As we live longer, what will happen to quality of life?
Medicine and technology can extend lives, but a great quality of life requires involvement with family and friends.
Mexico seeks edge with high-tech ‘Agroparks’
COLON, Queretaro, Mexico - On 700 acres of what looks like industrial park lies is could be Mexico’s farming future – Agropark, government-backed high-tech greenhouses that use high-tech methods to grow specialized products for export.
Recession created ‘perfect storm’ for sharp rise in student loan debt
WASHINGTON - Arizonans came out of the recession with more than twice the student debt that they carried 10 years ago, as economic forces that came with the recession created a "perfect storm" for rising debt.
After reeling with U.S. economy, immigrant remittances rebound
WASHINGTON - The global scale of the Great Recession was reflected in remittances, the money immigrants send to family back home, which dropped from $55 billion to $50 billion in one year.
Franks abruptly quits Congress, hours after setting Jan. 31 resignation
WASHINGTON - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, abruptly announced his immediate resignation from Congress Friday, just hours after he said he would step down Jan. 31 in the face of a House Ethics inquiry.
Franks to resign in face of House Ethics probe of possible harassment
WASHINGTON - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, said Thursday he will resign in the face of a House investigation of his discussions with female staffers about his and his wife's search for a surrogate mother to help them have more children.
Firefighter fitness: drag tires, run stairs and punch holes in an attic. Do it again.
PHOENIX – Firefighters routinely work on staying in shape with training that goes beyond running or doing – think of punching a hole in a ceiling or carrying 100 pounds up the stairs.
UA doctor’s drug could buy time between rattlesnake bite and anti-venom treatment
TUCSON – As soon as a rattlesnake sinks its fangs into a victim, the venom starts traveling through the bloodstream. Within seconds, people can experience pain, swelling, bleeding and trouble breathing.
At open season midpoint, Obamacare sign-ups boom in state, nation
WASHINGTON - Halfway into the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment season, the number of people signing up per day is sharply higher than it was last year, with about 500 more Arizonans signing up every day this year.
House panel OKs bill to allow concealed gun carry across state lines
WASHINGTON - A House committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that would let gun owners with concealed-carry permits cross state lines without prior approval, as long as they followed local concealed-carry laws.
Advocates worry FCC changes to Lifeline could hit Indian Country hard
WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission is moving to rein in a low-cost telephone service for low-income customers that critics say will hit Indian Country hard if fully implemented.
Small businesses plan for long weekend of shopping
PHOENIX - Lauren Booth, merchandiser for Bunky Boutique, sits at the little wooden register in the corner of the downtown Phoenix store, stamping cards in preparation for the busy weekend to come.
