PHOENIX — Tired of chilly weather last winter, Wayne Johnson and Rachel Wright decided it was time to get away. Johnson has family in the Phoenix area, so they figured why not head to the desert to play some golf? ...

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PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer filed an appeal Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put on hold key parts of the state’s immigration enforcement law. The appeal comes as Brewer faced a deadline for ...

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Sodexo Inc. of Gaithersburg, a provider of food and facilities management services to the corporate, education and health care markets, said it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to provide food services for up to seven ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a provision of a campaign financing system in Arizona that gives extra cash to publicly funded candidates who face privately funded rivals and independent groups. The 5-4 ruling is the latest ...

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PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi to block the Arizona Republican’s trial on corruption charges. Renzi argued that prosecution evidence concerning negotiations on proposed real estate deals was improperly presented ...

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Supreme Court ordered a federal appeals court on Monday to take a new look at a Pennsylvania city’s crackdown on illegal immigrants in light of its own recent decision upholding an Arizona employer-sanctions law. The high ...

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Immigration, employment and civil rights lawyers say the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting creates a confusing landscape for employers. The justices’ decision upheld Arizona’s right to sanction employers for hiring undocumented workers and mandate ...

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TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — The talk here in the desert is all about what locals call the monsoons — heavy summer rains that make the flowers bloom. Something about air currents shifting aloft and altering their ability to pick up and ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law Thursday that penalizes businesses for hiring workers who are in the United States illegally, rejecting arguments that states have no role in immigration matters. By a 5-3 vote, the court said that federal ...

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TUCSON, Ariz. — The man accused of wounding U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killing six is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after U.S. Marshals dragged the man out of the courtroom because of an angry outburst. ...

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