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Ryan Heinsius/KNAUThe Trump administration rescinded a 1 million dollar grant that funded three community centers in Flagstaff where residents could get help during wildfires, floods, and other emergencies. -
Ross D. Franklin/AP PhotoGov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday signed a breakthrough bipartisan measure to fund services for tens of thousands of disabled Arizonans that had run out of cash and led to a months-long fight between her and Republican lawmakers. -
Scott ThybonyBooks can take you in new and unexpected directions. When author Scott Thybony read about a journey to the Grand Canyon by a band of scalphunters in the 19th century, he had no idea it would lead him to an important fossil tracksite millions of years old. He recounts the experience in this month’s Canyon Commentary. -
Tim Peterson/EcoFlightSix Southwestern tribes have formed a coalition to defend Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument against threats that include possible cuts to its size by the Trump administration. The monument was established for its geology and biodiversity but also has deep cultural significance.
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The commission tasked with finding the next Arizona Supreme Court Justice has recommended five nominees to Gov. Katie Hobbs. -
Coconino County health officials say wastewater in Flagstaff has tested positive for avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. -
When you think of armadillos, you may conjure up images of Texas and a small, armored possum-like creature, yet Arizona was once home to a gigantic armadillo species. -
Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit alleging the federal government has failed to protect the Old Spanish National Historic Trail. -
The 48-year-old self-proclaimed prophet of a polygamist sect claimed to have more than 20 “spiritual" wives, including 10 underage girls. -
President Joe Biden declared the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in Pennsylvania on Monday. It acknowledges the decades of trauma inflicted on tribal communities throughout the U.S. and in Arizona, which had the second-highest number of the schools in the nation.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the soccer fandom of Pope Francis, the NFL draft and hockey's Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Some federal employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again by the Trump administration are now learning their health coverage lapsed despite being told otherwise.
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A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran possibly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant. -
The funeral of Pope Francis demonstrated the values he held dear, from the theme of the gospel passage to the music he chose for the Mass. He also broke tradition with his final burial wishes.
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Sudan's capital city Khartoum has been liberated after more than two years of civil war. But as NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu witnessed when he travelled there, it has been left in ruins.
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