Associated Press
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The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular U.S. parks.
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The Pentagon says it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after he appeared in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders.
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Former Republican lawmaker Austin Cole Smith pleaded guilty to criminal charges for forging signatures on nominating petitions during his 2024 campaign.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the state’s newest member of Congress after House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to seat her for a month since winning the post.
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Four people have died after heavy rain caused flooding in central Arizona including three in the rural 19th-century mining town of Globe where floodwaters forced people to seek safety on their rooftops.
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Low water levels brought on by years of drought have revealed a submerged pickup truck containing human remains at Lake Powell near the Arizona-Utah border.
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U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh made a brief visit to Syria where he discussed with the country's interim president the return of the body of American aid worker Kayla Mueller.
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Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a "megafire" on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they are spurring the formation of "fire clouds" that can create their own erratic weather systems.
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Native American radio stations could face shutdowns if Congress cuts over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Senate approved the plan this morning, and it now returns to the House.
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The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim.