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MCSO Man shoots brother kills self

MESA, AZ - Two men are dead after one brother shot the other and then himself Wednesday night. MCSO spokesman Brandon Jones said the shooting happened around 6:20 p.m. near Crismon and Broadway Roads. Jones said one of the brothers is 19-years-old and the other is 22-years-old, but they are not sure which one was the shooter. The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time. Stay with ABC15 ...
Arias sentencing to move to January

PHOENIX - A judge on Thursday could determine whether or not a re-trial of the sentencing phase in the Jodi Arias case will be postponed until January 2014. Prosecutor Juan Martinez has asked Judge Sherry Stephens to reject the defense team's request to delay until next year, saying none of the reasons offered in their motion warrants a ...
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes adoption bill

The Northern Arizona University Athletics Coaches Caravan will be on the road this weekend once again, making stops in Tucson, Yuma and San ...
Hate crime Construction site shot at

FLORENCE, AZ - An evidentiary hearing is scheduled Wednesday, June 19 for a man who allegedly shot at four individuals with potentially racist intentions. On Monday at 11:50 a.m., the Pinal County Sheriff's Office responded to shots fired at a construction site in the Magma Ranch housing development section of Florence, Ariz. Three construction workers and a sheriff's deputy were shot ...
PD PHX man molested 3 young girls

PHOENIX - A 52-year-old man is behind bars for allegedly molesting three young girls. Police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson said Christopher Allen Simcox, 52, was arrested Wednesday near 48th Street and Thomas. Thompson said police developed probable cause to believe Simcox had sexual conduct with the girls, all under the age of ten. Authorities said they believe the incidents happened within the ...

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American Outlaws

Most of the would-be young movie stars donning cowboy hats and six-shooters in American Outlaws were probably barely in their teen years when Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips did the same thing 13 years ago in Young Guns (1988). And, while Young Guns was hardly a masterpiece of the Western genre, at least it had the integrity to maint ... ...

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Brewer signs health cost transparency bill

PHOENIX (AP) -- Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill requiring hospitals and doctors to post the prices of their most common procedures and changing the way the state's Medicaid program determines what to pay ...
Brewer signs elected officials pension bill

PHOENIX (AP) -- A bill replacing pensions for new judges and other elected officials with a 401(k)-style retirement plan - a top priority of Republicans this Legislative session - was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jan ...
Arizona killer who asked for speedy execution found dead in cell

Dale Hausner, one of two men arrested for a string of fatal shootings, sits in court during his initial appearance at the Maricopa County court in jail in Phoenix, Arizona August 4, ...
MLB Arizona 3 Miami 1

Cody Ross slammed a pinch-hit three-run homer to back reliever Josh Collmenter's six shutout innings Wednesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 win over Miami. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Miami starter Jose Fernandez issued a leadoff walk ...
Man convicted in Phoenixs serial shootings dies

Associated Press PHOENIX - An Arizona death row inmate convicted of killing six people in Phoenix's "serial shooter" attacks has died in prison. Prison officials say 40-year-old Dale Hausner was found unresponsive in his cell in Florence around noon Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later. Authorities say the cause of death is under investigation. ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Le Meridien Noumea, New Caledonia

This deluxe hotel is reputedly the finest in New Caledonia. The drive from Tontouta international airport is 45 minutes and ...

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US top court rules voters don't need citizenship proof

Siding with the Obama administration, the US Supreme Court Monday tossed out a provision in a Arizona state law requiring proof of citizenship for registration as a voter.

With a 7-2 majority, the apex court ruled that the state's voter-approved law interfered with federal law designed to make voter registration easier.

Opponents of the law saw it as an attack on vulnerable voter groups such as minorities, immigrants and the elderly, while the state called the provision a "sensible precaution" to prevent voter fraud.

Civil rights group countered that it added an unconstitutional and burdensome layer of paperwork for tens of thousands of citizens.

The Obama Justice Department opposed the Arizona law, which went beyond what other states have done to ensure integrity in the registration system.

The case focuses on Arizona but the decision would have wider implications as four other states - Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee - have similar requirements, and 12 other states are contemplating such legislation.

A single judge of the apex court a year ago blocked the Arizona law from being enforced, while the full court decided internally whether to accept pending appeals for review. ...