Gamers push back against World Health Organization’s ‘gaming disorder’ classification
By Ben Leibowitz | Monday, June 25, 2018
The World Health Organization classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition akin to gambling addiction.
Punching through Parkinson’s: Boxing gym trains patients with degenerative disease
By Ben Leibowitz | Friday, June 1, 2018
Phoenix-area boxing trainer Marty Barrett opened 12th Round Fit Boxing gym to help train individuals with Parkinson's disease to curb their symptoms.
Study puts Hurricane Maria’s death toll at more than 4,600; some residents still struggle with power
By Charlene Santiago and Ben Moffat | Wednesday, May 30, 2018
At approximately 6:15am Hurricane Maria made landfall in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico as a strong category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155mph.
A tale of two towns: Puerto Ricans rebuild with hope for brighter future
By Ryan Santistevan | Tuesday, May 8, 2018
This is a tale of two Puerto Rican communities, 8 miles apart – separated by winding roads but divided by more than geography.
Sen. Jeff Flake and injured coach reflect on congressional baseball game shooting
By Noëlle D. Lilley | Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018
Cronkite News reporter, Noëlle Lilley, returns to Washington, D.C., to follow-up on the aftermath of a shooting that targeted Republican members of Congress nine months ago.
Endangered fish have re-emerged in the Santa Cruz River, but will they last?
By Angel Mendoza | Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018
Experts warn that raw sewage still threatens to contaminate the river's water and its wildlife.
Flake bill to shield DACA recipients has green card path, border funds
By Fraser Allan Best | Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017
WASHINGTON - Sen. Jeff Flake unveiled a proposal Thursday that would extend some protections for DACA recipients in exchange for border security funding and new restrictions on who could be eligible for deferred deportation.
Sinema’s long-expected challenge to Flake shakes up Senate race
By Joel T. Vernile | Friday, Sept. 29, 2017
WASHINGTON - One day after Rep. Kyrsten Sinema's long-anticipated announcement of a 2018 challenge to Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a liberal group was pledging to raise money for her and two political consultants changed their outlook on the race to "toss up."
A collection of autism resources in Arizona
By Staff | Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017
PHOENIX — Workforce opportunities, scholarship aid for education, therapeutic methods, sports opportunities and more. The Cronkite News team has put together a collection of stories that highlight some of Arizona's resources that aid the autism community.
Industrial waste pollutes America’s drinking water
By Jasmine Spearing-Bowen and Karl Schneider | Monday, Aug. 28, 2017
PHOENIX – In Ringwood, New Jersey, Ford Motor Co. dumped more than 35,000 tons of toxic paint sludge onto lands occupied for centuries by the Turtle Clan of the Ramapough Lenape tribe, poisoning groundwater with arsenic, lead and other harmful chemicals.
On second thought: Congress drops talk of staying, takes August recess
By Ben Moffat | Friday, Aug. 4, 2017
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders, backed by vocal conservatives in the House, vowed at the height of the health care debate to trim the usual month-long August recess and stay until at least the middle of the month to work on pressing legislation.
Despite best efforts, years of drought leave state little room for error
By Ben Moffat | Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017
WASHINGTON - Arizona's top water official told a congressional committee Wednesday that even though the state has done a lot right, years of drought still threaten to push the region into a water emergency in the next few years.