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Wagner’s mutiny punctured Putin’s 'strongman' image and exposed cracks in his rule tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Less than 24 hours after the rebelling Wagner Group began its march on Moscow, it was over - but while the mutiny was short-lived and its goals unclear, it will have lasting effects – exposing the fragility of Putin’s grip on power and his ability to lead Russia to victory over Ukraine.

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Why the way we measure poverty matters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The ability of millions of Americans to make ends meet hinges on how we measure poverty, but the “how” may shift after a national panel recommended changes to one of the Census Bureau’s poverty measures.

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Inflation, health care & partisan divide among top concerns for Americans tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Despite political differences on most of the nation’s top issues - including inflation, drug addiction, gun violence, and health care affordability - a majority of Americans agree that the inability of Democrats and Republicans to work together is a big problem.

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‘Sitting next to giants’ on Juneteenth: Bernice King & Ilyasah Shabazz speak in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
On the 158th anniversary of Juneteenth, the daughters of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X visited the University of Arizona. They talked history, education and the work still to be done.

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Former Housing Dep't head Liz Morales named Tucson assistant city manager tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former Housing and Community Development Director Liz Morales has been promoted to assistant city manager for the city of Tucson.

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Women athletes fight to level playing field in male-dominated sports tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Embarking in the world of athletics can pose formidable challenges for women - whether their dream is to play for financial gain or make a career out of a passion, the pursuit is often met with inequalities on many levels between male and female athletes.

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National Weather Service issues heat warning for Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning in Pima County and the surrounding area continuing through June 27, warning of temperatures up to 113 degrees, as Tucson opens cooling centers to meet the need for respite from high temperatures.

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Firefighters battle four blazes overnight in Cochise County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Firefighters battled four fires overnight in Cochise County that closed state roads and caused evacuations, when high winds caused the fire to spread and threaten nearby residential power lines and homes in the area.

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Arizona lifts recall on marijuana products after no contamination confirmed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Department of Health Services has lifted a voluntary recall of marijuana products first announced on July 14, after no contamination with aspergillus or salmonella was found after retesting.

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Las Milpitas community garden invites public to create nature-themed art tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A small community garden on Tucson's West Side will be the site of a series of art workshops, with the public invited to create work inspired by the plants growing there, and the shifts of the four seasons over the next year.

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Coronado Forest finalizes new Santa Catalina trail plan tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A new trail plan in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest means closing some old trails, opening new ones and more parking. It's hoped the plans will help rangers deal with increased post-pandemic footfall.

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Hobbs executive order bars Az county attorneys from prosecuting abortion providers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order this week that preemptively blocks county attorneys across the state from trying to prosecute abortion providers by requiring any cases involving abortion law violations to be referred solely to the Arizona Attorney General’s office.

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Hobbs executive order bars county attorneys from prosecuting abortion providers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order this week that preemptively blocks county attorneys across the state from trying to prosecute abortion providers by requiring any cases involving abortion law violations to be referred solely to the Arizona Attorney General’s office.

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Supreme Court upholds law making it a crime to encourage illegal immigration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Creating a carve-out in the First Amendment, the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration in its effort to throw out protections on speech that encourage illegal immigration.

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Post Roe, reproductive health care in Arizona is fractured tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Reproductive health care in Arizona since Roe was toppled has been fractured and intermittent, and abortion advocates fear women will continue to suffer the consequences until access is restored, which may take some time.

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Off roading can continue around Glen Canyon after federal judge delayed decision tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Off-roading enthusiasts will continue to have near-total free reign around the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area after a federal judge declined to make a decision in a case pushing to restrict the activity.

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A year after Dobbs decision, Arizona medication abortions are largely unscathed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Supreme Court ruling that up-ended abortion services in the U.S. a year ago left one form of abortion largely untouched – medication abortions, which account for nearly half of all procedures in Arizona.

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Homeland Security ramps up fight against fentanyl at U.S.-Mexico border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Department of Homeland Security announced plans for an expanded effort to curb fentanyl trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border, following a two-month campaign that officials say stopped 10,000 pounds of fentanyl and led to 284 arrests.

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Proposed Arizona legislation would protect access to birth control tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State Rep. Athena Salman was joined by Gov. Katie Hobbs and other advocates to discuss the proposed Arizona Right to Contraception Act, a bill Salman plans to introduce a bill during the next legislative session in January that would guarantee access to birth control.

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Supreme Court rejects effort to change deportation policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court found Texas and Louisiana didn’t have any standing tor a lawsuit after the states sued when the Biden administration told immigration agents to focus on deporting undocumented immigrants who are convicted of felonies or pose a risk to public safety.

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