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A man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary
A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet.
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ASU grad Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due.
The new National Geographic documentary “The Space Race” chronicles the stories of Black astronauts and their first pioneer, Ed Dwight.
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New ASU Art Museum exhibit shows protest art left where police killed George Floyd
“Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix” opened this month at the Arizona State University Art Museum.
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Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
Trump is seeking to delay a trial until after the November election. If he were to defeat President Joe Biden, he could presumably try to use his position as head of the executive branch to order a new attorney general to dismiss the federal cases he faces or potentially could seek a pardon for himself.
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Regional Mexican music is crossing borders and going global. Here’s how it happened.
Regional Mexican music—a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres—has become a global phenomenon.
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Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California. A 32-page lawsuit filed on Jan. 17 in US District Court in Tucson, Arizona, accuses the US Interior Department and…
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VIDEO: Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways
@coppercourier It's no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways nationwide. The US Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all the changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month, including rules that spell out how signs and other traffic control devices…
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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.
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Ducey’s tax cuts and school voucher expansion create $1 billion deficit for Hobbs
Tax cuts, largely benefiting the wealthy, and unchecked school voucher spending have created a major deficit in Arizona’s state budget.
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Klee Benally, Navajo advocate for Indigenous people and environmental causes, dies in Phoenix
Klee Benally, a Navajo man who advocated on behalf of Indigenous people and environmental causes, has died, his sister said. He was 48 years old.
