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  • Solar plane departs Phoenix on 2nd leg of US trip heads to Dallas

    PHOENIX (AP) - A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane took off from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 4:47 a.m. MST Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive in Dallas ...

  • Ariz. AG is OK with new Bisbee civil union measure

    The city of Bisbee is moving forward with a new version of a proposed local law allowing civil unions, and a spokeswoman for Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says Horne won't sue to try to block it.The Bisbee City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to formally propose a scaled-back version of the ordinance. That sets the stage for a June 4 vote by the council on whether to approve the ...

  • Auction begins for former presidential jet

    An auction for an airplane that was once part of the presidential fleet is underway.The U.S. General Services Administration says the blue-and-white DC-9 was part of the Air Force Two fleet and at one point may have served as Air Force One, a plane used by the president.The plane is currently being stored at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Federal officials say serious buyers can schedule ...

  • Service for Phoenix officer to be held Saturday

    A Phoenix police officer killed in a hit-and-run accident Sunday will be buried Saturday following a funeral service the same day.The department says the service for Officer Daryl Raetz will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria.Immediately following the service, Raetz will be interred at Phoenix Memorial Park.Raetz was fatally injured when struck by a ...

  • Federal Court Protects Right To Choose In Arizona Strikes Down Abortion Ban

    vicious anti-abortion law that bans abortion at 20 weeks and potentially as early as 18 weeks after conception. Pro-choice groups and women’s rights groups vowed to fight the strict law in court, and on Tuesday, a federal court handed them a ...


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Cría cuervos [DVD]

Cría cuervos [DVD]

Set during the Franco regime and shot while the fascist general was on his deathbed, Carlos Saura's Cra cuervos is a dream-like evocation of the shifting lines between fantasy and reality, living and dying, past and present. It has many similarities to Ingmar Bergman's Cries a ... ...

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  • Fires restricted for Tonto Forest

    PHOENIX - Fire restrictions have been put into place for the Tonto National Forest starting Wednesday due to drought conditions and hot temperatures, according to a press release. The following types of fires have been prohibited: - Building, maintaining or using a fire, campfire or charcoal burning device - Smoking outside of a pre-approved area - Operating internal combustion power tools or ...

  • Auction underway for ex-Air Force Two

    MESA, AZ - An auction for an airplane that was once part of the presidential fleet is underway. The U.S. General Services Administration says the blue-and-white DC-9 was part of the Air Force Two fleet and at one point may have served as Air Force One, a plane used by the president. The plane is currently being stored at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Federal officials say serious buyers can ...

  • Agree Poll says family needs $58Kyear

    WASHINGTON - A recent poll showed that Americans believe it's necessary to make more than twice the federal poverty level for a family of four to "get by" in their community. ...

  • PD Man robbed Buckeye juice bar

    BUCKEYE, AZ - Buckeye police are asking for help identifying a man who robbed a Buckeye juice bar on Tuesday. The man entered a Juice It Up near Watson and Yuma roads at 9:15 a.m., displayed a gun and demanded money from the register, police said. Employees gave the man the money and he fled in an unknown direction. No one was injured during the robbery, police said. Witnesses described the man ...

  • PD Men crashed vehicle fled police

    MARICOPA, AZ - Two men have been arrested after they reportedly ran from Maricopa police and crashed their vehicle while transporting marijuana, police said. The men were arrested after crashing their vehicle and fleeing from officers near Edison Road and Ancon Avenue in Maricopa. Police used a stun-gun to subdue one man and found the other hiding in a nearby junkyard. There is no record of the ...

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