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Arizona Cardinals grapple with missed opportunities, blown leads and an 0-2 start

TEMPE – The Cardinals showed signs of progress but again surrendered a second-half lead, falling to the Giants 31-28. New York scored on each of their five drives in the second half, culminating in a game-winning field goal in the waning seconds.

Cardinals head coach Johnathan Gannon talks with media at press conference.

Black activists take on Dominican government and society in quest for justice and recognition

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – AfroDominican activists are fighting against the Dominican Republic’s discriminatory legislation and social attitudes that negatively impact Black Dominicans and Haitian migrants.

Reconoci.do coordinator and co-founder Elena Lorac speaks about racial discrimination at a "3 Causales" march in Parque Independencia on March 4, 2023. (Photo by Morgan Casey/Cronkite Borderlands Project)

Who let the dogs out? Arizona Cardinals defense shows promise

TEMPE – After a tough week one loss to the Washington Commanders, the Arizona Cardinals are looking to their tenacious and promising defense to keep them competitive among offensive struggles.

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Dennis Gardeck speaks Monday during a news conference following Sunday's Week 1 loss to the Washington Commanders. "We got dogs in our room," Gardeck said. (Photo by Bennett Silvyn/Cronkite News)

Baseball has huge on- and off-the-field impact in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Dominicans make up 11% of Major League Baseball rosters, many a product of this baseball-mad country's youth system, where children as young as 7 train in hopes of one day playing in the U.S. and lifting themselves and their families out of poverty.


‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ face new regulations – but also gain support – after Roe

So-called “crisis pregnancy centers,” which often work to persuade pregnant people not to have abortions, are facing new regulations but also getting an infusion of money after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.


Arizona Cardinals cut veteran quarterback Colt McCoy less than two weeks before kickoff

TEMPE – The Arizona Cardinals have released veteran quarterback Colt McCoy after two seasons with the team, setting the stage for Joshua Dobbs.

Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon enters his first season with the organization facing low expectations from oddsmakers following a string of transactions that signal the team is in rebuilding mode. (File photo by Bobby Murphy/Cronkite News)

From hot issues to hot dogs, politicians turn to Threads to reach voters

WASHINGTON - Among the 100 million users who reportedly signed up last month for Threads, Meta's new social media platform, were Arizona politicians from both state and federal office and from both sides of the aisle.


Ohio special election, proposed constitutional amendment illustrate broader battles on abortion

DELAWARE, Ohio – A year after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, activists are facing off at the ballot box. In Ohio, voters are deciding whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution. That election comes just months before they consider an amendment to protect abortion rights.

People walk by the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on June 27, 2023. Other states are watching Ohio's dueling efforts to make it harder to pass amendments to the state constitution and to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution. (Photo by Mingson Lau/News21)

Open, targeted House seats drive fundraising as numerous hopefuls line up

WASHINGTON - Arizona may be a presidential and Senate election battleground in 2024, but some high-profile House races are also on tap. With a year to the primary, candidates have already raised $9.3 million, as targeted races and an open seat are attracting candidates.


‘Confusing’ and ‘chilling’: First legislative sessions after Roe produce patchwork of laws on abortion

The first full state legislative sessions after the fall of Roe v. Wade produced hundreds of bills that lie all over the map on abortion, including proposals to do what was once considered unthinkable: criminalize pregnant people themselves.

Abortion-rights advocates rally in the Nebraska Capitol rotunda on April 12, 2023, in opposition to the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, which would have banned abortion around six weeks. The bill did not pass, but a 12-week ban is now law. (Photo by Joseph Kual Zakaria/News21)

Douglas dynamo: Cochise’s JUCO basketball thrives under guidance of Jerry Carrillo

DOUGLAS – Located miles from the Mexican border in Southeastern Arizona, Cochise College men’s basketball has become a powerhouse under recently-inducted Jerry Carrillo, who has 629 wins with the school since he was hired in 1995.

Cochise men's basketball coach Jerry Carrillo started building his program into a powerhouse by recruiting students from New Mexico. Now international players seek out Cochise as a destination school for junior colleges. (Photo courtesy of Cochise College Athletics)

Arizona’s defunct border wall leaves trail of runaway costs, error-filled invoices and questions about state’s oversight

PHOENIX – Records show Arizona’s defunct border wall cost twice the initial estimate and raise questions about the state’s oversight of the controversial, $194 million project.

The first containers were placed in Yuma County in August 2022. They were taken down four months later. (Photo by Alex Appel/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)