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US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

HONG KONG (AP) — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the …

The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party steps down amid police probe

LONDON (AP) — The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with allegations of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on …
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NBA All-Star Aftermath: Breaking Down the Brilliance of the 2024 Showcase

The 2024  NBA All-Star Weekend, held with great anticipation and fanfare, showcased the remarkable talents and competitiveness of the league's top players, culminating in an event filled with …
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EDUCATION

Chandler schools to consider revising eight policies

​While complete resolution is what happened after in a lengthy discussion at Chandler Unified School District’s March 27 Governing Board meeting, a start and a general plan emerged. …
Dining

Famous California doughnut shop opening in Phoenix

Iconic California eatery Randy’s Donuts is opening its first location in Phoenix next month. The Inglewood-based Randy’s is has brought in local entrepreneur Brian Padilla, who plans …
TRANSPORTATION

I-10 pavement work restricts weekend Phoenix-area travel

Eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed between Loop 202 and Interstate 10 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement improvement work, state transportation officials said Thursday. …
Guilty verdict

Phoenix man found guilty of murder

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has announced the guilty verdict of Cecil Noyola (06/1959) for the murder of his girlfriend, Jessica Kennedy, in January of 2021.  “This …
Sports

Diamondbacks highlight upgrades to Chase Field despite uncertain future

PHOENIX — With a new major league season approaching, the collection of Arizona Diamondbacks’ banners above Chase Field’s left-field wall has a new member — one that …
resort

‘Behind the curtain’: Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley reveals site progress

Along with announcing the signature restaurant now slated for the Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley, The Palmeraie, Scottsdale-based Five Star Development granted an exclusive tour of the project site to …
ONLINE PORTAL

ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division takes some hassle out of tax filing

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division has an online portal to assist taxpayers with the April 15 deadline approaching fast. MVD’s online portal, azmvdnow.gov , …
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Million-dollar Powerball ticket sold in Sun City

No one hit Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot, but there was a big winning ticket sold in Sun City, Arizona Lottery officials said Thursday. The ticket, worth $1 million, was purchased at the …
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Chandler events plan to honor Cesar Chavez' legacy

If you missed out on any celebrations in Chandler this month about Cesar Chavez and his legacy, there's still time to attend one. Friday, from  9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., "The Untold Stories …

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Opinions with Civility
The Great Climate Change Revolution is headed for failure. You can tell that because it is already in big trouble before the ultimate heavy lifting has even started.
I agree that there has to be some rules for pickleball courts in residential areas as the sounds coming from the games are very loud and intrusive.
Life-science researchers are thrilled about the advances made with “small-molecule” medicines.
I own a pickleball court. It is for our personal use with friends and family. We do not play after 10 p.m. Our court is far from neighboring homes. We don't hold any "leagues or tournaments." …
I recently learned of a complaint filed to Secretary of State Adrian Fontes by Third Way, a national think tank that champions modern center-left ideas.
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Local sports

Logan Cooley has 1st NHL hat trick, Coyotes stop Predators' points streak at 18 with 8-4 win

Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, Clayton Keller added a goal and three assists  and the Arizona Coyotes snapped the Nashville Predators’ point streak at 18 games with an 8-4 victory …

D-backs unload on Rockies with 14 runs in third inning, breaking multiple franchise records

The Arizona Diamondbacks got their season started with an offensive flourish, scoring 14 runs in the third inning of their opening-day game against the Colorado Rockies. It broke the records for most …

Clemson reaches the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980, beating Arizona 77-72

Chase Hunter scored 18 points and converted a three-point play with 25.7 seconds remaining, and Clemson advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history, beating Arizona 77-72 in a …
National sports
N.C. State’s Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball. They aren’t the first women to do it …
France says it has asked 46 countries if they can supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics. Organizers are finalizing security planning for the July 26-Aug. 11 Games, …
Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim was going down to block a low pitch when he heard the ball tip off the bat and saw it change directions. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild didn’t hear or see the …
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Valley business

Phoenix-area Black businesses face challenges with start-up capital

Jalissa Smith shows off a jacket at Sew Used, a secondhand clothing store in Tempe. Smith co-owns the shop with Justin Gonzalez. (Photo by Kayla Jackson/Cronkite News)

PHOENIX — There is a small but growing number of Black-owned businesses in Arizona. One of the challenges they face is getting the money to start. Brownstone Spa in Phoenix is owned by …

Chandler zoning board meeting OKs showroom, industrial building

A development plan to build a Floor & Décor showroom building and an industrial “flex” building at Germann and Cooper is one of the few items on the Chandler Planning and Zoning Commission approved at its March 20 meeting.

There weren’t many items on the agenda for the March 20 Chandler Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting. That made for a usual short meeting — after a lengthy study session. …

Chandler shopping center sells for $12.5M

Sun Village Fair, a shopping center in north-central Chandler, has been sold to a group called Arizona Partners for $12.5 million, according to a news release. The Walmart in upper right and Wendy's and First Bank along Warner Road were not part of the transaction.

Sun Village Fair, a shopping center in north-central Chandler, has been sold to a group called Arizona Partners for $12.5 million, according to a news release. The 20.46-acre site sits at the …

Bartender comes out of retirement for North Scottsdale hot spot

Bartender Keifer Gilbert is coming out of retirement to set the menu at new Tell Your Friends bar.

At the top of his game in the craft cocktail industry, Keifer Gilbert stepped out of the hospitality scene three years ago and into full-time software development. It wasn’t until his …

Neighbors

Ring recognition: Phoenix renames street in honor of boxer Michael Carbajal

Phoenix native hall of fame boxer Michael Carbajal, in backwards black cap, poses with Phoenix City Councilmember Laura Pastor, center, and other supporters after Phoenix City Council unanimously renamed a street in Carbajal’s honor last week. (Courtesy Laura Pastor)

Francisco Montoya said she was there when Phoenix-native Michael Carbajal, a five-time world champion, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in New York in 2006. “That …

Scottsdale Arts offers array of events in April

Scottsdale Arts offers an array of events designed to inspire laughter and celebration in April.

Scottsdale Arts will bring laughter, celebration and fun-filled enjoyment with many new exciting events this April. The April lineup starts with The ARTrageous Gala | Cosmic Crescendo on April …

Meet Kasumy – Creative soul ready for adoptive family

Kasumy

Fifteen-year-old Kasumy describes herself as quiet but says she’s open to new adventures and enjoys expressing herself creatively.

Desert Hills Presbyterian Church presents the Merz Trio

Desert Hills Presbyterian Church presents the Merz Trio March 23.

Desert Hills Presbyterian Church presents the next concert in its Arts at the Rocks performing arts series, as it welcomes the acclaimed Merz Trio to the stage on Saturday, March 23 at 4 p.m. …

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Scottsdale readies for college basketball activations

The City of Scottsdale is bringing a series of basketball-themed activations to Old Town through April 7.

In support of college basketball taking over the valley, the City of Scottsdale is bringing a series of basketball-themed activations to Old Town. Old Town Scottsdale is set to feature oversized …

Event schedule for Final Four Fan Fest in Phoenix

State Farm Stadium in Glendale is decked out for the Final Four.

The Men's Final Four is bringing a weekend packed with events for residents and visitors of all ages.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale offers well-being program

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa is introducing well-being program, including pickleball, tennis and fitness classes.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch introduces new, wellbeing-focused group experiences, ranging from pickleball tournaments to group fitness classes led by local professional …

Learn about water in free Phoenix festival setting

Wesley Bolin Plaza in Phoenix will come alive with activities, exhibits, displays and games all relating to the state’s most precious resource: water.

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Obituaries & Memorials

Richard Steve Bogue

In the rose-colored hues of a setting sun over Arizona, a bright star dimmed as Dick Bogue, aged 82, took his final bow on the night of Sunday, March 24th. Born on September 21, 1941, in Council …

Mary Lou Burgess

In Loving Memory Mary Lou was born, April 9, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri. She lived most of her life in California. She retired to Sun City West, Arizona in 1990, where she enjoyed many clubs and …

Celeste Dorothy Shovelski

Celeste passed away on February 27, 2024. Celeste was born on May 19, 1921. So, soon she would have celebrated her 103rd birthday. She was born in Baltimore, MD and lived in Severna Park, MD and …

Joseph Kurzweil

Joseph, age 97, of Sun City West, AZ, formerly of Addison, Il and Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2024. Born February 2, 1927, Joe is the son of the late Frank and Ella Kurzweil of …

Elizabeth (Betty) Kearns-Krueger

Remembering Elizabeth (Betty) Kearns Krueger (1928-2023) With great sadness, we announce the passing of Elizabeth (Betty) Kearns Krueger in Boulder, Colorado, on September 30th, 2023, at the age …
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Nation

EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean …

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures easing gradually

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a sign that price pressures continue to ease. The government reported Friday that …

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

March 22-28, 2024 Lawyers file a lawsuit against the presidential election results in Indonesia, Thailand tries to help displaced people in Myanmar, and the Myanmar military holds the annual …

Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final …

Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can't retire

BEIJING (AP) — At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. But for migrant workers like her, not working is not an option. For decades, they have come from farming …
World

In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrations

Hundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing …

Biden says he's working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia

NEW YORK (AP) — On the one-year anniversary of the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, President Joe Biden said the U.S. is working every day to secure his release. …

Easter is March 31 this year. Here's why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate

On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn. They will celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church lawns, …

9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report

MOSCOW (AP) — Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan's state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall …

'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions

TOKYO (AP) — “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of …
Entertainment
Laurie Anderson poses during a photo call for the movie "Heart of a Dog," in Milan, Italy on Sept. 11, 2016, left, and Doris Kearns Goodwin arrives at a HISTORYTalks event in Washington on Sept. 24, 2022. Anderson, Goodwin and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. (AP Photo)

Doris Kearn Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters

NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The …
This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows a scene from the documentary "Food, Inc. 2." (River Road/Participant/Magnolia Pictures via AP)

Makers of ‘Food, Inc’ sequel, launch impact campaign around pressing issues

The Oscar-nominated documentary “Food, Inc” helped change the way many consumers think about the systems behind the things we eat. But in the 16 years since it came out, new problems have arisen …
FILE - Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, Friday, June 26, 2015. The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired in July 2023 after more than 1,800 items were discovered to be missing. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)

The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of …
A view of a poster advertising comedian Ed Gamble's Hot Diggity Dog tour on the Bakerloo line platform at Embankment underground station in London, Wednesday March 27, 2024. Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit network’s ban on junk food advertising. The poster for the show, “Hot Diggity Dog,” showed a mustard- and ketchup-smeared Gamble beside a half-eaten hot dog on a plate. A bemused Gamble replaced the wiener with a cucumber, and the poster was approved. (Joe Sene/PA via AP)

No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban

LONDON (AP) — On the London Underground, hot dogs are no joking matter. Comedian Ed Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup show because the image …
FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

No police charges for Taylor Swift's dad over paparazzi incident in Sydney

Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a photographer's claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month. …