Pokémon goes to Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Evers family from Washington, D.C., has been planning its trip to the Olympics here for a year and a half.
Rio in international spotlight during Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — Already the second-most populated metropolitan area in Brazil, thousands will travel from all over the world within the next three weeks to visit Rio de Janeiro, but there’s more to see than the 2016 Olympic Games.
From California to a kibbutz, former ASU track star runs winding road to represent Israel in Rio
KIBBUTZ EIN SHEMER, ISRAEL — Sitting at his kitchen table in his home on a kibbutz about a one hour drive north of Tel Aviv, Donald Blair-Sanford observed how much his life has changed since he was a student-athlete at Arizona State University.
Spectators stuck in long lines as Rio Olympics open
RIO DE JANEIRO — Keith McCormack waited more than an hour to get into the beach volleyball arena along Copacabana Beach to watch Canada play Saturday.
Olympic vets Phelps, Schmitt help catapult Runge to Rio
Cierra Runge has been in the pool for as long as she can remember.
Former Cardinals coach Dennis Green dies at 67
PHOENIX — Former Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings head coach Dennis Green died late Thursday due to complications from cardiac arrest. He was 67.
New Phoenix police chief Jeri Williams: ‘Work tirelessly to make the community safe’
PHOENIX – Arizona native Jeri Williams will become the first woman and second African American to lead the Phoenix Police Department when she becomes chief in October.
Peaceful Phoenix rally turns tense when march pushes to freeway and police use pepper spray
PHOENIX - A peaceful protest that moved through downtown Phoenix Friday night turned tense when protesters wanted to move onto Interstate 10 at Seventh Street and police formed a barricade, releasing pepper spray to try to get the crowd to disperse.
Voting rights advocates condemn March election as voter suppression, urge restoration of federal oversight
Phoenix — Voting rights advocates Wednesday said the March presidential preference election amounted to voter suppression and proposed renewing federal election standards to protect voters.
Democrats end 26-hour House sit-in, but vow to continue fight
WASHINGTON - Democrats ended a 26-hour takeover of the House claiming victory Thursday afternoon, even though they did not get the guaranteed vote on a gun-control measure they had been seeking.
Lawmakers call for unity, prayer in aftermath of shootings
WASHINGTON - The reaction in Washington to Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando was swift and nearly unanimous, as statements and social media posts offered prayers and condolences for what the president called "a horrific massacre" flooded the web.
