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  • Court rules against tough sheriff

    A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...

  • Crash closes I-17Black Canyon City

    PHOENIX - Interstate 17 Southbound near Black Canyon City remains closed after two serious collisions force heavy backups. Garin Groff of Arizona Department of Transportation said drivers should expect long delays after two "serious" crashes force the closure of Interstate 17 just north of Black Canyon City. ADOT tweeted that the northbound lanes reopened shortly after 11 a.m., however ...

  • Thousands run last mile in Boston race

    BOSTON - Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when she and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race. "Now I feel like I've ...

  • Phoenix officer remembered for his dedication

    PHOENIX (AP) -- Phoenix police officers, family and friends are gathering Saturday to remember an officer who was killed last weekend while on ...

  • Video Judge rules Arizona Sheriffs office racially profiled

    A federal judge has rule that the office of controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has systematically engaged in racial profiling. Anne-Marie Greene ...


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Night on Earth [DVD]

Night on Earth [DVD]

Jim Jarmusch's idiosyncratic humor and insightful, but subtle observations of human life were given their first jolt of star power in his international coproduction Night on Earth, an ambitious five-part anthology film that travels along with five different cab drivers in five ... ...

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  • Many march vs Monsanto in 250 cities

    LOS ANGELES - Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned for more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. Genetically ...

  • Carrie Underwood donates $1M to hometown

    Singer Carrie Underwood has become more akin to an "American Hero" to Oklahomans recovering from this week's deadly tornado. The 30-year-old OK native (and season 4 "American Idol" champ) has donated $1 million to the Red Cross for disaster relief, which will aid those rebuilding after Monday's monstrous twister decimated the town of Moore, Oklahoma. The sum was ...

  • Freight trains collide in MO 7 hurt

    Two freight trains collided at an overpass near Chaffee, Missouri, early Saturday morning, injuring seven people, authorities said. The overpass collapsed when one of the trains struck a pillar, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walters said. There were two vehicles on the overpass at the time. A fire broke out on one of the train engines and was extinguished, Walters said. Five of the injured were in ...

  • Crews look for pilot in NY Angel Flight

    EPHRATAH, N.Y. - Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said. The bulk of the ...

  • Family friends mourn fallen Phoenix firefighter

    PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- Firefighters from as far away as Canada were among those who gathered in Arizona to honor fallen Phoenix firefighter Bradley ...

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