Immigrant rights advocates seek extension of settlement for housing of minors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012725_minor_housing/immigrant-rights-advocates-seek-extension-settlement-housing-minors/
Immigrant rights advocates asked a federal judge to extend a 2022 settlement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection over the housing of minors detained in Texas along the Mexican border, claiming the agency has never substantially complied with the settlement.
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No court, no hearing: Trump revives fast-track deportations, expands reach nationwide https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012725_deportation_fast_track/no-court-no-hearing-trump-revives-fast-track-deportations-expands-reach-nationwide/
The Trump administration has revived a border security policy that legal experts say paves the way for mass deportations — without even a court hearing — and threatens to put Latino Arizonans, regardless of their citizenship status, at risk of racial profiling and removal from the country.
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DOJ didn’t give Arizona AG its Trump investigation file https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012725_fake_electors/doj-didnt-give-arizona-ag-its-trump-investigation-file/
The U.S. Department of Justice didn’t give Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes its investigation on President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election before Trump took the office a second time Jan. 20.
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Uranium trucks will roll down ‘Killer 89,’ igniting alarm in Arizona tribal communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012725_navajo_uranium/uranium-trucks-will-roll-down-killer-89-igniting-alarm-arizona-tribal-communities/
A mining company near the Grand Canyon has permission to haul as many as 10 truckloads a day of uranium ore along a road passes through several communities in Arizona and is known to some as “Killer 89.”
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Uranium trucks will roll down ‘Killer 89,’ igniting alarm in tribal communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012725_navajo_uranium/uranium-trucks-will-roll-down-killer-89-igniting-alarm-tribal-communities/
A mining company near the Grand Canyon has permission to haul as many as 10 truckloads a day of uranium ore along a road passes through several communities in Arizona and is known to some as “Killer 89.”
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The growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012725_life_inequality/the-growing-inequality-life-expectancy-among-americans/
Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.
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La creciente desigualdad en la expectativa de vida entre los estadounidenses https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012725_life_inequality_esp/la-creciente-desigualdad-en-la-expectativa-de-vida-entre-los-estadounidenses/
La salud de los estadounidenses ha sido desigual durante mucho tiempo, pero un nuevo estudio muestra que la disparidad entre las expectativas de vida de diferentes poblaciones casi se ha duplicado desde 2000.
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Ramon Martinez's bunt single walk-off secures Pima sweep over Southern Idaho https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012625_pcc_baseball2/ramon-martinezs-bunt-single-walk-off-secures-pima-sweep-over-southern-idaho/
The Pima Community College baseball team (4-0) closed out their four-game series against the College of Southern Idaho on Sunday at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Parents of premature babies struggle to get help their children are entitled to https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012625_premature_parenting/parents-premature-babies-struggle-get-help-their-children-are-entitled/
There’s an abysmal record across the country of helping extremely premature babies after they exit the NICU - even though federal law says children with developmental delays, including newborns with significant likelihood of a delay, can get early intervention from birth to age 3.
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Aztec baseball manages 3 hits and 10 walks in season-opener win over College of Southern Idaho https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012425_pcc_baseball/aztec-baseball-manages-3-hits-and-10-walks-season-opener-win-over-college-southern-idaho/
The Pima Community College baseball team (1-0) opened the 2025 season on Friday in the first game of a four-game series with the College of Southern Idaho at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.
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Schubert hosts launch party for Tucson City Council run https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012625_schubert_kickoff/schubert-hosts-launch-party-tucson-city-council-run/
Democrat Miranda Schubert told a crowd of supporters on Saturday that she was running a “people-powered” campaign for the Midtown Ward 6 seat on the Tucson City Council.
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Rivera has 6 hits, Camacho earns win & save as Pima softball opens season with victories https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012425_pcc_softball/rivera-has-6-hits-camacho-earns-win-save-as-pima-softball-opens-season-with-victories/
The Pima Community College softball team (2-0) opened the 2025 season on Friday in the first day of the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic.
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Richards & MacDonald hit walk-offs as PCC baseball takes 2 from Idaho https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012625_pcc_baseball/richards-macdonald-hit-walk-offs-as-pcc-baseball-takes-2-from-idaho/
The Pima Community College baseball team (3-0) continued their four-game series with the College of Southern Idaho on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.
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Aztec softball hits 6 homers, scores 27 in 2 wins Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012625_pcc_softball/aztec-softball-hits-6-homers-scores-27-2-wins-saturday/
The Pima Community College softball team (4-0) closed out play at the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic on Saturday in Henderson, Nev.
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‘I’m just trying to be good at my job’: Transgender troops brace for decision on military ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012625_trans_military/im-just-trying-good-my-job-transgender-troops-brace-decision-military-ban/
President Trump made transgender issues a centerpiece of his campaign, and thousands of other troops are bracing to see if Trump orders a new trans ban. While the wait—and weight of the decision—may be agonizing, there is little trans service members can do to make their case.
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Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012425_navajo_citizenship/reports-navajo-people-being-detained-immigration-sweeps-sparks-concern-from-tribal-leaders/
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensifies its efforts to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants throughout the country, concern is rising among Indigenous communities residing in urban areas about reports of Indigenous people being detained in the Valley.
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Pima's standout point guard Cohenj Gonzales gets 3rd nod as ACCAC Player of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012325_pcc_mens_basketball/pimas-standout-point-guard-cohenj-gonzales-gets-3rd-nod-as-accac-player-week/
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Cohenj Gonzales (Mesquite HS) was instrumental in helping the Aztecs maintain their undefeated streak and received his third award from the ACCAC conference
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Pima basketballer Sours-Miller earns 4th selection as ACCAC Player of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012325_pcc_womens_basketball/pima-basketballer-sours-miller-earns-4th-selection-as-accac-player-week/
Pima Community College women’s basketball Kiley Sours-Miller continues to put her stamp on the 2024-25 season as she earned another honor from the ACCAC conference.
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Pima County residents have until end of January to weigh in on draft RTA Next plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012425_rta_future/pima-county-residents-have-until-end-january-weigh-draft-rta-next-plan/
Pima County residents have until Jan. 31 to weigh in on the 20-year transportation plan that the Regional Transportation Authority hopes to ask voters to approve in November.
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Az's Jan. 6 rioters celebrate Trump pardons that many denounce as a slap to democracy & police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012425_j6_az_pardons/azs-jan-6-rioters-celebrate-trump-pardons-that-many-denounce-as-slap-democracy-police/
The “QAnon Shaman” called President Donald Trump’s pardons for him and other Jan. 6 rioters “a brilliant political move.” Another Arizona man in the mob called his pardon a relief but criticized Trump for wiping away convictions for others who attacked police.
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