How well have you been keeping up with the news? Feeling lucky? Here are seven questions - earn the highest score and you might win a pizza from Rocco’s Little Chicago.... Read more»
A new front seems to be developing in the ever-changing Syrian civil war — a front of cross-border bluster.... Read more»
Interviews with state Sen. Steve Pierce, Tucsoncitizen.com’s Mark B. Evans, Steve Lynn of the SALC on the PCC Board, and talk show host Emil Franzi.... Read more»
Hundreds of photos taken in the aftermath of the Jan. 8 shooting were released Tuesday by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, including images of the Glock handgun and high capacity magazine used to kill six and wound a dozen others. Withheld by authorities were any graphic photos of victims of the shooting rampage.... Read more»1
An Australian anthropologist plans to lead an expedition to the Wessel Islands off the coast of northern Australia in July to excavate a site where five ancient African coins were found.... Read more»
Arizonans awoke to tragedy this morning with the news that two of our state’s brave first responders — a Phoenix firefighter and police officer — died overnight following separate incidents in the line of duty. Both men were killed while in service to the community they loved; both leave behind a family that grieves; both are to be honored and remembered for the boundless sacrifice they have made.... Read more»
Interviews with Rep. Bruce Wheeler D-LD28, Sen. Linda Lopez D-LD2, Sen. Steve Farley D-LD9, Ben Buehler-Garcia Ward 3 Tucson City Council Candidate, Reporter Ben Giles Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo Civic Leader, Middle East Expert Prof. Stephen Zunes... Read more»
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto vows big changes with the economic reforms he’s pushing and they’ve already taken more than a little change from the pockets of mega-mogul Carlos Slim, who lost the title of the world’s richest man.... Read more»
In a new poll from Public Policy Polling, 74 percent of Republicans polled said they think the actions of the Obama administration during the crisis in Benghazi were worse than Watergate. The results, however, might be taken with a grain of salt as half of that 74 percent appear to have no idea whatsoever where—or even what—Benghazi is.... Read more»
Guatemala’s US-backed former ruler Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes against indigenous villagers. But will his 80-year jail sentence stand?... Read more»
Latin America’s Catholics multiplied in past centuries. Now their numbers are shrinking. The new Argentine pope canonizing two Latina nuns sends a calling to the region.... Read more»
Interviews with the Tucson Weekly’s Dan Gibson, AEA President Andrew Morrill, Councilman Steve Kozachik, Mark B. Evans of Tucsoncitizen.com, Sentinel Editor Dylan Smith, veteran reporter Daniel Buckley, Rep. Ethan Orr, and Jim DeGrood of the RTA.... Read more»
Interviews with activist Miguel Ortega, TucsonsSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, DUI defense attorney Jim Nesci, Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson.... Read more»
For 22 years I worked for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, and for that experience I am eternally grateful. But today I’ll write about my first and last days at the Citizen, which ended when the press ground to a halt four years ago, May 15, 2009.... Read more»4
Friday marks arguably the most important day on a Mexican calendar, celebrated countrywide with patriotic parades, patron saint parties and local lark. Mexico’s Mother’s Day honors the touchstones of a nation in which family matters above all. So why are so many moms protesting?... Read more»
In 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 1.1 million pounds of narcotics in the state of Arizona. According to a CBP Fact Sheet, Arizona seizures account for half of all drugs seized in the United States. The same goes for apprehensions of people attempting to illegally immigrate.... Read more»
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