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Jagger Eaton, of Mesa, Ariz., the Olympic bronze medalist in men's street competition in skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, throws out the first pitch prior to a baseball game between Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Giants at Diamondbacks 8/3/2021

Aug. 03, 2021 10:42 PM EDT

People queue at an NHS Vaccination Clinic at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium in north London, Sunday, June 20, 2021. The NHS is braced for high demand as anyone in England over the age of 18 can now book a Covid-19 vaccination jab. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
The Latest: Blood shortage forces New England surgery delay

By The Associated Press Jun. 20, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

Huston, Zeuner head US national skateboarding team

Apr. 14, 2021 07:19 PM EDT
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Nyjah Huston and teenager Brighton Zeuner head the 2021 USA Skateboarding National Team announced Wednesday. A total...

Arizona reports 608 new virus cases, no deaths for 2nd day

Apr. 05, 2021 12:34 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Monday reported 608 more confirmed COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths for the second consecutive day. The...

Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo, left, reacts after being tagged out by San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, right, at home plate during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Rizzo cuts off talks with Cubs as free agency looms

Mar. 29, 2021 05:06 PM EDT

Phoenix-area rallies show solidarity for Asian community

Mar. 28, 2021 11:06 AM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of people took to the streets at two different rallies in the Phoenix area to protest violence against people of Asian descent and show...

Chicago Cubs' David Bote (13) celebrates his home run against the Cleveland Indians with Cubs third base coach Willie Harris during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Bote wins Cubs 2B job; Hoerner optioned to Triple-A Iowa

Mar. 27, 2021 05:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2020, file photo, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey arrives for a news conference to talk about the latest Arizona COVID-19 information in Phoenix. Ducey is prohibiting government mask mandates and allowing bars and nightclubs shuttered for months to open their doors without restrictions. Ducey's move Thursday, March 25, 2021, leaves in place few of the restrictions he implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
Arizona to give Pima County go-ahead for FEMA vaccine site

Mar. 26, 2021 11:48 AM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms Friday, March 26, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 370 new coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Texas state judge upholds Austin's mask mandate

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

With incoming Arizona heat, vaccine sites to move in April

Mar. 19, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's state-run outdoor vaccination sites will switch to nighttime operations or shut down next month in anticipation of hotter temperatures...

FILE - In this March 18, 2021, file photo, pre-kindergarten students work on their school work at West Orange Elementary School in Orange, Calif. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its social distancing guidelines for schools Friday, March 19, saying students can now sit 3 feet apart in classrooms. The new guidelines also remove recommendations for plastic shields or other barriers between desks. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Latest: LA mayor criticizes state over vaccination rules

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 03:30 AM EDT

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper walks to batting practice during spring training baseball practice in Clearwater, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Fungo golf for Giants pitchers; fans for MLB spring games

By Janie Mccauley And Stephen Hawkins Feb. 25, 2021 07:08 PM EST

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout hits a home run during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
AL West teams at the start of spring training

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 12:38 PM EST

FILE - A young baseball fan tries to get the attention of players as he hopes to get an autograph prior to a spring training baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Cincinnati Reds in Scottsdale, Ariz., in this Tuesday, March 10, 2020, file photo. The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Cactus League asks MLB to delay spring training due to COVID

By Jake Seiner Jan. 25, 2021 01:55 PM EST

Tampa Bay Lightning's Mikhail Sergachev, left, of Russia, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Seth Jones fight for a loose puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets beat the Lightning 5-2. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
The Latest: Bucknell men's and women's hoops back on court

By The Associated Press Jan. 25, 2021 10:29 AM EST

Security workers in protective suit prepare for administering COVID-19 testings for workers at the parking lot of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week. (AP Photo)
The Latest: China reports results of mass testing

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 02:29 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2020 file photo, Eddie Collantes stands with an American flag draped around his shoulders as he attends a debate watch party hosted by the Miami Young Republicans, Latinos for Trump, and other groups in Miami. President Donald Trump is putting up a fight for Latino voters in key swing states with Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Polls show Biden with a commanding overall lead with Hispanic voters, a diverse group that defies neat political categories. Still, about 3 in 10 registered Latino voters nationwide back Trump, roughly consistent with how Latinos voted in 2018 congressional elections and in 2016. Latino men, like men of other races, support Trump more than Hispanic women. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Gender gap among Latino voters seen in some families

By Suman Naishadham Oct. 29, 2020 01:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2020 file photo Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Kathy Hoffman speaks the latest Arizona coronavirus update during a news conference in Phoenix. Most counties in Arizona, including the state's most populous one, were cleared Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, to transition their schools to some form of in-person learning after recent coronavirus data showed improvements. Hoffman, however, is urging caution as school districts consider whether to make the switch. Hoffman says COVID-19 can spread so quickly as it did this summer in Arizona. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool,File)
Arizona schools mull in-person class with COVID-19 declines

By Terry Tang Sep. 03, 2020 06:29 PM EDT

Judge denies gyms' request for contempt order against Ducey

Aug. 18, 2020 12:31 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has refused a Phoenix-area health club chain's request to hold Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in contempt after it challenged his order closing...

A sign for the Otay Mesa Detention Center sits in front of the building Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in San Diego. The early absence of facial coverings, lack of cleaning supplies and mixing symptomatic detainees with others preceded the first big outbreak at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 221 detention centers. While the point of origin is unclear, accounts of how the virus spread at the Otay Mesa Detention Center expose shortcomings and inherent difficulties of managing the world's largest immigration detention system during a pandemic. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
How the coronavirus spread through one immigration facility

By Elliot Spagat Jul. 19, 2020 11:52 AM EDT