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Judge dismisses challenge over Salt River horse herd tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the presence of wild horses in the Tonto National Forest after conservationists didn’t amend their complaint within the 30 days provided by the court.

Arizona inmate claiming religious rights abuse gets day at 9th Circuit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Ninth Circuit panel heard two arguments from an Arizona inmate who claims the Department of Corrections violated his religious rights by requiring him to work on holy days recognized by his faith, and subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment.

Texas DPS absolves its leaders of wrongdoing after investigating migrant mistreatment claims tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Five months after a Texas Department of Public Safety medic told his superiors that troopers were ordered to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water, an internal DPS investigation found no systemic wrongdoing by its personnel on the Texas-Mexico border.

COVID-19 cases down from pandemic; so are vaccinations, worrying experts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. has entered a “new normal” for COVID-19, with lower but consistent levels of infection, but experts fear that the new normal may include people skipping vaccines that are still needed for protection.

Biden kicks off Tribal Nations Summit with order streamlining funding access tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More than 100 Indigenous leaders were on hand for the Biden administration’s third annual Tribal Nations Summit, where President Joe Biden signed an executive order to reform federal funding and support for tribal nations, sparking cheers and applause from the audience.

You're invited: Support local independent journalism at Tucson Sentinel's Holiday Shindig tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 232nd birthday of the Bill of Rights (Dec. 15), or the impending 14th (or is it 15th?!) birthday of TucsonSentinel.com (Jan. 22).

Voters ask Colorado Supreme Court to bar Trump from GOP primary ballot tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Six Colorado voters asked the state Supreme Court to bar Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 GOP primary ballot after a lower court found the former president incited an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, but declined to block him from running for office.

Az committee praises charter school board, recommends 10-year continuance tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Senate and House education committees have put their backing behind the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools to continue its work regulating charter schools for another 10 years.

BICAS hosts silent auction and gallery tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Bicycle Inter Community Art and Salvage center is hosting a gallery and silent auction of art both from BICAS artists and local community artists.

‘I’ll never forget’: Pearl Harbor survivor & 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.

BICAS hosts silent auction and gallery tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Bicycle Inter Community Art and Salvage center is hosting a gallery and silent auction of art both from BICAS artists and local community artists.

Flags at half-staff to mark Pearl Harbor anniversary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Across the country, American and state flags are being flown at half-staff to mark the 82-year anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and will continue at half-staff in honor of Sandra Day O'Connor until her interment on Dec. 19.

Half-century-old TUSD school segregation case returns to 9th Circuit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former students and parents of Tucson Unified School District argued before the 9th Circuit that the district still hasn’t complied with a 45-year-old desegregation order, after a federal judge released the school district from supervision in 2022.

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.

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