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Medical program additions at state universities aim to curb AZ health care worker shortage tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With a shortage of health care professionals across the state, Arizona’s public universities are expanding their program offerings to boost health education and the number of certified professionals.

FactCheck: The 4th Republican primary debate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In the last Republican presidential primary debate of 2023, candidates argued over their positions on gender-affirmation surgery, legal immigration and more.

Social Security clawbacks hit a million more people than agency chief told Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Social Security Administration has demanded money back from more than 2 million people a year — more than twice as many people as the head of the agency disclosed at an October congressional hearing.

Pima women use fast start to overwhelm Central Arizona College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (6-1, 3-0 in ACCAC) took advantage of Central Arizona College’s slow start and picked up a 76-60 win on Wednesday.

Video: FDR's Pearl Harbor Address tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address to Congress: "Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

Pearl Harbor Day: USS Arizona videos tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Videos of the USS Arizona, past and present. 1,177 members of the crew of the USS Arizona were killed as the battleship exploded and sank during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. The bodies of more than 900 remain entombed in the vessel, which serves as a memorial for all who died during the attack.

‘I’ll never forget’: Pearl Harbor survivor and Arizonan Jack Holder remembers surprise attack tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
What started as a calm Sunday morning in Oahu on Dec. 7, 1941, ended as a terrible day in American history - and a day Chandler resident Jack Holder remembers like it was yesterday.

Hellertoon: Black tears at Pearl Harbor tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The oil that still leaks from the wreckage of the USS Arizona and rises to the water's surface is known as "the tears of the Arizona" or "black tears."

Hellertoon: Pearl Harbor tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The oil that still leaks from the wreckage of the USS Arizona and rises to the water's surface is known as "the tears of the Arizona" or "black tears."

Pearl Harbor tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The oil that still leaks from the wreckage of the USS Arizona and rises to the water's surface is known as "the tears of the Arizona" or "black tears."

8 apply to fill Bronson's Pima County board seat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Eight residents of Pima County District 3 have submitted their names to be appointed to fill the seat of longtime Supervisor Sharon Bronson, who retired last month after a fall broke her ribs.

The best present this holiday season? A flu shot tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
If you're like most people, you've been busy the past few months. It's understandable if you haven't had the chance to get your annual flu shot. But there's still time. In fact, this week, National Influenza Vaccination Week, would be the perfect time to check a flu shot off your to-do list.

Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically − but same is true of Christmas tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Hanukkah is a minor festival in the Jewish liturgical year, but because of its proximity to Christmas, Hanukkah has been culturally elevated into a major celebration - and the history of both holidays is more complicated than these comparisons let on.

Florida congressman proposes federal funding to help schools fight book bans tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost is pushing the “Fight Book Bans Act,” which would provide funding for school districts so that they can afford to oppose book bans.

In bid to flip legislature blue, national Dems announce spending on Az tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With Republicans holding the barest of majorities in the Arizona Legislature, national Democrats are already making major investments in the Grand Canyon State in a bid to flip the state’s legislature blue.

Tuberville lifts blockade on some military promotions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he would partially walk back a monthslong protest against a Defense Department abortion policy, paving the way for the Senate to approve scores of delayed military appointments.

Task force: Pay Arizona teachers more & provide support or they’ll keep quitting tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Teachers in Arizona are leaving the profession because of low pay, a lack of support from administrators and burnout, issues Gov. Hobbs’ Educator Retention Task Force aims to help fix with the announcement of 11 recommended changes to provide support and increase wages.

Organizations help immigrants reunite with families from Mexico tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nonprofits assists Mexican parents who have adult children in the U.S. in obtaining visas to visit their families, regardless of the children’s immigration status.

Biden administration rolls out Native American initiatives tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden signed an executive order to ease access for Native American tribes to federal funding programs, part of a slew of new initiatives aimed at promoting self-determination and economic independence.

Some states’ economies cool even as the nation’s sizzles tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A still-roaring national economy grew at an unexpectedly robust 5.2% annual rate in the third quarter of this year, but early indicators show a more mixed picture for many states heading into the holidays.

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