Olympic runner David Torrence found dead in Arizona swimming pool

Published time: 29 Aug, 2017 16:00 Olympic runner David Torrence, who represented the US before switching allegiance to Peru to compete at the Rio Olympics in 2016, has been found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 31 years old. The middle-distance runner was pulled from a swimming pool at […]

How former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio became the most hated lawman in America

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File President Donald Trump set off a political firestorm Friday evening when he announced he had pardoned Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff who was convicted last month of violating a court order to stop racially profiling Latinos. Arpaio had been an early and vocal supporter of Trump […]

Trump pardons former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

Reuters/Laura Segall President Donald Trump on Friday night granted a presidential pardon to the controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio, 85, who once led the Maricopa County sheriff’s department, was found guilty last month of criminal contempt for violating the terms of a 2011 court order in a racial profiling case. He lost a […]

Alec Baldwin mocks Trump’s Arizona rally in brutal parody

NBC Alec Baldwin reprised his parody of President Donald Trump in a sketch depicting Trump’s raucous Phoenix, Arizona, rally. Baldwin’s Trump opened the sketch lamenting about the fallout surrounding the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. “As we all know, there was a tragic victim that came out of Charlottesville — me,” Baldwin quipped. “Folks, […]

How not to get shot by police: Arizona updates manual for motorists

Published time: 25 Jul, 2017 19:16 Arizona’s driver manual is now offering tips on how to avoid getting shot by police in a response to deadly incidents at traffic stops. The revised rule book is believed to be the first in the US to include guidance for armed motorists. In Arizona, residents are allowed to […]

Air supply problem grounds F-35s at USAF base in Arizona

F-35A operations at the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona were temporarily suspended after a series of incidents in which pilots reported symptoms of oxygen deprivation. A similar problem had grounded Navy training flights in April. The temporary halt called on Friday followed five separate in-flight incidents at the 56th Fighter Wing since May 2, […]