Resources, reform needed to fight gun violence, Phoenix chief tells Senate
WASHINGTON - Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams urged senators Wednesday to devote more resources to law enforcement agencies to help fight the rising incidents of gun violence among youths.
Asians, other minorities fear attacks because of race, survey finds
PHOENIX – An NPR report found that one in four Asian households in the U.S. fear physical and verbal attacks because of their race. Studies show mental health issues related to economic inequalities increased across the country during the surge in COVID-19 cases tied to the delta variant.
New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures highlights diversity in film industry
LOS ANGELES – The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which opened Sept. 30 in Los Angeles, shines a spotlight on diversity in the film industry, as well as a trove of memorabilia from the history of Hollywood.
Hobbs pushes for federal voting legislation to protect workers, voters
WASHINGTON - Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs joined other election officials with tales of harassment, death threats and attacks on election integrity since the 2020 election, and urged passage of federal legislation to protect future elections.
Navajo president backs bill to protect Native American voting rights
WASHINGTON - Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez told a Senate panel Wednesday that special protections are needed to reverse the "very disrespectful" treatment of Native Americans who face extraordinary challenges in the voting process.
Phoenix among U.S. sites for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trials on kids
WASHINGTON - Children from 6 months up to 12 years old could soon start getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Phoenix as part of a trial by drug-maker Moderna of the effectiveness of its two-dose vaccine on young people.
Summer school an expanding option for students who struggled with online learning
PHOENIX – Some states have made summer school mandatory, but in Arizona, it’s up to individual districts.
COVID-19 in Arizona: Ducey extends bar, gym closures; passes on mask mandate
PHOENIX - Gyms, bars, nightclubs and more will remain closed past next week as the state fights a disease that is "highly contagious and in every part of the state," Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday, even as he declined to require the use of masks statewide.
‘What’s old is new again’: Advocates say tribal voting hurdles remain
WASHINGTON - Voting barriers for Native Americans have always existed, but polling cutbacks, discriminatory voter ID laws and lack of funding are making things worse, advocates told a House panel Tuesday - the same day a federal court reinstated an Arizona law against "ballot harvesting."
More than a name: Son of a Hall of Famer, Hamilton’s Brenden Rice hopes to forge own path
CHANDLER – A legacy runs deep when you are related to the greatest wide receiver to ever play football. However, for Brenden Rice, it is the legacy he makes separate from his father which means more to him.
Napolitano questions need for Trump order to enforce campus free speech
WASJHINGTON - Former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, now president of the University of California System, said that a Trump administration policy that threatens to strip funding from colleges in the name of free speech is "unnecessary and, in some respects, undesirable."
Court reduces death sentence in killing where defense ‘utterly failed’
A federal appeals court reversed the death sentence handed down to a Prescott man for the 1987 murder of his lover's husband, saying attorneys "utterly failed" to investigate claims that would have argued against capital punishment.
