http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/breaking breaking news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_afghan_aid_india/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_afghan_aid_india/#When: 15:49:03Z Tom A. Peter If the underlying intent of international aid projects is to “win the hearts and minds” of the Afghan people, then by many measures the United States is failing. news, politics, family, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost, analysis 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_purpleheart/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_purpleheart/#When: 15:25:08Z T. Christian Miller The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained concussions in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal. news, politics, health, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, propublica 2010-09-09T15:25:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_hud_home_grants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_hud_home_grants/#When: 14:16:28Z Alyssa Newcomb The Quintero family realized its dream of owning a home near work, school and church with help the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. news, business, family, trans_growth, local, arizona, breaking 2010-09-09T14:16:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_economy_forecast/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_economy_forecast/#When: 13:08:42Z Rebecca L. McClay Arizona’s economy is pulling out of recession, albeit it at a slow pace, as the job market, retail sector and housing industry show signs of improvement. news, business, trans_growth, local, arizona, breaking 2010-09-09T13:08:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_brewer_goddard_poll/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_brewer_goddard_poll/#When: 18:04:36Z Dylan Smith Silence may well be golden in the Arizona governor’s race. Following her fumbling performance in last week’s debate, Gov. Jan Brewer has jumped a few points with the voters, according to a conservative pollster. news, politics, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-09-08T18:04:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_rahul_gandhi/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_rahul_gandhi/#When: 15:31:31Z Jason Overdorf He doesn’t do interviews with the foreign press, so I was only able to meet Rahul Gandhi, the once and future leader of India, elections notwithstanding, by happenstance. news, politics, history, nationworld, breaking, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-08T15:31:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_ocean_deadzones/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_ocean_deadzones/#When: 15:14:04Z John Solomon The number of “dead zones” in U.S. coastal waters — where oxygen is so depleted that it can harm marine life — has soared 30-fold over the last half century, according to a report that warns the phenomenon poses both economic and environmental hazards. news, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, center_for_public_integrity 2010-09-08T15:14:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_argentina_soccer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090810_argentina_soccer/#When: 14:37:58Z Julia Kumari Drapkin The passion of Argentina is club soccer. Here you’ll find some of the world’s most fervent soccer fans and spectacular club rivalries. A soccer team here isn’t just about sport, it’s a social identity. Imagine the Red Sox and the Yankees in the same city. sports, soccer, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-09-08T14:37:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_dovemtn_core_review/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_dovemtn_core_review/#When: 02:25:32Z Kevin Hall A winemaker dinner at CORE Kitchen at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain is too much fun to sully with a pun. food, restaurants, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, review 2010-09-08T02:25:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_az_ipo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_az_ipo/#When: 01:50:24Z Rebecca L. McClay Arizona’s market for new public companies showed signs of life earlier this year with two companies poised to offer stock for the first time. But the market for public offerings lost momentum as the overall stock market veered down a volatile path and at least one of those companies put the brakes on its plan. news, business, sci_tech, local, arizona, breaking 2010-09-08T01:50:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_brewerbeheaded/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_brewerbeheaded/#When: 23:47:59Z Roberto De Vido We can all agree that being beheaded can ruin your day. Are you in imminent danger? Depends on where you live and what you do for a living. news, politics, border, crime, media, local, arizona, opinion, comics, breaking, hub_headlines, mexico_latin 2010-09-07T23:47:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_primary_turnout/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_primary_turnout/#When: 22:56:32Z Alyssa Newcomb Early ballots and strong interest in congressional races helped make turnout for the August primary the highest in 20 years, Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Tuesday. news, politics, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-09-07T22:56:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_koran_burning/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_koran_burning/#When: 22:05:41Z Jean MacKenzie Essay: The call to burn Qurans in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks has this reporter doubting the wisdom of the First Amendment. news, politics, crime, faith, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-09-07T22:05:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_soccer_hooligans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_soccer_hooligans/#When: 15:38:40Z Fulvio Paolocci It’s going to be a tough season for soccer hooligans in Italy. In an attempt to crack down on stadium troublemakers, the Italian government is forcing all season ticket holders to also undergo police background checks. news, crime, sports, soccer, pro, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-07T15:38:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_washington_cooks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_washington_cooks/#When: 14:55:25Z Joel Brinkley Shortly after taking office, President Obama named a host of special envoys to regions, organizations and trouble spots around the world. As tenuous Middle East peace talks begin in Washington, and as the situation in Afghanistan plummets from bad to worse, now is a good time to ask: Are these special envoys doing much good? news, politics, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-07T14:55:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_ireland_marriages/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_ireland_marriages/#When: 14:24:03Z Conor O'Clery Young women from European Union member states like Latvia are being paid to come to Ireland and take part in sham marriages with non-EU nationals. These give the new husbands a back door to permanent EU residency. news, politics, family, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-07T14:24:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_hunting_fishing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_hunting_fishing/#When: 14:04:31Z Lauren Saria A ballot proposition promoted as a way to safeguard the right to fish and hunt in Arizona would politicize decisions about wildlife by giving the Legislature sole authority, leaders of a new campaign against the measure say. news, politics, business, environment, local, arizona, breaking, outdoors 2010-09-07T14:04:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090610_alan_simpson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090610_alan_simpson/#When: 13:41:40Z Jimmy Zuma Smart v. Stupid: Alan Simpson, Republican co-chair of the deficit commission has proven himself unfit to lead. Jimmy Zuma asks, “Are his most recent criticisms of pensioners and veterans a sign of senility?” news, politics, business, family, opinion, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, columnist 2010-09-06T13:41:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090610_brewerdummies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090610_brewerdummies/#When: 21:50:23Z Roberto De Vido It’s like a Zen koan: if a governor joins a debate, but doesn’t say anything, is she debating? news, politics, media, local, arizona, opinion, comics, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-09-05T21:50:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090410_brewerspeechless/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090410_brewerspeechless/#When: 06:37:23Z Roberto De Vido “It was the longest 16 seconds of my life,” said Governor Jan Brewer after what were, undoubtedly, the longest 16 seconds of her life. news, politics, media, local, arizona, opinion, comics, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-09-04T06:37:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_kelly_giffords_poll/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_kelly_giffords_poll/#When: 17:25:120 Dylan Smith Updated: Incumbent Democrat Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Republican challenger Jesse Kelly are tied, 46-46%, in a poll commissioned by a conservative group. news, politics, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok Sep 3, 2010, 11:25 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_allstar_1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_allstar_1070/#When: 14:37:08Z Maria Polletta State Sen. Russell Pearce and other SB 1070 supporters are sending off 70,000 petition signatures urging Major League Baseball to ignore “critics and activists” they say are endangering plans to hold the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, sports, baseball, pro, breaking 2010-09-03T14:37:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_war/#When: 03:47:36Z Jane Arraf In a war that has changed the U.S. and its military almost as much as the country it invaded, the realization seems to have sunk in that victory is much easier to declare than it will be to define. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, analysis 2010-09-03T03:47:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_arpaio_suit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_arpaio_suit/#When: 22:18:22Z Dylan Smith The U.S. Justice Department is suing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his 15-month refusal to turn over documents in a civil rights investigation. Read the suit & watch a video of Arpaio responding to it. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T22:18:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_governor_debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_governor_debate/#When: 19:53:24Z Dylan Smith The pause heard ‘round the world? Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s 16-second pause at the beginning of Wednesday’s debate between candidates for governor has gone viral. Here’s your chance to watch the entire video. news, politics, media, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-09-02T19:53:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iran_bomb/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iran_bomb/#When: 18:54:32Z HDS Greenway Israel is bound to its doctrine that force can solve its problems in a world where force is less and less likely to do so. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:54:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_chinatraffic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_chinatraffic/#When: 18:40:21Z Coco Liu When word got out two weeks ago about China’s monster traffic jam, an amazing thing happened: drivers continued to willingly flock to the Beijing-Tibet expressway at the heart of the problem. The monster traffic jam is a thing of the past, but there may be more to come. news, business, environment, trans_growth, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:40:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_haiti_radio/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_haiti_radio/#When: 18:33:19Z Jennifer Maloney Broadcasting from tarpaulin tents, Haiti’s radio journalists are striking a more critical tone. news, environment, media, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:33:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/#When: 18:09:27Z Myles Estey In San Juan Copala, paramilitaries from nearby towns violently rebuff would-be visitors. A blockade of large rocks prevents anyone from crossing into town. Residents speak in strained voices about conditions under the blockade. They describe kidnappings, the constant threat of violence and rape and the vacuum of life in their town. news, border, crime, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T18:09:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_nowwhat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_nowwhat/#When: 17:05:21Z Razzaq al-Saiedi Analysis: President Barack Obama officially declared Tuesday the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. For Americans, this moment brings closure to a controversial war. But after more than 7 years, Iraqis are still scrambling to forge a working government. news, politics, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-02T17:05:21+00:00