With execution on hold, Navajo inmate presses court on jury bias claim
By Harrison Mantas | Friday, Dec. 13, 2019
PHOENIX - A federal appeals court panel grappled Friday with how - or why - convicted Navajo double-murderer Lezmond Mitchell could question jurors from his trial 16 years ago about possible racial bias in their deliberations.
Navajos express mixed opinions on Trump impeachment probe
By Chelsea Hofmann | Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019
WINDOW ROCK – Cronkite News reporters Jordan Elder and Chelsea Hofmann traveled to the capital of the Navajo Nation to find out what citizens there thought about the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
House panel advances bill to expand farmworker visas, green card access
By Wissam Melhem | Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019
WASHINGTON - A House committee gave preliminary approval to a bill that would add 20,000 farmworker visas and let some workers apply for permanent legal residency, despite Republican concerns that it could open the door to more illegal immigration.
Swing state 2020: With the election a year off, Arizona could become a key player
By Isabella Hulsizer | Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019
PHOENIX – With 52 weeks left before the presidential election, is Arizona a red state or a blue state?
Pelosi backs impeachment inquiry, Arizona delegation members not swayed
By Vandana Ravikumar | Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019
WASHINGTON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that the House would open a formal impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump, but her announcement did not appear to change any minds in the Arizona delegation.
‘We have to live with it’: Students demand climate action today to ensure a greener tomorrow
By James Carr and Wissam Melhem | Friday, Sept. 20, 2019
PHOENIX – With the U.N. climate summit Monday, thousands of people around the world took part in a global climate strike. And students played a major role.
Arizona Supreme Court: Freedom of speech trumps anti-discrimination law
By Lindsay Walker | Monday, Sept. 16, 2019
WASHINGTON - The Arizona Supreme Court Monday sided with two Phoenix women who said a city law aimed at preventing discrimination would have forced them to violate their Christian faith by creating custom invitations for same-sex weddings.
Businesses welcome, environmentalists dread end of Obama-era water rule
By Kailey Broussard | Friday, Sept. 13, 2019
WASHINGTON - Farming, real estate and manufacturing representatives applauded as EPA and Army officials moved to end an Obama-era rule that expanded waters subject to regulation - a move environmental groups warned would mean virtually no protection for the nation's waterways - especially in the West.
House panel’s votes on gun bills give likely preview of battles to come
By Wissam Melhem | Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019
WASHINGTON - A House panel worked late into the night in a sometimes heated, sometimes emotional hearing on gun-control bills Tuesday, a potential preview of congressional debates to come in the weeks after a string of mass shootings.
Deferred action on DACA: Program lives on; advocates worry for how long
By Vandana Ravikumar | Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
WASHINGTON - Two years after the Trump administration announced plans to kill Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program still has a pulse - though advocates worry about how long that might last, and the Supreme Court could settle the question this fall.
Best of luck to Luck: Larry Fitzgerald, Kirk in full support of retiring quarterback
By Tyler Dunn | Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019
SCOTTSDALE – Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk talk Andrew Luck retirement.
Vulnerable communities adapting to ever-present threat of wildfires
By Anton L. Delgado | Monday, Aug. 12, 2019
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Pinetop-Lakeside is among the latest U.S. cities to take advantage of a federal program aimed at creating “fire-adapted” communities where humans and forest meet.