One of the nation's most prominent Hispanic groups is calling off a boycott of Arizona it imposed in May 2010 over the enactment of a controversial law cracking down on illegal immigrants, according to AP.
The National Council of La Raza says it's (...)
For months after the spasm of violence that shattered her world, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shielded from the wider scope of that January morning, when a gunman shot her in the head, badly wounding her and 12 others outside a (...)
After burning more than 538,000 acres, the Wallow fire in Arizona and New Mexico is now 100 percent contained, officials said.
The wildfire burned about 15,000 acres in New Mexico and officials from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests said the (...)
For the first time since it started May 29, firefighters have been able to keep parts of the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona contained, UPI quoted officials as saying.
Even so, the massive blaze threatened to cross the state line into the small town (...)
Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer said on Monday she would immediately petition the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction blocking key parts of the state's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants, according to Reuters.
The law, (...)
Lawmakers in Arizona are proposing a bill that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, their latest foray into the national debate over illegal immigration, according to AP.
This is the second time this year that (...)
Police arrested tens of protestors Thursday who
marched through the streets of Arizona's capital Phoenix to protest
against the state's controversial immigration law.
The protests came a day after a federal judge placed a temporary
injunction (...)
Arizona's governor vows the state's tough new law targeting illegal immigration will be implemented with no tolerance for racial profiling, but at least two advocacy groups were preparing legal challenges and Mexico has warned that the law could (...)
An Arizona sheriff known for
cracking down on undocumented migrants is conducting an
immigration and crime sweep around Phoenix, less than a day
after federal authorities curbed his powers to make immigration
arrests, Reuters reported.
Maricopa (...)
Hundreds of passengers aboard a British Airways Boeing 747 preparing to depart for London from the
airport in Phoenix were forced to use slides to evacuate
the jet on Friday night after fumes filled the cabin.
A fire official says no serious (...)
US Airways, American Airlines and United
Airlines are now charging to check bags on their flights,
and company officials now say they are going to keep a
closer watch on how much carry-on baggage people take on
board in an effort to avoid the (...)
