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PD PHX man molested 3 young girls

PHOENIX - A 52-year-old man is behind bars for allegedly molesting three young girls. Police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson said Christopher Allen Simcox, 52, was arrested Wednesday near 48th Street and Thomas. Thompson said police developed probable cause to believe Simcox had sexual conduct with the girls, all under the age of ten. Authorities said they believe the incidents happened within the ...
Brewer signs health cost transparency bill

PHOENIX (AP) -- Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill requiring hospitals and doctors to post the prices of their most common procedures and changing the way the state's Medicaid program determines what to pay ...
Brewer signs elected officials pension bill

PHOENIX (AP) -- A bill replacing pensions for new judges and other elected officials with a 401(k)-style retirement plan - a top priority of Republicans this Legislative session - was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jan ...
Arizona killer who asked for speedy execution found dead in cell

Dale Hausner, one of two men arrested for a string of fatal shootings, sits in court during his initial appearance at the Maricopa County court in jail in Phoenix, Arizona August 4, ...
MLB Arizona 3 Miami 1

Cody Ross slammed a pinch-hit three-run homer to back reliever Josh Collmenter's six shutout innings Wednesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 win over Miami. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Miami starter Jose Fernandez issued a leadoff walk ...

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Taxi Driver [Blu-Ray]

There have been few films that have created and sustained the sense of constant, underlying dread that pervades every frame of Martin Scorseses scorching urban masterpiece Taxi Driver. It is a film that slowly and almost unbearably builds in tension until it literally explode ... ...

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Man convicted in Phoenixs serial shootings dies

Associated Press PHOENIX - An Arizona death row inmate convicted of killing six people in Phoenix's "serial shooter" attacks has died in prison. Prison officials say 40-year-old Dale Hausner was found unresponsive in his cell in Florence around noon Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later. Authorities say the cause of death is under investigation. ...
UPDATE Air quality becoming dangerous in Chino Valley area

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Going PHX Career Fair Thursday

Choice Career Fairs . Some employers looking to connect are Go Daddy, Douglas Unified School District, Specialized Loan Servicing, Total Transit and Waste Management. The event is free and welcomes job seekers to submit their resumes and build their networks. Visit the Choice Career ...
AZ historic site faces demolition

FORT HUACHUCA, AZ - Built in 1942, the Mountain View Black Officers' Club still stands today in Fort Huachucadecades after the "separate but equal" laws were repealed. Despite this, the World War II-era military service club is listed as one ...
4 tips for coping with wildfire smoke

Coping with the health effects of wildfire smoke requires both community cooperation and some individual judgment and ingenuity, experts say. How much smoke we're exposed to depends on a number of things, from the direction the wind blows to the type of fuel feeding a fire to the terrain around the blaze. Smoke typically dilutes with distance, but plumes carried hundreds of miles can still ...

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They said it

Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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US top court rules voters don't need citizenship proof

Siding with the Obama administration, the US Supreme Court Monday tossed out a provision in a Arizona state law requiring proof of citizenship for registration as a voter.

With a 7-2 majority, the apex court ruled that the state's voter-approved law interfered with federal law designed to make voter registration easier.

Opponents of the law saw it as an attack on vulnerable voter groups such as minorities, immigrants and the elderly, while the state called the provision a "sensible precaution" to prevent voter fraud.

Civil rights group countered that it added an unconstitutional and burdensome layer of paperwork for tens of thousands of citizens.

The Obama Justice Department opposed the Arizona law, which went beyond what other states have done to ensure integrity in the registration system.

The case focuses on Arizona but the decision would have wider implications as four other states - Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee - have similar requirements, and 12 other states are contemplating such legislation.

A single judge of the apex court a year ago blocked the Arizona law from being enforced, while the full court decided internally whether to accept pending appeals for review. ...