Presidential endorsement: Obama's agenda gives steady hand to economic growth

When we look at Southern Arizona we see many families struggling. The metro area is the sixth-poorest in the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. One in three children here are in poverty. Before the Great Recession hit, it was one in five.

Housing: Appraisal reforms may be scrapped

Could the controversial appraisal system imposed nationwide by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last May — and now tied to lowball property valuations, busted home-sale transactions, and higher fees to consumers — be on its way out?

It's tough love for school-skipping 'Slumdog' kids

MUMBAI, India — The slum kid stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" want a lot of things in life — new houses, a car, trips to London and Paris — but they aren't too interested in school.

Experts urge dose of caution with 'bioidentical' hormones

Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer.

Letters to the editor

Prop. 200 figures purely arbitrary

Celebrities' advocacy of alternative medicine is unabated

Editor's note: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional series examining their use and potential risks.

Celebrities' advocacy of alternative medicine is unabated

Ward 3 candidates agree on priorities, little else

Ward 3 City Council member Karin Uhlich says her challenger is relying on fear-mongering to gain traction in the race.

Ward 3 candidates agree on priorities, little else

Entertainment briefs

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Native grasses take the place of 'mangy' lawn

Margo and Larry Newhouse knew the "mangy" lawn had to go, as well as the rest of the water-sucking landscape at their midtown home. So what did they put in instead? Well, for part of the landscape, they put in grass.

Native grasses take the place of 'mangy' lawn

Earnhardt endorses crew chief McGrew

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. has given a formal endorsement for crew chief Lance McGrew.

Rotterdam's new Islamic mayor seen as test of ethnic integration

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — The veiled women clutch their children's hands as they scurry past the liquor store, ignoring rows of vodka bottles on their way to the Muslim butcher next door.