Supreme Court: Arizona citizenship proof voting law illegal

PHOENIX — Arizona cannot demand proof of citizenship from individuals who use a federal voter registration form, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning.

Exclusive: H.T Sanchez, potential head of TUSD, hopes Tucson fits

“If this is where I’m needed, this is where I’ll be,” says H.T. Sanchez, the Texas native who hopes to take the top post at Tucson Unified School District.

Fitz Blog: I spy

For me the NSA leaker story is not a story about privacy rights or the war on terror. It’s a much bigger story. It’s the story of how remarkably far-reaching our amazing economic recovery has been. High school dropouts are now earning $200,000 a year and vacationing in 5-star hotels in …

House panel rejects Brewer's plan to expand Medicaid

PHOENIX — With all Republicans opposed, a House panel voted Monday to reject the proposal by Gov. Jan Brewer to use federal dollars to expand the state's Medicaid program.

Arizona woman facing drug charge released in Mexico

NOGALES, Mexico — An Arizona woman held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge was freed and traveled back to the U.S. after a court reviewed her case, including key security footage, and dismissed the allegations.

Border officers find $1.6M worth of pot in cans of jalapenos

Border officers at a Nogales port of entry discovered $1.6 million worth of marijuana hidden inside cans of jalapenos.

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

WASHINGTON — Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen, the Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama.

Border officials: Guatemalan sisters held captive in Douglas trailer

Two Guatemalan sisters were rescued Sunday from a residence north Douglas where they were held hostage for more than a week, law enforcement officials say.

Fitz Blog: Scandalrama days

To stop leaks the White House recently created a plumbers unit and in the name of in the name of national security called G. Gordon Liddy out of retirement to serve as a special counsel to the President. Liddy said, "I'm happy to be back at work doing what I love.I feel like a kid again!"

Chrysler recalls almost 470,000 Jeep SUVs

DETROIT — Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup.

Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was found dead outside a Mexico City bar after a violent dispute over the bill, authorities said Friday. He was 28.

Disney drops bid to trademark 'Dia de los Muertos' name

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Disney has dropped an effort to trademark “Dia de los Muertos,” the name of the traditional “Day of the Dead” holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S.

Police ID man killed outside Tucson Walmart

Tucson police have released the name of the 25-year-old man shot and killed at a midtown grocery store today.

3 more suspects in custody in Boston Marathon bombings

Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested and accused Wednesday of removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev’s dorm room three days after the attack to keep him from getting into trouble.

Douglas border officers find 200 pounds of pot in car

A 24-year-old woman was arrested Friday after border officers found 144 packages of marijuana hidden in the Dodge sedan she was driving into Douglas from Mexico, officials say.

Woman with heroin in bra among pair of border busts

Two people trying to smuggle drugs inside their underwear were arrested by border officers this week in separate incidents.

Border agents seize 26 lbs. of cocaine at Nogales port

A 29-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for attempting to smuggle 26 pounds of cocaine into the United States through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Ariz, officials said.

Fitz Blog: Every gun is sacred

Every Gun is Sacred (Sung to the tune “Every Sperm is sacred”)

How the immigration reform bill relates to Arizona

Senators introduced Tuesday night a long-awaited immigration bill that seeks to reform what many from both sides of the debate call a broken immigration system. The legislation invests billions of dollars in border security; mandates that all employers verify the legal status of their employ…

"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…