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campus life

Campus ‘safe zone’ ban signed into law by Ariz. Gov. Ducey

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a measure Monday opening all state college and university campuses to unfettered speech, ending a policy of establishing specific zones where people can speak freely. "The First Amendment right of free speech is a bedrock founding principle of our republic," Ducey, a

crime

Holder tried to stonewall, spin ‘Fast and Furious’ probe, panel says

WASHINGTON – Former Attorney General Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick to run the Justice Department, played a crucial role in an effort to cover up the government's "Fast and Furious" Mexican gun trafficking scandal, a congressional investigative panel said Thursday. "Senior Justice Department

primary

Pizza and long lines: Arizona voters waited into wee hours

PHOENIX (AP) — Gustavo Mendez waited four hours to vote in Arizona's presidential primary, marking his ballot just as poll workers brought out food for people stuck in line way past dark. The 25-year-old looked forward to voting for Sen. Bernie Sanders, bringing his former girlfriend, who carried their

Donald Trump

Trump, Clinton aim to pad leads in Arzona, Utah

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to move beyond a divisive primary season, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton seek to pad their delegate lead over their underdog rivals as the 2016 race for the White House moves West on Tuesday. Arizona and Utah feature contests for both parties, while Idaho Democrats also hold

mexico

Cruz stresses how easy it is to cross border

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Ted Cruz toured a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County, Ariz., on Friday accompanied by Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. At a press conference at the border, Cruz noted that some members of the media accompanying his

funeral

Funeral to draw large crowd in support of Oregon occupier

KANAB, Utah (AP) — The funeral for the Arizona rancher killed by law enforcement during the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge was expected to draw supporters Friday from around the West to a small Utah town. Authorities shot Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, 54, during a Jan. 26 traffic

gun control

Officials: 1 dead, 3 wounded in university shooting in Ariz.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An early morning fight between two groups of students escalated into gunfire in the parking lot outside an Arizona university dormitory, leaving one person dead and three others wounded, authorities said Friday. The suspected shooter, identified by police as 18-year-old Steven Jones, was in custody, said university