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Pima volleyball rallies from 0-2 deficit to topple South Mountain in 5 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (11-16, 7-8 in ACCAC) earned a big ACCAC conference win on Wednesday at South Mountain Community College (12-15, 7-8).

Abortions in Arizona plummeted as much as 80% post-Dobbs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, procedures in Arizona have plummeted as much as 80%, even as nationwide numbers have increased.

Reversing Trump-era policy, labor board tightens rules around joint employers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In a victory for unions and many low-wage workers, the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday widened the definition of a "joint employer" to include franchises, as well as companies that use subcontractors to provide the bulk of their workforce.

Arizona group donating millions of dollars worth of medical aid to civilians caught in Israel-Hamas conflict tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Project C.U.R.E., an organization founded in 1987 in Colorado to address the staggering shortage of medical resources around the world, is sending medical supplies that could provide emergency relief to civilians in the middle of the Israeli-Hamas conflict.

Feds launch joint operation to stem tide of fentanyl trafficking tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Customs and Border Protection announced a new joint law enforcement operation Thursday to stem the rise of drug overdose deaths by thwarting the production, distribution and trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.

The full extent of the judicial strategy of Trump’s court whisperer tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Campaigns for the Wisconsin Supreme Court were crucial skirmishes in conservative strategist Leonard Leo’s decadeslong, ambitious effort to shape American law from the ground up.

Pima women's soccer's Kyleigh Oliver & Samantha Michel earns All-Conference & All-Region honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Three players from the Pima Community College women’s soccer team earned recognition for their efforts during the 2023 regular season.

Aztec men's soccer's Pickett, Montealegre & Sanchez earn All-Conference and All-Region honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team had three players named to the All-ACCAC Conference and All-Region teams.

Pima volleyball libero Morgan Hains named NJCAA & ACCAC defensive player of the week tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College volleyballer Morgan Hains (Canyon del Oro HS) earned national recognition for her play during the week of October 15-21.

The latest on Lewiston, Maine mass shootings tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Eighteen people were killed and 13 injured in what was the worst mass shooting incident in Maine history, as a manhunt involving at least 100 law enforcement personnel was underway in Maine Thursday morning.

‘We won things nobody thought possible’: UAW reaches tentative deal with Ford tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The United Auto Workers said on Wednesday night that the union has a potential deal with Ford Motor Co. to end the strike against the automaker after 41 days on strike against the Detroit Three — which also includes General Motors and Stellantis.

Arizona lawmakers vote on party lines to elect speaker, get back to work tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers voted on party lines Wednesday as the House elected a new speaker, ending three weeks of what one representative called “weeks of political paralysis and dysfunction” in Congress.

Doctor suing FDA recruited to scientific advisory board to 'repurpose' abortion pill tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
One of the anti-abortion doctors suing the FDA to rescind its approval of a medication abortion regimen on the basis that one of the drugs is dangerous is now consulting on the development of a breast cancer treatment that involves the same drug: mifepristone.

New U.S. House speaker belongs to GOP’s religious conservative wing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
New U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a constitutional lawyer deeply involved in religious causes who also opposed certifying the 2020 election and tried to keep Trump in power.

Hopi leader tells Senate panel that red tape, financial hurdles put aid out of reach tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The chairman of the Hopi tribe told a Senate panel that promises of federal infrastructure funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles such as cost matches.

Hopi leader tells panel that red tape, financial hurdles put aid out of reach tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The chairman of the Hopi tribe told a Senate panel that promises of federal infrastructure funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles such as cost matches.

Trump forced to witness stand, fined $10,000 for gag order violation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In a shocking midday twist, Judge Arthur Engoron called Donald Trump to the witness stand for a spontaneous hearing at Trump’s civil fraud trial in Manhattan before ultimately fining the former president $10,000 for violating the judge's gag order.

Justice Thomas never repaid luxury RV loan: Senate report tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had a $267,230 loan forgiven by his wealthy health executive friend, raising more ethical questions around Thomas, who has faced increased scrutiny over the past year for ethics lapses.

Tucson man arrested after threatening to attack University of Arizona in social media posts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 27-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he posted online about plans to commit a mass shooting on the University of Arizona campus, officials said.

Border Patrol agent fires weapon during rock-throwing incident near Lukeville tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Border Patrol agent said he fired his weapon after rocks were thrown from Mexico during an incident Tuesday night just west of Lukeville, Ariz., officials said.

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