Arizona death row inmate commits suicide

FLORENCE, Ariz. — An Arizona death row inmate who murdered his wife and young daughter has died in what the Department of Corrections is calling an apparent suicide.

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Isidra Zazueta Escalante wipes away tears Sunday, July 11, 2004, at the Instituto Nacional de Migracion in Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, as she talks about her husband Manuel Martinez Sanchez who disappeared in an attempt to cross into the U.S. a week earlier. Escalante was waiting in the offices…

Baby sitter convicted in tub death of child

A Tucson baby sitter who left a 10-month-old in a tub with running water and an open drain that became plugged with a plastic toy cup was found guilty of negligent homicide Friday.

"Shame on you," Tucson shooting survivor yells after gun vote

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday, rejecting calls to tighten background checks on firearms buyers as they spurned the personal pleas of families of the victims of…

Tea, cake and dying go together at 'Death Cafe'

From left, Molly Brannon, Del Jones, Ted Reynolds and Kati Standefer discuss a questionnaire on their anxiety toward death during a recent Death Cafe meeting. The sessions are designed to explore a topic that often is avoided by many people, discussing dying and life in an open, friendly way.

Tea, cake and dying go together at 'Death Cafe'

De Vie Weinstock, right, chats with Del Jones, far left, and Ted Reynolds during one of the Death Cafe sessions. The gatherings are designed to help people approach a topic that often is avoided, discussing death in a safe, relaxed way, and learn something about compassion and their lives.

Tea, cake and dying go together at 'Death Cafe'

Your inevitable death.

Tucson shooting: Major findings in Loughner files

Documents released Wednesday provide new insight into how the Tucson shooting rampage occurred and the motivations behind gunman Jared Loughner.

Tucson shooting: No mental health treatment for Loughner before Giffords rampage

The parents of Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner told deputies on Jan. 8, 2011 that he didn’t get a mental health evaluation even after Pima Community College officials recommended it when expelling him in October 2010.

Giffords at Tucson shooting site: Expand gun-buyer background checks

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned Wednesday to the northwest side grocery store where she was nearly slain Jan. 8, 2011 to advocate for expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Survivors of Tucson shooting spree push mandatory background checks

Tucson shooting spree survivors push background checks for all gun buyers

Giffords in TV ad urges background checks for all gun purchases

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is urging key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases in a new television ad that is to begin airing Tuesday in Arizona and Iowa.

Stan Musial

In this June, 1949 photo, St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial kisses his wife, Lillian, at the ballpark in St. Louis. The Cardinals said Lillian Musial died on Thursday, May 3, 2012. She was 91. (AP Photo/St. Louis Dispatch, File)

Giffords, Kelly to lobby for gun control

PHOENIX — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured.

Winter cold holds own peril for border crossers

Manuel Hernández, recently deported, said he hopes to try another crossing once the weather warms up.

Winter cold holds own peril for border crossers

Cold is "tough."

Winter cold holds own peril for border crossers

Mexican Red Cross official Amado Coello says migrants often don't give much thought to cold conditions.

Winter cold holds own peril for border crossers

Manuel Hernández was wearing three jackets, two pairs of pants and a beanie when he crossed the border illegally a couple of weeks ago.

Hunter finds human skull near Tucson

A hunter found an adult human skull Sunday afternoon on Tucson’s far west side.

FBI removes many redactions in Marilyn Monroe file

LOS ANGELES — FBI files on Marilyn Monroe that could not be located earlier this year have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star’s communist-leaning acquaintances who drew concern from government officials and her own entourage.