President’s Day commemorates the birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and honors all who have held the essential office. Aside from honoring the nation’s presidents who have served in office, the celebration is also known for offering students, government offices and some businesses a day off. Those preparing for the…
There are a lot of rules about what you can and cannot mail. For example, you can’t mail ammo, explosives and marijuana, and there are also restrictions around mailing batteries, alcohol, animals and cigarettes. But what about cash? Mailing cash for legitimate purposes is legal, though mailings containing more than $500 cash must be sent by…
Cash App users may receive a refund from the mobile banking platform after a government group ordered the company to pay out $175 million for its weak security procedures. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which oversees consumer financial protections, ordered Cash App’s parent company Block to refund users $120 million. The order also indicates it…
Declaring a national emergency and deploying armed military personnel to the southern border. Mass deportations. Ending birthright citizenship. Reinstate Remain in Mexico. Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Travel and asylum bans. Donald Trump plans to take sweeping executive actions on the border and immigration after being sworn in as the 47th President of the…
Arizona has zero tolerance when it comes to those who decide to get in the driver’s seat after having a drink or two. The state has some of the harshest laws on the books, including one that could penalize people who try to wait the booze out of their system in their vehicle before hitting…
Phoenix police officers fatally shot a man on Thursday night near 79th Avenue and Mitchell Drive in west Phoenix’s Maryvale Village, where residents say gun violence has overtaken their neighborhood. At about 10:30 p.m., officers received a call about a person who was possibly armed harassing another near 83rd Avenue and McDowell, Phoenix police said…
A man died and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting at a Tempe apartment complex Thursday night. At about 8:30 p.m., Tempe police responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex near Washington Street and North Center Parkway, police said. When they arrived, they found a man and a woman who…
A U.S. fighter jet with a troubled history became the subject of an online spat between an Arizona congressman and tech mogul Elon Musk, previewing possible tensions between the new Trump administration’s fiscal goals and the country’s defense sector. Musk, who President-elect Donald Trump recently appointed to lead a government efficiency effort, took aim at…
Five years after being sentenced to prison, former Goodyear teacher Brittany Zamora’s criminal case continues to capture public attention. Once a star teacher, then-27-year-old Zamora taught elementary school and fell from grace when she was caught sending illicit text messages to a 13-year-old male student over Instagram and other messaging platforms, months after a “relationship”…
The Bluesky social media platform — an alternative to X, formerly Twitter — has picked up hundreds of thousands of new users since the 2024 presidential election on Nov. 5. Bluesky is designed to feel familiar to X users, with a layout and functionality closely resembling X’s traditional format. People can make posts; share videos;…