Obama to talk about Iraq, Afghanistan while praising war veterans, at VFW parleyPHOENIX — A commander in chief fighting two wars, President Barack Obama plans to thank veterans for their service on Monday while pressing his commitments to wind down the Iraq war and redouble efforts in Afghanistan. bama to talk about Iraq, Afghanistan while praising war veteransPHOENIX — President Barack Obama is pausing in his relentless campaign for health care changes to bring a leading veterans organization up to date on how he intends to proceed on dual military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama to talk about Iraq, Afghanistan while thanking war veterans for their servicePHOENIX — A commander in chief fighting two wars, President Barack Obama plans to thank veterans for their service on Monday while pressing his commitments to wind down the Iraq war and redouble efforts in Afghanistan. Obama to talk about Iraq, Afghanistan while praising war veteransPHOENIX — A commander in chief fighting two wars, President Barack Obama plans to thank veterans for their service on Monday while pressing his commitments to wind down the Iraq war and redouble efforts in Afghanistan. Obama trades business suit for casual wear out West; don’t call him Marlboro Man just yetGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — President Barack Obama is hardly the consummate Western outdoorsman. Obama mixes business with pleasure during family weekend outingARIZONA - US President Barack Obama mixed business with time out with his family while visiting Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona over the weekend. Regulators shut down Colonial BancGroup in biggest bank failure of this yearWASHINGTON — Real estate lender Colonial BancGroup Inc. has been shut down by federal officials in the biggest U.S. bank failure this year. Regulators shut down Colonial BancGroup, 4 other banks; 77 US bank failures this yearWASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down real estate lender Colonial BancGroup Inc. in the biggest U.S. bank failure this year and also closed four banks in Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Regulators take over 2 failed Arizona banks, assets sold to Oklahoma City’s MidFirst BankPHOENIX — Two Arizona banks were declared failed institutions on Friday and were taken over by federal or state regulators. Regulators shut Colonial BancGroup, 4 other banks; 77 US bank failures this yearWASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down real estate lender Colonial BancGroup Inc. in the biggest U.S. bank failure this year and also closed four banks in Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania. 1st test coming of new Forest Service policy requiring Grand Canyon mining claims to be provenFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The reclassification of nearly 1 million acres of land around the Grand Canyon to prevent new mining claims comes with a fundamental change in how the U.S. Forest Service does business with mining companies. Meritage Homes names private equity firm president Dana Bradford as a directorSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Homebuilder Meritage Homes Corp. said Friday it added Dana C. Bradford to its board, bringing the total number of directors to 7. Park Service bracing for delays and disruptions during President Obama’s Grand Canyon visitGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The First Family’s visit to the Grand Canyon is likely to cause some delays and closures for tourists Sunday. Teen dies at Grand Canyon after hiking group of 8 runs out of waterGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — An 18-year-old who was among a group of eight hikers that had run out of water at the Grand Canyon has died. Arizona prosecutors seek death penalty against 3 tied to anti-illegal immigrant groupARIVACA, Ariz. — Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to seek the death penalty against the leader of an anti-illegal immigrant group and two others charged in an Arizona home invasion that left a 9-year-old girl and her father dead. Arizona sheriff’s deputies raid paper company seeking illegal immigrants, arrest 44PHOENIX — An Arizona sheriff who has aggressively cracked down on illegal immigration sent deputies into a Phoenix paper plant where they arrested 44 employees suspected of identity theft or immigration violations. US ranchers, environmentalists concerned about release of rare wolves in northern MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — American wildlife officials and ranchers are raising questions over a plan to release a rare North American gray wolf to its historic range in northern Mexico: Will it stay south of the border and what can be done if it threatens livestock? Honeywell sells $185 million of Chinook helicopter equipment to U.K.PHOENIX — Honeywell International Inc. said Wednesday it sold Britain’s defense ministry helicopter equipment valued at $185 million to retrofit their fleet of Chinook helicopters used in Afghanistan. Alleged white supremacist charged in 2004 Scottsdale bombing ordered heldPHOENIX — A federal judge has ruled that an alleged white supremacist charged in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in Scottsdale must remain in federal custody. Bashas’ announces 14 stores to close; company says closings part of bankruptcy filingCHANDLER, Ariz. —Bashas’ food stores said it plans to ask permission from a judge to close 14 underperforming stores as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Family friend says Liberian teen accused in child rape grew up in refugee campPHOENIX —A Liberian teenager charged as an adult in the alleged gang rape of an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix pleaded not guilty Monday, as details of the boy’s former life in an Ivory Coast refugee camp emerged. Liberian teen charged as adult pleads not guilty in 8-year-old’s rape in PhoenixPHOENIX —A Liberian teenager charged as an adult in the gang rape of an 8-year-old girl from the same country pleaded not guilty on Monday. Liberia’s deputy ambassador to the US meets with young rape victim in PhoenixPHOENIX —Liberia’s deputy ambassador to the U.S. said Sunday that he tried to console an 8-year-old rape victim in Phoenix with hugs and a teddy bear in a case that has gripped Liberians worldwide. Taking disputes out of courtrooms the aim of agreements on forest service projectsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. —Long on opposing sides when it comes to forest use, timber interests and environmental groups have agreed on how thinning and prescribed burns should be done on nearly 1 million acres of Arizona’s ponderosa pine forest. ON Semiconductor posts 2Q loss on lower revenue, charges but numbers top analysts’ estimatesPHOENIX — Chip maker ON Semiconductor Corp. reported a loss for the second quarter after booking restructuring and other charges as revenue fell. But its earnings and revenue numbers blew past analysts’ forecasts. Top US Catholic bishop tells Knights of Columbus convention that morality needed in businessPHOENIX — The top Roman Catholic bishop in the United States said Wednesday the global economic crisis was caused in part by people abandoning personal ethics, and he’s calling for increased morality in business. Boys charged in Ariz. child rape case appear in court, 1 crying and the other curiousPHOENIX — The two youngest boys charged in the rape last month of an 8-year-old Liberian girl were ordered Wednesday to remain in juvenile detention with restricted visitors, as Liberia’s deputy ambassador to the U.S. arrived in town hoping to speak to them. Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day. Want toilet paper? That’s extra.A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself. Ariz. prosecutor seeks adult charges against 13-year-old boy in child rape casePHOENIX — An Arizona prosecutor wants to charge a second child as an adult in the alleged rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl at a Phoenix apartment complex. AP NewsBreak: Arizona jail force-feeding FLDS church leader Warren JeffsBEAVER, Utah — A letter from a doctor says polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is being force-fed in an Arizona jail to prevent the possibility of “imminent death.” |
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