehicle around 1 p.m. Saturday reported finding the remains within the city limits. The remains included a skull and other bones, according to authorities.

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip there as president after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals. Biden is due to spend a few

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The roars from Washington State’s locker room echoed through a hallway underneath the stands at McKale Center. An understandable celebration after the Cougars had just sent Arizona’s fans to the exits early with their first road win over a top-5 opponent in 122 years of

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Darius Brown II scored 22 points and Montana State breezed to a 69-54 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday night. Brown had three steals for the Bobcats (10-7, 3-1 Pac-12 Conference). Tyler Patterson finished with 15 points and six rebounds. Raequan Battle recorded 14 points. Xavier Fuller led the way for

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — AJ Cajuste scored 15 points as Stephen F. Austin beat Grand Canyon 73-68 on Saturday. Cajuste was 4 of 8 shooting and 7 of 8 from the free throw line for the Lumberjacks (12-5, 4-0 Western Athletic). Sadaidriene Hall scored 11 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field, and

By ANDRES LEIGHTON and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Several hundred people marched through the streets of El Paso on Saturday afternoon, and when they arrived at a group of migrants huddling outside a church, they sang to them “no estan solos” — “you are not alone.” Around 300 migrants have

PHOENIX (AP) — A lawsuit over how much money Arizona’s lawmakers allocate for school maintenance, buses, textbooks and technology won’t go to trial next week, after a judge granted a request for a delay by the state’s incoming attorney general. Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes said her office needs time to determine whether some or

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — It wasn’t that long ago that Victor Oladipo was an All-Star guard. On Friday night, the veteran Miami Heat guard showed he can still be that guy. Oladipo scored a season-high 26 points off the bench, Bam Adebayo added 21 points and 11 rebounds and Miami

TEMPE, Ariz (AP) — Endyia Rogers scored 19 points and No. 18 Oregon pulled away in the middle two quarters to post an 82-62 win over Arizona State on Friday night. Kayla Mokquah and Treasure Hunt each scored at the basket to give the Sun Devils an 18-15 lead after one, but the Ducks went

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Stalock stopped 22 shots for his 10th career shutout — first in nearly three years — and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-0 on Friday night. Jake McCabe and Tyler Johnson scored to help the Blackhawks snap a five-game losing streak with just their

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Lauren Fields scored all nine of her points in the final two-and-a-half minutes as No. 15 Arizona erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to knock off Oregon State 72-69 on Friday night. The Wildcats bounced back from their first loss in their last six games, falling 73-57 to No. 2 Stanford on

By GISELA SALOMON, ELLIOT SPAGAT and AMY TAXIN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Migrants and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries have increasingly found that protections in the United States are available to those with money or the savvy to find someone to vouch for them financially. President Joe Biden announced

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s border barrier of shipping containers has been largely dismantled in time for a new Democratic administration, costing tens of millions of dollars over just a few months as they were set up and taken down again. Removal of the hulking red,

PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona Supreme Court judge will lead an independent investigation into how ballot printers at Phoenix-area polling sites became defective, sparking Election Day chaos and accusations of misconduct from Republican candidates. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors announced Friday in a joint statement that former Chief Justice Ruth McGregor will oversee

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe that has one of the largest and most secure rights to Colorado River water now has approval to lease some of it in Arizona, a state that’s been hardest hit by cuts to its water supply and is on a perpetual search