Arizona

An 18-year-old woman told authorities she slashed the tires on an SUV after she spotted a “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat inside the vehicle, police said Wednesday.

Reporter Cameron Ridle at Arizona High School Pro-Trump Rally: ‘Maybe They’ll Call Me a N*****’

Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona, has reportedly reinstated a student who was serving a suspension over an incident involving the display of a “MAGA” flag; however, an Arizona state legislator is now calling on the school to remove the suspension from the student’s record, and asking the Attorney General to look into possible criminal behavior by school officials.

Uber is reportedly “not criminally liable” for a self-driving car crash in 2018, which killed a pedestrian after the car’s transgender felon “back-up driver” was watching a television show on a phone instead of paying attention to the road.

Protesters gathered in front of an Arizona high school on Monday to voice their concerns over school staff allegedly punishing students for wearing pro-Trump attire last week. The principal says students were not disciplined for their political views, but rather, the school took issue with their refusal to provide their names to staff after the students unveiled “political signage” that the principal says caused “concern for student safety.”

Republican members of the Arizona House of Representatives on Monday requested the state’s chief legal officer to investigate “possible free speech violations” at a high school in the city of Gilbert. 

Students at Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona, say that they were asked to leave campus for wearing “Make America Great Again” clothing, and for displaying a pro-Trump flag on “USA Day,” part of the school’s “Spirit Week.”

Police in Goodyear, Arizona, say that an elementary school teacher had sex in a classroom with a teen boy while another student watched.

Northern Arizona University, a massive public university in Flagstaff, Arizona, recently adopted a broad policy that will protect expression rights for students, joining all of the public universities in the state in taking a strong stand on free expression.

Multinational corporation Dexcom, Inc. has announced that it will lay off about 350 Americans in San Diego, California, and Mesa, Arizona, to outsource their jobs overseas, and specifically to the Philippines.

Five state legislatures are considering bills that would provide additional funding for the southern border wall.

In an interview with CNN’s Van Jones that aired this weekend, Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro explained how tactically he would make the 2020 election difficult for incumbent President Donald Trump to win. According to the former HUD secretary and San Antonio

“The rally is the latest Red for Ed action in a series of events ranging from the teacher walkouts in West Virginia, Arizona, and Oklahoma, to the recently concluded L.A. teachers strike,” said the National Education Association (NEA) – the nation’s largest teachers’ union – in its media outlet, NEA Today.

A pregnant driver for the ride-sharing service Lyft was stabbed to death in Arizona by one of her passengers, according to a report.

Arizona ranchers on the southern border are again inviting Nancy Pelosi — including airfare and accommodation — to visit their locales.

In a stunning blow to the establishment wing of the Republican Party, President Donald Trump ally Kelli Ward–a two-time Senate candidate in Arizona–has pulled off a surprise victory by ousting the chairman of the state party and taking over.

An Arizona mother accused of throwing her newborn baby into the trash at an Amazon facility in Phoenix told authorities she “panicked” when she gave birth because she did not know she was pregnant.

A dead newborn baby was reportedly found in an Amazon warehouse trash can on Wednesday.

The ACLU is fighting back against a new policy at an Arizona high school that requires students with low grades to wear a special red badge.

“The Supreme Court ruled in the Plyler decision that free public education cannot by denied to any student from Kindergarten to the last year of high school (12th grade) due to their parents’ migration status,” the AFC notice to Spanish-speaking parents states. “Just like the public education system, the ESA program does not require proof of income, proof of migration status, and children do not need to have certain grades to enter the ESA program, according to the ESA law.”

Newly elected Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema refused to be sworn in on a Bible, opting instead to place her right hand on a book of laws.

Gun control proponent Gabby Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, is considering a Senate run against Republican Martha McSally in 2020.

An illegal alien has been accused by Arizona police of starting a fire on top of the roof of a hangar at a United States military base.

Arizona Gov. Ducey announced Kyl will resign from the Senate on Dec. 31st, paving the way for a second appointment to the seat held by John McCain.

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) warned in his farewell remarks Thursday morning that the United States faces “threats” from within its political system, stating “to say that our politics is not healthy is something of an understatement.”

A Mexican cartel operating on the Arizona border is giving away its smuggling route and staging areas by leaving trash and other items behind.

An off-duty border patrol officer’s gender-reveal stunt at a family party went haywire after it ignited a wildfire that caused $8 million in damage to Arizona’s Coronado National Forest, according to a video released by the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday.

David Bohart, 34, was arrested at a hotel on Friday on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of 49-year-old Marika L. Jones after recently being released from an Arizona prison.

Democrat congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema was declared the winner of Arizona’s U.S. Senate race Monday night, almost a week after final midterm election votes were cast.

An 11-year-old girl from Arizona stopped a would-be kidnapper in his tracks Wednesday after she demanded he give her a “code word,” police said.