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50 years after the former Yugoslavia protected abortion rights, that legacy is under threat

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — With vigils outside clinics, marches drawing thousands and groups of men kneeling to pray in public squares, religious and neo-conservative groups have been ramping up …

'Heroes' scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed; construction crew feared dead

Recovery efforts are set to resume for the six people who are presumed dead after a cargo ship hit a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the structure to collapse. Officials …
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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

Policy switch, bullying topics before Chandler school board

​Wednesday’s Chandler Unified School District Governing Board meeting agenda gives some indication lively discussion is possible. In addition to a pair of items about transitioning away …

Case against woman accused in death of adopted young son in Arizona dismissed, but could be refiled

The case against a woman accused in the death of her adopted 10-year-old son in a Phoenix suburb won’t be moving forward at this time due to insufficient evidence. The Maricopa County Attorney’s …
FESTIVAL

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.
Legal

Lake admits defaming Maricopa County recorder Richer

PHOENIX — In a sudden shift, Kari Lake is now admitting she defamed Stephen Richer. What that leaves is the question of how much she and her campaign are going to have to pay the Maricopa …
officer-involved shooting

Chandler Police release name of man shot by officer Friday

Monday, March 25, the Chandler Police Department released the name of a suspect in a weekend incident in which that suspect was shot by police. Police stated, in a news release,  Cody …
Legal

Federal judge allows Mexican government to sue Arizona gun dealers

A federal judge has given the go-ahead to let the Mexican government sue five Arizona gun dealers over claims they are responsible for violence in that country. In an extensive ruling, U.S. …
Development

Chilly reception to proposed planned community in Florence

A proposal to rezone about 2,250 acres in Florence for a new potential master-planned community is getting some push back. At its Monday meeting, the Florence Town Council heard the first reading of …
neighbors

Paradise Valley teen recognized with 18 Under 18 Award

My Tasty Table, a nonprofit organization committed to promoting healthy eating habits among children, has announced that Paradise Valley resident and co-founder, Aanvi Goel, has been honored with the …
THINGS TO DO

Jazz exhibit at Chandler Museum on display April 6

Bob Willoughby is perhaps best known for his candid photographs of famous Hollywood actors, but before taking photos on film sets, he captured many images of jazz musicians. Working in difficult …

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Opinions with Civility
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.
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments that could “pave the way toward a national abortion ban” by severely restricting access to the medication mifepristone, David Schweikert and …
Our local Fountain Hills Theater is often amazing. The world premiere production of “The Great Gatsby – The Musical,” is its latest triumph. This musical adaptation of F. Scott …
Federal government manipulations have been confusing and confounding since 2021. In 2022 David Mamet wrote this elucidation: “My question, watching my beloved American democracy and culture …
Court proceedings of late have helped me figure out the meaning of MAGA.
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Local sports

Mother Nature madness: Arizona Diamondbacks play rare rain-shortened game at Chase Field

Mother Nature has halted a baseball game even in a retractable-roof stadium in the middle of the desert. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ preseason game against the Cleveland Guardians was called after …

Sochan, Vassell lead Spurs past Suns 104-102 as injured Wembanyama watches from sidelines

Jeremy Sochan hit a key 3-pointer in the final minute and finished with 26 points and a career-high 18 rebounds as San Antonio beat the Phoenix Suns 104-102 on Monday night with Spurs rookie Victor …

Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald will start season on injured list with strained oblique

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald will start the season on the injured list because of a strained left oblique. Manager Torey Lovullo said the strain was a Grade 2, meaning the right-hander …
National sports
Sam Montembeault made 27 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in coach Martin St. Louis’ return to the team. Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens, who …
Zach Hyman scored his 51st goal of the season 1:22 into overtime, giving the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg and sending the Jets to their fourth straight loss. Leon Draisaitl, Connor …
Jason Dickinson scored twice, Petr Mrazek made 40 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1. Seth Jones also scored for Chicago, and Joey Anderson had two assists. Connor Bedard, …
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Valley business

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 …

New Vietnamese restaurant open in South Chandler

Pho Ngoc, a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant, has opened in the shopping center anchored by Safeway on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights roads in South Chandler.

Pho Ngoc, a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant, has opened in the shopping center anchored by Safeway on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights roads in South Chandler. There …

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. …

Things to do

Science Center in Phoenix to host free eclipse viewing party

North America will experience a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, and Arizona Science Center in Phoenix is planning a free viewing party for it.

Phoenix Symphony announces 2024-25 season lineup

A wide range of classical, popular, film and holiday performances are on tap for the Phoenix Symphony’s 2024-25 season.

World Doctors Orchestra comes to Scottsdale

The World Doctors Orchestra will begin its 2024 world tour in Arizona, making its first stop in Scottsdale with music presented by Arizona Musicfest. Pictured is the 2016 WDO concert in Romania.

Featuring 85 physician-musicians from 11 countries, the World Doctors Orchestra (WDO) will make its first stop in Arizona along its world tour, with music presented by Arizona Musicfest. Founded …

Alice Cooper bash benefits teen centers in Mesa, Phoenix

Tickets are on sale for Coopstock 2024, a fundraiser for Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers in Mesa and Phoenix. The event will take place 5-11 p.m. April 13 at Las Sendas Golf Club, …

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Obituaries & Memorials

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 …

Dale Lee Brunson

Dale Lee Brunson, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather sadly left us on March 4, 2024 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was an honorable member of …

William Joe Dickinson

William Dickinson passed peacefully on February 11, 2024. Preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Gladise Dickinson, son Ronald, daughter Paula Jo, sisters Bonnie and Cheryl. Survived by wife …

David Arthur Wright

David Arthur Wright was born 25 September 1949 in Madison, Wisconsin, and left us suddenly due to cardiac arrest on 16 March 2024 in Sun City West, Arizona. In between, he lived a life of …
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Nation

AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans

Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election. But presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump appears to stoke more fear and anger among Democrats than …

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn't tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up and whether another attorney not yet …

Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district's diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in …

Pennsylvania train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. None of the …

NBC says it will cut ties with former RNC head Ronna McDaniel after days of employee objections

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News will cut ties with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel, hired last week as an on-air political contributor, following a furious protest by some of its …
World

The British royal family learns that if you don't fill an information vacuum, someone else will

The British royal family learned the hard way: in the modern media world, if you don't fill an information vacuum, others will fill it for you, and it's not likely to be pretty. The Princess of …

Book of kids' drawings reflect regular violence shaping their lives in a Rio de Janeiro favela

Dozens of kids and teenagers from Rio de Janeiro’s Mare neighborhood gathered for the launch of a book in which they show, with their own words and pictures, how violence in their poor, bayside …

The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them

The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired last year after more than 1,800 …

An imprisoned journalist in Belarus designated a political prisoner by a leading rights group

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent journalist in Belarus was designated a political prisoner on Tuesday by the country's leading human rights group following his conviction on charges widely seen …

Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti's capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies across the road from the country’s …
Entertainment
FILE - Flags fly in front of the Festival Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 7, 2023. The Fair Grounds Race Course, which plays host to the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, begins its annual transformation in earnest Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as organizers prepare to take over the field this Spring for two weekends of music, food and fun. (Brett Duke/The Advocate via AP, File)

One month out, New Orleans Jazz Fest begins preparations for 2024 event

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Fair Grounds Race Course, which plays host to the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, begins its annual transformation in earnest Tuesday as organizers prepare to …
FILE - In this May 30, 2018, file photo, Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles. Combs' lawyer said Tuesday, March 26, 2024, that the searches of his Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex-trafficking investigation were ”a gross use of military-level force" and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight" to clear his name. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says raids of the rapper's homes were 'excessive' use of 'military force'

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs says the search of his properties in Miami and Los Angeles were “a gross use of military-level force.” The public statement Tuesday is the first from the music …
FILE - Timothee Chalamet arrives at the world premiere of the film "Dune: Part Two" in London on Feb. 15, 2024. Chalamet signed a first look deal with the studio to collaborate on future projects as an actor and producer, Warner Bros. said Tuesday. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

After ‘Wonka’ and ‘Dune,’ Timothée Chalamet signs first look deal with Warner Bros.

Following the success of “ Wonka ” and the “ Dune” movies, Warner Bros. is staying in the Timothée Chalamet business. The star signed a first look deal with the studio to collaborate on …
Bruce Springsteen, right, plays his guitar as Jake Clemons plays saxophone on stage during a concert of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band World Tour 2024 performance Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Bruce Springsteen becomes first international songwriter made a fellow of Britain's Ivors Academy

LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to be named a fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K’s professional association of music creators. The American icon was …
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Steve Martin in a scene from the documentary "Steve! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces." (Apple TV+ via AP)

The irony of Steve Martin's life isn't lost on him

People participate in documentaries for all kinds of reasons. But Steve Martin may be unique in making a film about his life with the instruction of: “See if you can make sense of all THAT.” …