By Evan Bell Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Phoenix fifth-grader Alexandra Nickle wants to be a “graphic artist and dog shelter owner” when she grows up, but it was her cooking creativity that landed her in the White House Tuesday.
By Jonathan Reid Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Defense Department furloughs that took effect Monday will mean about a 20 percent reduction in pay for the rest of this fiscal year for the roughly 8,400 department civilian employees in Arizona. The
Por Ulises Ortez Este domingo la selección Mexicana debutó con una derrota de 2 a 1 ante su similar Panamá, en un juego que si bien tuvo mayor posesión del balón, no pudo hacer valer ese dominio. La selección Mexicana
U.S.-based Mondelez International and Denmark’s Lego plan to invest a total of $725 million in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said. Mondelez International, one of the world’s largest food companies, was formerly known as
Costa Rica may have approved same-sex marriage by complete accident, not understanding the full meaning of pending legislation. According to a local Costa Rican newspaper called La Nacion, lawmakers approved a bill recently that changed article 22 of the “Law
Thousands of people paid their respects to the 19 Hotshot firefighters killed in last week’s Arizona wildfire at a procession through Phoenix. Carrying American flags and patriotic signs, the mourners lined highways and overpasses as 19 white hearses carrying the
By Jonathan Reid Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Almost half of Arizona’s general revenues came from federal funds in fiscal 2011, the third-highest share in the nation, according to a recent report from the Tax Foundation. The late-June report said that
Twitter is taking steps to better connect you with people from around the world, overcoming linguistic obstacles, and unifying social media outreach. With services provided by Microsoft’s search engine Bing, Twitter is implementing a transition tool for tweets written in
Phoenix residents reportedly used 430 million gallons of water this past Sunday setting a record for water usage last weekend. This is up from last year’s record of 382 million gallons likely to be blamed on Arizona’s excessive heat warning
After complaints that the Academy (of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences) did not have enough Latino representation, the group recently sent out invitations to 22 Hispanic actors and executives to urge them to join the board. (This organization gives out the
