Voters throughout the country head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the midterm elections, with control of Congress, dozens of governorships, and major policy proposals all on the line. What’s on the ballot today? All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs. Beyond Washington, 36…
Phoenix Giselle Hicks was certified as a yoga instructor before her 6th birthday. Now, the 7-year-old is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest female yoga instructor. Tony Dokoupil reports. Source link
In the days since U.S. House candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia publicly came forward alleging she was raped over the summer while repairing a campaign sign, she says women have been reaching out to her to share their own stories. “The humbling thing is that so many – hundreds and hundreds of women from around the world…
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat running for Congress in a suburban Phoenix district, said Wednesday that she was raped in August while repairing a campaign sign at night, eventually filing a police report with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. According to CBS affiliate KPHO, Greene-Placentia told police she was walking back to her vehicle after fixing…
Flagstaff — A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced to two months in jail Wednesday for his role in a hazing that led to the death of a pledge. Carter Eslick, 20, also received three years of supervised probation during a sentencing hearing in Coconino County Superior Court. Eslick had pleaded guilty to…
The effects of former Hurricane Polo, now a tropical storm, are expected to bring rain and flooding to the southwestern United States after the powerful storm travels across Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. Polo was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon local time. As the storm’s path continues inland, more than…
The effects of Hurricane Polo are expected to impact the southwestern United States after the powerful storm travels across Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. More than 30 million people from Arizona to Iowa could be at risk for flash floods Tuesday. Heavy rain has already flooded some roads in southern New Mexico, trapping…
Scottsdale, Ariz. — A Phoenix suburb ditched a plan to send recycled water from toilets and other sources directly to residents’ taps after political candidates made unproven claims that the water is contaminated “poop water.” The affluent city of Scottsdale mainly uses purified water from the city’s liquid waste to recharge aquifers that can be…
Former GOP Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a longtime lawmaker who guided the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and shaped landmark water policies in the western part of the country, has died at the age of 84. According to a statement released by his family, Kyl died due to complications stemming from a…
President Trump arrived Saturday in Dublin, Ireland where he’ll hold talks with the country’s president and prime minister, kicking off a weekend visit. The president is set for separate meetings in Dublin with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Prime Minister Micheál Martin. Mr. Trump also plans remarks to U.S. and Irish business leaders at the…
