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Nonprofit organizations Read On Arizona and Read On Tempe work in conjunction with partners to improve child literacy as third grade test scores show pandemic literacy loss. (File photo by Keerthi Vedantam/Cronkite News)
Arizona group, partners aim to bolster youth reading skills lost during pandemic
PHOENIX – Child literacy is at the forefront for many Arizona educators, as English language arts and reading comprehension prepare students for adulthood and future careers. Recent … more
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Killer sentenced to life for 2017 Chandler murders
A 29-year-old man was given two consecutive life sentences this week for the 2017 murders of two people in Chandler. Taron Lavelle Watkins also received 10.5 years for the attempted murder of a … more
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This artist’s rendering shows plan for a new transit station at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Van Buren Street, along with a 32-story, mixed-use tower and 21-story student housing tower. Phoenix City Council on Wednesday advanced an effort to name the transit hub, scheduled for completion next year, after U.S. Rep. and former Phoenix Mayor Greg Staton. (Courtesy city of Phoenix)
Phoenix Council moves to name new downtown transit hub after Rep. Greg Stanton
Phoenix City Council advanced an effort on Wednesday to name a new downtown light rail and bus station after U.S. Rep. and former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. The 7-2 vote came over objections … more
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A police forensic officer inspects the entrance of the Harry Winston jewelry after a robbery in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2024. French police investigators were hunting Saturday for armed robbers on motorbikes who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris' poshest streets, and media reports said the target was the exclusive Harry Winston boutique, self-described "Jeweler to the Stars." (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'
French police are hunting for armed robbers who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris’ poshest streets. Police said the armed robbers arrived and left on motorbikes Saturday, firing a shot outside … more
An Israeli fighter jet and helicopter carried out a strike in the West Bank city of Jenin late Friday, the military said, a hit that killed at least one Palestinian militant. (AP video shot by Aref Tufaha)
Aid from new pier off Gaza should be distributed this weekend, while pressure grows on Netanyahu
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend after rolling off a newly built U.S. pier off the coast of Gaza, even as aid workers … more
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FILE - An election worker carries two ballots to be verified inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. Arizona Republicans are trying to block the use of a federal voter registration form being used in the state. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Arizona Republicans again seek to bar federal form use in voting for president
PHOENIX — Republicans want a federal judge to let the state block those who do not provide proof of citizenship from voting in this year’s presidential election. In new legal filings … more
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Scottsdale Leadership volunteers have dedicated 1,100 hours to UMOM New Day Centers since December 2023.
Scottsdale Leadership’s ‘Project Lead It Forward’ Transforms UMOM Facilities
Scottsdale Leadership, a prominent nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering leadership skills and igniting positive change within the community, is celebrating the successful completion of a … more
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili gestures while speaking during an interview with The Associated Press, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Zourabichvili said Thursday that a "foreign influence" bill passed by parliament that critics call a threat to free speech is "unacceptable." (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)
Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests. The law would require media and NGOs to … more
Tunnel work near Sky Harbor Airport resumes Saturday night
Westbound Interstate 10 will be closed between I-17 at the Split Interchange near Sky Harbor Airport and Seventh Avenue from 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday for scheduled tunnel maintenance. … more
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There are four pickleball courts that have been converted from tennis at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley. Other courts have been brought to the town's attention about noise, traffic, and commercial use.
Pickleball noise complaints come to roost in Paradise Valley
As pickleball continues to grow in popularity around the world, and courts are added to recreation centers and neighborhoods, some controversy has developed between neighbors and players. One of … more
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Rasalingam Thilakawathi cries for her missing daughter at her home in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Thilakawathi, who lives in Moongilaaru village of Mullaitivu district, the theatre of the final battles in the civil war, says her daughter was recruited by the Tamil Tigers three years before she went missing. Sri Lanka's civil war, which pitted Sri Lankan government forces against Tamil Tiger separatists, ended 15 years ago but many people are still searching for children or other family members who are missing, some presumed dead. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers
MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (AP) — For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to her daughter at the end of Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war. Or if she might still be … more
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Foreign journalists report from an observation point while smoke rises after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops
A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine has come into force as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest … more
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