Advocates ask Tucson to open an office to help immigrants

Community leaders are asking the city to create an office of immigration as the next step for the council's proclamation of Tucson being an "Immigrant Welcoming City."

Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away.

Tucson woman pleads guilty in death of newborn son

A Tucson woman who has been to trial twice on a first-degree murder charge has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her infant son in August 2009.

Panetta opens combat roles to women

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday.

Kate and William expecting a baby

LONDON — Prince William and his wife are expecting their first child, palace officials say.

Justice Dept. seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious.

Supreme Court to review voter ID law in Arizona, other states

PHOENIX — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this morning to consider how far Arizona — and other states — can go in requiring voters to prove citizenship when registering.

Court rejects ACLU effort to block Arizona immigration law

PHOENIX — A federal appeals court Tuesday spurned a request by civil rights groups for a new injunction to once again block Arizona's 2010 immigration law.

Feds tell Sheriff Babeu to retrieve military goods

PHOENIX — Federal officials have ordered the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona to retrieve military surplus goods it loaned to non-police organizations in violation of distribution rules.

Tucson firm fined by Miss. regulators over do-not-call law

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi regulators are ordering a pair of Arizona companies to pay a record $5.7 million fine for more than 1,000 violations of Mississippi’s do-not-call law.

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

The Rev. Billy Graham,center, at the podium of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 27, 1968. (AP Photo)

Democratic National Conventions: A look back

Barbara Jordan (D-Tex. Rep.), right, with Jummy Carter shown at the Democratic National Convention in New York's Madison Square Garden where she gave a speech, July 12, 1976. (AP Photo)

Indictment: NJ man sexually abused woman during flight from Phoenix

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey man has been indicted on a charge of sexually abusing a sleeping woman on a cross-country flight.

Brewer: Letter supports denial of public benefits

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer says she’s found support for her executive order that denies public benefits for people who qualify for the deferred deportation policy.

Republican National Conventions: A look back

U.S. President Lyndon Johnson slams his fist on the podium for emphasis as he tells legionnaires on Tuesday, Sept. 11,1968 that he has rejected a complete bombing halt in Vietnam. President Johnson spoke at the 50th National Convention of the American Legion where presidential candidates Geo…

Ft. Huachuca delays detonation of live round

Detontation of a live artillery round that was found in a remote area of Fort Huachuca’s east range will be delayed until Wednesday, the post said.

Justice won’t prosecute Holder for contempt

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress does not constitute a crime and he won’t be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.