Friday, August 1 2014 12:01 AM EDT2014-08-01 04:01:35 GMT
When someone goes missing, most of us would call the local police department., unless the person who is missing is an illegal immigrant. Many families of missing border crossers are turning to the medical examiners for help.
When someone goes missing, most of us would call the local police department., unless the person who is missing is an illegal immigrant. Many families of missing border crossers are turning to the medical examiners for help.
Thursday, July 31 2014 11:23 PM EDT2014-08-01 03:23:04 GMT
It's a beautiful afternoon, and you're outside in the park. Then, a powerful thunderstorm moves in within minutes. There are no nearby structures or buildings for shelter, but your car is nearby so you make a run for it. After all, the tires will protect you from lightning strikes, right?Wrong.It's an idea that was first thought of in the late 1800s, on bicycles. A rubber tire is an insulator, so it is very difficult for it to conduct electricity. The same with rubber-soled shoes. The problem...
It's a beautiful afternoon, and you're outside in the park. Then, a powerful thunderstorm moves in within minutes. There are no nearby structures or buildings for shelter, but your car is nearby so you make a run for it. After all, the tires will protect you from lightning strikes, right?Wrong.It's an idea that was first thought of in the late 1800s, on bicycles. A rubber tire is an insulator, so it is very difficult for it to conduct electricity. The same with rubber-soled shoes. The problem...
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:18 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:18:40 GMT
ASU and ASU Athletics announced the new tailgating restrictions and requirements they said would enhance public safety before and during Sun Devil Football games for students and fans.
ASU and ASU Athletics announced the new tailgating restrictions and requirements they said would enhance public safety before and during Sun Devil Football games for students and fans.
Thursday, July 31 2014 8:59 PM EDT2014-08-01 00:59:26 GMT
If a dangerous suspect is on the run, after seriously injuring or killing an officer, a blue alert can now be issued in Arizona. Governor Jan Brewer signed the Blue Alert bill into law today.
If a dangerous suspect is on the run, after seriously injuring or killing an officer, a blue alert can now be issued in Arizona. Governor Jan Brewer signed the Blue Alert bill into law today.
Thursday, July 31 2014 7:04 PM EDT2014-07-31 23:04:59 GMT
Two U.S. senators introduced proposed legislation that would give Americans the freedom to opt-out of the individual mandate for health insurance coverage required by Obamacare.
Two U.S. senators introduced proposed legislation that would give Americans the freedom to opt-out of the individual mandate for health insurance coverage required by Obamacare.
Friday, August 1 2014 3:26 AM EDT2014-08-01 07:26:29 GMT
Colorado will begin issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants Friday regardless of their legal status, underscoring a sea change in a state that less than a decade ago passed strict...
Colorado will begin issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants Friday regardless of their legal status, underscoring a sea change in a state that less than a decade ago passed strict immigration...
Friday, August 1 2014 3:22 AM EDT2014-08-01 07:22:14 GMT
A three-day cease-fire in the Gaza Strip has gone into effect following heavy Israel-Hamas fighting.
Israel and Hamas began observing a three-day Gaza cease-fire on Friday as diplomats worked to broker a lasting truce in a 25-day-old war that has killed more than 1,450 Palestinians, mainly civilians, and more than 60...
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:22 PM EDT2014-08-01 02:22:35 GMT
Rescue workers and desperate villagers dug through deep mud, rocks and the debris of shattered homes Thursday after a massive landslide buried a remote village in western India, killing at least 24 people and...
Heavy rains hampered efforts Friday by hundreds of rescue workers digging through heavy mud and debris, as the death toll from a landslide that engulfed an entire village in western India rose to 51.
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:32 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:32:59 GMT
A Sudanese woman who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence arrived Thursday in the United States, where she was welcomed first by the mayor of Philadelphia as a "world freedom...
A Sudanese woman who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence arrived Thursday in the United States, where she was welcomed first by the mayor of Philadelphia as a "world freedom fighter" and...
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:25 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:25:56 GMT
Congress is racing to wrap up legislation addressing chronic problems at the Veterans Affairs Department and a shortfall in highway money ahead of its five-week summer break.
Congress ran full-tilt into election-year gridlock over immigration Thursday and staggered toward a five-week summer break after failing to agree on legislation to cope with the influx of young immigrants flocking...
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:15 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:15:39 GMT
The United States and United Nations are announcing that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a humanitarian cease-fire to start Friday morning for 72 hours.
Hours past midnight Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was still working the phones, trying to come up with a cease-fire plan to stop the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. He'd been pushing for a deal all day - in...
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:04 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:04:29 GMT
Israel's military says it is calling up another 16,000 reserves.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire to begin Friday morning, the United Nations and United States announced, although Secretary of State John Kerry cautioned there were "no guarantees" the...
Thursday, July 31 2014 8:22 PM EDT2014-08-01 00:22:49 GMT
A divided House of Representatives is moving forward on a bill to address the immigration crisis on the southern border after GOP leaders made concessions to win conservative support.
Once more, the tea party forced House Speaker John Boehner to blink.
Thursday, July 31 2014 8:03 PM EDT2014-08-01 00:03:21 GMT
A document circulating among White House staff says a Senate report on the CIA's interrogation and detention practices after the 9/11 attacks concludes that the agency initially kept the secretary of state and...
The CIA's insistence that it did not spy on its Senate overseers collapsed Thursday with the release of a stark report by the agency's internal watchdog documenting improper computer surveillance and obstructionist...
Thursday, July 31 2014 6:13 PM EDT2014-07-31 22:13:11 GMT
The president of Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency as the Ebola crisis deepens across West Africa.
The death toll from the worst recorded Ebola outbreak in history surpassed 700 in West Africa as security forces went house-to-house in Sierra Leone's capital Thursday looking for patients and others exposed to the...
Thursday, July 31 2014 5:28 PM EDT2014-07-31 21:28:09 GMT
Male privilege oozes out of the NFL's decision to suspend running back Ray Rice for two games, Frank Caliendo's impressions are getting better and better and TMNT gets an unfortunate movie poster this week in pop culture.
Male privilege oozes out of the NFL's decision to suspend running back Ray Rice for two games, Frank Caliendo's impressions are getting better and better and TMNT gets an unfortunate movie poster this week in pop culture.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:51 PM EDT2014-07-31 20:51:44 GMT
CIA Director John Brennan is apologizing to Senate intelligence committee leaders after his inspector general found that CIA employees acted improperly when the CIA searched Senate computers earlier this year.
CIA officers improperly accessed Senate computers, read the emails of Senate staff, and exhibited a "lack of candor" when interviewed by agency investigators, according to a declassified CIA inspector general's report.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:50 PM EDT2014-07-31 20:50:44 GMT
An international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine on Thursday reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time.
As mortar fire landed nearby, an international team of investigators finally reached the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 wreckage site Thursday and got their first look at a scene experts fear has been badly compromised in the...
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:37 PM EDT2014-07-31 20:37:41 GMT
The east coast is thinking it is still spring or now autumn as some cold air is gripping a third of the nation. This past Wednesday folks along the eastern seaboard woke up to record cold temperatures.
The east coast is thinking it is still spring or now autumn as some cold air is gripping a third of the nation. This past Wednesday folks along the eastern seaboard woke up to record cold temperatures.
Thursday, July 31 2014 2:29 PM EDT2014-07-31 18:29:57 GMT
Rep. Eric Cantor has used his farewell as House majority leader to lament what he calls a diminished U.S. role in a world that he says is rife with instability and terror.
Rep. Eric Cantor used his farewell as House majority leader Thursday to lament what he calls a diminished U.S. role in a world that he said is rife with instability and terror.
Thursday, July 31 2014 2:13 PM EDT2014-07-31 18:13:12 GMT
Vote-by-mail ballots, totaling 227,000 have been mailed out to voters, according to Pima County Recorder, F. Ann Rodriguez. These are ballots for the 2014 Primary Election, for voters who are on the permanent early voting list (PEVL) and are registered with one of the political parties, as well as to those independent or party not designated voters who have requested a political party ballot.
Vote-by-mail ballots, totaling 227,000 have been mailed out to voters, according to Pima County Recorder, F. Ann Rodriguez. These are ballots for the 2014 Primary Election, for voters who are on the permanent early voting list (PEVL) and are registered with one of the political parties, as well as to those independent or party not designated voters who have requested a political party ballot.
Thursday, July 31 2014 1:56 PM EDT2014-07-31 17:56:05 GMT
More than $636,000 has been awarded to three clinics in Arizona - the Ajo Community Health Center, the Mountain Park Health Center in Phoenix and the Sun Life Family Health Center in Casa Grande will split the funds to establish or expand their behavioral health services for more than 4,200 Arizonans.
More than $636,000 has been awarded to three clinics in Arizona - the Ajo Community Health Center, the Mountain Park Health Center in Phoenix and the Sun Life Family Health Center in Casa Grande will split the funds to establish or expand their behavioral health services for more than 4,200 Arizonans.
Thursday, July 31 2014 1:55 PM EDT2014-07-31 17:55:31 GMT
New teachers and students will not be the only new faces on school campuses this year. For the first time in seven years Tucson Unified School District will be using student resource officers. Pueblo High School will be one of the many schools that will have a resource officer. According to Tucson Police the officer will not be on campus today, but thanks to state funding it will be happening soon.
New teachers and students will not be the only new faces on school campuses this year. For the first time in seven years Tucson Unified School District will be using student resource officers. Pueblo High School will be one of the many schools that will have a resource officer. According to Tucson Police the officer will not be on campus today, but thanks to state funding it will be happening soon.
Thursday, July 31 2014 1:25 PM EDT2014-07-31 17:25:10 GMT
Summer is over for Tucson Unified School District students, today is the first day of school. That means thousands of people changing their routines. Parents, teachers, students all trying to get back in the swing of things and it can be overwhelming. Are your children mentally prepared to handle it?
Summer is over for Tucson Unified School District students, today is the first day of school. That means thousands of people changing their routines. Parents, teachers, students all trying to get back in the swing of things and it can be overwhelming. Are your children mentally prepared to handle it?
Thursday, July 31 2014 11:19 AM EDT2014-07-31 15:19:31 GMT
Some common sense reminders for students and adults, even those that do not have a child heading back to school today. School begins for many students at 8:30 a.m. Here are a few last minute reminder for everyone - get up early, not just parents and students but also those who need to hit the road. Accidents can happen when in a rush.
Some common sense reminders for students and adults, even those that do not have a child heading back to school today. School begins for many students at 8:30 a.m. Here are a few last minute reminder for everyone - get up early, not just parents and students but also those who need to hit the road. Accidents can happen when in a rush.
Thursday, July 31 2014 11:06 AM EDT2014-07-31 15:06:47 GMT
The summer is over for students who go to Tucson Unified Schools. Today is the official first day of school.For some students they will be going to new schools as part of the TUSD consolidation. One such school is Valencia Middle School, which starts at 9:15 a.m.
The summer is over for students who go to Tucson Unified Schools. Today is the official first day of school.For some students they will be going to new schools as part of the TUSD consolidation. One such school is Valencia Middle School, which starts at 9:15 a.m.
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:43 AM EDT2014-07-31 14:43:22 GMT
A Canadian teen and aspiring engineer build a roller coaster in his parents backyard. A creation which took four years to build and named 'The Minotaur.'
A Canadian teen and aspiring engineer build a roller coaster in his parents backyard. A creation which took four years to build and named 'The Minotaur.'
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:43 AM EDT2014-07-31 14:43:09 GMT
There will also be some new faces teaching classes at schools this year, but there are not enough of them yet. Valencia Middle School is one such school with new faces, there will be 49 new teachers starting at the school. Tucson Unified School District is still hiring teachers and they are trying to fill 127 positions.
There will also be some new faces teaching classes at schools this year, but there are not enough of them yet. Valencia Middle School is one such school with new faces, there will be 49 new teachers starting at the school. Tucson Unified School District is still hiring teachers and they are trying to fill 127 positions.
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:54 AM EDT2014-07-31 13:54:20 GMT
Tucson Unified School District is hoping to see more students in the classrooms today. That is after reaching out to high school dropouts, encouraging them to go back and finish. Some students might be arriving here at Pueblo High School for the first time in a long time, thanks to the work of many volunteers.
Tucson Unified School District is hoping to see more students in the classrooms today. That is after reaching out to high school dropouts, encouraging them to go back and finish. Some students might be arriving here at Pueblo High School for the first time in a long time, thanks to the work of many volunteers.
The Interior Department and four municipal water providers in the West are contributing $11 million to fund projects aimed at conserving water in the Colorado River basin, which supplies water to about 40 million...
The Interior Department and four municipal water providers in the West are contributing $11 million to fund projects aimed at conserving water in the Colorado River basin, which supplies water to about 40 million people in...
A new walk-in clinic in Phoenix is among new Veterans Affairs medical facilities that would be opened under a House-Senate compromise bill to shorten delays in treating veterans. The legislation authorizes $1.3 billion to...
Friday, August 1 2014 3:26 AM EDT2014-08-01 07:26:29 GMT
Colorado will begin issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants Friday regardless of their legal status, underscoring a sea change in a state that less than a decade ago passed strict...
Colorado will begin issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants Friday regardless of their legal status, underscoring a sea change in a state that less than a decade ago passed strict immigration...
Friday, August 1 2014 2:32 AM EDT2014-08-01 06:32:11 GMT
Before shipping out for Iraq, Army Sgt. Trevor Blumberg asked his father to do two things if he didn't return: Look after his puppy, Scrappy, and "take care of my guys."
Before shipping out for Iraq, Army Sgt. Trevor Blumberg asked his father to do two things if he didn't return: Look after his puppy, Scrappy, and "take care of my guys."
Friday, August 1 2014 2:23 AM EDT2014-08-01 06:23:28 GMT
Marijuana-infused brownies and other treats for sale in Colorado come with all kinds of warning labels.
Edible marijuana comes with all kinds of warning labels in Colorado. But once those pot brownies and gummy bears are out of the package, they can look identical to straight-laced treats.
Friday, August 1 2014 1:31 AM EDT2014-08-01 05:31:53 GMT
The sights and sounds of World War I flight are recreated regularly at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome north of New York City.
There's still a place where buzzing biplanes swoop in pursuit of German triplanes, where pilots in open cockpits let their scarves flutter in the wind.
Tuesday, July 23 2013 3:18 PM EDT2013-07-23 19:18:06 GMT
FCC rules require broadcast stations to make sure that complaints about closed captioning can be easily made, and addressed in a timely manner. Station point of contact information for immediate concerns
FCC rules require broadcast stations to make sure that complaints about closed captioning can be easily made, and addressed in a timely manner. Station point of contact information for immediate concerns
Back-to-school shopping just isn't that simple anymore, not that it was ever hassle-free in the first place. Today's must-have items have changed a lot from a generation ago.
Do you recognize any of the people in this slide show? Click here to view the photos of the most wanted people in Tucson. If you have any information about any of these people, call 911 or 88-CRIME. (Photos source: 88-CRIME)
Tuesday, July 29 2014 9:24 PM EDT2014-07-30 01:24:37 GMT
The woman who called police on Tuesday afternoon said she was held captive by her ex-boyfriend after he kidnapped her near St. Mary's hospital on Monday night about 8:30 pm.
The woman who called police on Tuesday afternoon said she was held captive by her ex-boyfriend after he kidnapped her near St. Mary's hospital on Monday night about 8:30 pm.
Tuesday, July 29 2014 8:32 PM EDT2014-07-30 00:32:42 GMT
It's still unclear when he was killed, but when police arrived at his home in the 800 block of West Budmore Terrace Friday, 66-year-old David Martinez was dead, perhaps for several days.
It's still unclear when he was killed, but when police arrived at his home in the 800 block of West Budmore Terrace Friday, 66-year-old David Martinez was dead, perhaps for several days.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:12 PM EDT2014-07-31 01:12:13 GMT
The tattoo has not previously been seen widely by the public because cameras are not allowed inside Indiana courtrooms. The Indiana Office of the Courts released the photo on July 30 as part of evidence logged in by police and presented to the court by the Floyd County Prosecutor's Office.
The tattoo has not previously been seen widely by the public because cameras are not allowed inside Indiana courtrooms. The Indiana Office of the Courts released the photo on July 30 as part of evidence logged in by police and presented to the court by the Floyd County Prosecutor's Office.
Thursday, July 31 2014 10:53 AM EDT2014-07-31 14:53:25 GMT
A troubling and alarming old game has resurfaced on social media. Teens across the country are passing out to get high, and the consequences could be deadly.
A troubling and alarming old game has resurfaced on social media. Teens across the country are passing out to get high, and the consequences could be deadly.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 12:14 AM EDT2014-07-30 04:14:21 GMT
Our destination was a Victorian home in the quiet town of Mitchell, Indiana - 3,700 square feet with crystal chandeliers, four poster beds and stained glass. No one lives in the stately home now, but the residence is never empty.
Our destination was a Victorian home in the quiet town of Mitchell, Indiana - 3,700 square feet with crystal chandeliers, four poster beds and stained glass. No one lives in the stately home now, but the residence is never empty.
