Fat Tuesday Tucson style

A little New Orleans flavor in the Old Pueblo.

‘Swamp People’ star dies

PIERRE PART, La. — A Louisiana sheriff says a cast member of the reality TV show “Swamp People” has died.

Review: The Parish ressurects Cajun/Creole taste in Tucson

Tom Beal continues his search for fine food and brew in Tucson, this time landing at the fairly new Parish, at 6453 N. Oracle Road. Here's a snippet of what he discovered; for the full review, see Thursday's Caliente section.

Floods, winds menace South after West's major snowfall

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Residents of some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow. Meanwhile, heavy rain and winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.

Floods, winds menace South after West's major snowfall

For 2nd straight week, Devils can expect run for their money

Jeff Tedford takes exception to the idea that Stanford ran all over Arizona State last week.

For 2nd straight week, Devils can expect run for their money

Probe doesn't link Asian drywall to ailments

U.S. investigators found elevated sulfur emissions from Chinese drywall, though they stopped short of linking the building material to ailments cited by many of the 1,900 homeowners who filed complaints.

Software for DUI test ruled off limits

Defense attorneys are neither entitled to the source code for the breath-testing machine commonly used in DUI cases nor to its software, the Arizona Court of Appeals based in Tucson ruled this week.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Gators, Longhorns gain BCS advantage with easy schedules

Scheduling tough opponents might not be the best formula for BCS success.

Gators, Longhorns gain BCS advantage with easy schedules

Potential fraud widespread in tax credit for first-time home buyers

WASHINGTON — The rush to implement a tax credit for first-time home buyers opened the program up to potential fraud by people who hadn't bought a home or already owned one, Congress was told Thursday.

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ILLINOIS

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Critics denounce GOP senator's bid for immigration question on census

WASHINGTON — House Democrats, Latino rights organizations and liberal advocacy groups voiced their opposition Tuesday to a Senate amendment that would require U.S. census forms to include a question about citizenship and immigration status.