| Home| News | Money | Sports | Entertainment | Food | Lifestyle | Travel | Health | Politics | Technology | Science | Opinion | Garden | Youth | Community | Video | |
| Court rules in favor of Second Amendment gun right The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history. |
| Area wildfires continue to burn; Aliso Springs residents watch and wait The White Tank Fire burning 5 miles west of Tubac remained 15 percent contained Thursday morning, an official said. |
| Tucson police radar van locations for Thursday The city's police radar van is scheduled to snap photos of speeders at these locations today, according to the Tucson Police Department's Web site. |
| Judge rejects lawsuit asking that L.A. police inquire about suspects' immigration status A California judge blocked a lawsuit that sought to enlist Los Angeles police officers in weeding out illegal immigrants. |
| Mountain lion suspected in attack on NM man killed A mountain lion that might have been the animal that attacked and killed a Pinos Altos man has been snared and killed. |
| Sheriff plans to begin sweep Thursday in Mesa Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to begin a crackdown Thursday on immigration and other criminal violations in Mesa. |
| Gas prices fuel drop in car owner satisfaction Drivers of new cars were less satisfied with their vehicles this year for the first time in at least five years due mainly to rising fuel prices, according to an annual survey released Thursday. |
| Paparazzi clashes prompt stepped up beach security Additional Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies will patrol Malibu's beaches this weekend in response to threats of more clashes between paparazzi and locals, authorities said. |
| Settlement in NY lawsuit over NBC's 'Predator' NBC Universal has settled a $105 million lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed a televised sex sting by "Dateline NBC: To Catch A Predator" drove her brother to kill himself. |
| Monsoon gets revved up Monsoon gets revved up |
| Biodiesel powers Sun Tran For at least the next five years, Sun Tran will use more biodiesel buses, which are cleaner than diesel but not as clean as buses running on compressed natural gas. |
| Baseball tax vote could be too costly PHOENIX — A proposal to let Pima County residents vote on taxing themselves to pay for spring training baseball could cost up to $1.4 million just for the special election that would be required — an election county officials say they can't afford. |
| Speeding tickets may carry no points PHOENIX — Speeders caught by Arizona's new photo-radar system would not have to fear losing their licenses — no matter how often they were photographed going too fast — under a budget deal being negotiated by Gov. Janet Napolitano. |
| Panel widens Canyon-area uranium-mining shield WASHINGTON — One million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon would be off-limits to new uranium mining under an emergency declaration adopted Wednesday by a House committee. |
| Council sets meeting to weigh Hein's future The Tucson City Council scheduled a special meeting next Tuesday to discuss terminating City Manager Mike Hein. |
| Solar-energy pioneer, artist enjoyed breaking the rules Billy "Sol Man" Cirrito was a pioneer in solar energy. |
| TUSD print shop generates black ink The print shop run by the Tucson Unified School District is preparing to launch an ambitious expansion campaign that will market its services to other school districts and charter schools. |
| Judge rules twin shot his brother in 2007 A 14-year-old boy who died in September 2007 didn't shoot himself; his twin brother shot him, a Pima County judge ruled Wednesday. |
| UApresents lays off 3 employees The promotional group responsible for bringing artists and performances to the University of Arizona has laid off three employees as part of a reorganization effort. |
| S. Arizona blazes continue to burn White Tank Fire |
| TFD investigator Corey to retire after 35 years After 35 years of service with the Tucson Fire Department, Jeff Corey is retiring, but he's not ready to take a break. |
| Fancy-schmancy $280K cars to visit Tucson If you see a pair of Spyker C8 Spyders or some other super fancy wheels rolling around Tucson in the next couple days, get a good look because they're not around long. |
| Mexico frees suspect in BP agent's death Officials were "shocked and appalled" that a Mexican judge released a man who was arrested in the death of an Arizona-based U.S. Border Patrol agent, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. |
| Senate stalls gay-marriage amendment PHOENIX — The effort to put what would amount to a constitutional ban on gay marriage on the ballot came up short of the votes it needed to pass the state Senate on Wednesday. |
| Property-tax repeal inches closer to being on November ballot PHOENIX — State lawmakers took the first steps Wednesday to letting voters decide if they want their property taxes to increase late next year. |
| Tucson Time Capsule : High school kids work at summer jobs in '78 |
| DPS cop hurt in I-10 crash still critical A state Department of Public Safety officer who was injured in an accident with a tractor trailer Tuesday remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, an official said. |
| Iranian pleads guilty in N-plant data theft PHOENIX — An Iranian engineer has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen property he obtained at a former job at the largest nuclear plant in the United States. |
| Virginia sheriff asks Shaq to return badge over rap jab Shaquille O'Neal's raunchy rap in which he mocked former teammate Kobe Bryant is costing him another of his lawman badges. |
| Indian voting faces challenge PHOENIX — A court challenge to the nominating petitions of three legislative candidates could determine what requirements are imposed on reservation residents. |
| Bipartisan nod sends rail-yard bill to governor PHOENIX — State lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would require public hearings before the construction of major railroad projects in Arizona. |
| Monsoon revs its high-voltage engine The crank-up stage to the summer thunderstorm season took its most dramatic step here Wednesday, with lightning, high winds and a bit of rain giving the parched, hot desert a taste of what's to come. |
| Dougherty, 40, dies of melanoma; 5-year Tucson chamber executive John Dougherty, the former vice president for governmental affairs at the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, died Tuesday. He was 40. |
| Man standing on train tracks killed A man died Wednesday evening when he was struck by a train just west of the Amtrak station Downtown, police said. |
| Jimmy's forecast Midlevel moisture will continue to ease into Southeastern Arizona through the weekend as the monsoon remains active over northern Mexico. Widespread rains are unlikely for us, but there will be some isolated thunderstorms, especially near higher terrain east and south of Tucson. |
| Community Calendar Today |
| Utah Republican says he's happy he lost primary SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon, a conservative Republican who lost his primary to an opponent who accused him of not being conservative enough, said Wednesday that his defeat frees him to move on to pursue other opportunities. |
| An update on Amphi's upgrades Even though voters approved a $180 million bond issue last November for Amphitheater Public Schools, to date the district has spent less than $20,000 to build new instructional space and renovate existing school facilities. |
| School notes Tohono Chul to show art by Green Fields students |
| Parents cited as enablers of underage drinkers WASHINGTON — Many of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers are turning to their parents or other adults for free alcohol. |
| Virus that can kill kids may get 2nd vaccine ATLANTA — A federal advisory panel has endorsed a second vaccine to combat a common and potentially fatal virus that causes diarrhea and vomiting in children. |
| Project to dissect cocoa genome, protect crop MIAMI — Government scientists are launching a five-year project Thursday aimed at safeguarding the world's chocolate supply by dissecting the genome of the cocoa bean. |
| Obama asks his big donors to help Clinton out of hole WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is sharing one his most valuable assets — his top fundraisers — with former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton to help her pay off her debt, the latest effort to heal the wounds of a bruising primary campaign. |
| Shuttle riders can beat skyrocketing gas prices As commuters in and around Sahuarita have painfully discovered, the cost of driving to and from work in Tucson is emptying their wallets. With gas near $4 a gallon, locals are paying for the rising costs — or finding alternative transportation. |
| Shuttles offer commuters a way to save amid gas spiral As commuters in and around Sahuarita have painfully discovered, the cost of driving to and from work in Tucson is emptying their wallets. With gas near $4 a gallon, locals are paying for the rising costs — or finding alternative transportation. |
| Divers get bodies from capsized Philippine ferry SAN FERNANDO, Philippines — Bodies in life jackets washed up on islands and drifted at sea Wednesday as more than 100 divers probed deeper inside a Philippine ferry that capsized during a powerful typhoon. |
| Opinion by Bonnie Henry : Gila Bend before AC When temperatures hit the triple digits, Tucsonans hit the beaches, particularly those around San Diego. |
| Mugabe growing ever more isolated JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe faced deeper international isolation Wednesday, with African states demanding that a discredited runoff election be postponed and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela rebuking Mugabe for the first time. |
| Around the world Greece |
| Justices strike down La. death penalty in cases of child rape WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court Wednesday effectively slammed the door on the prospect of expanding capital punishment in America, holding that the death penalty for violent crimes that do not end in a death is unconstitutional regardless of the victim's age. |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next |
Copyright © Andanh.com 2008
Chinese Dir