The Fruits Of Free Trade: How NAFTA Revamped The American Diet
Walk through the produce section of your supermarket and you'll see things you'd never have seen years ago — like fresh raspberries or green beans in the dead of winter.Much of that produce comes from...
View ArticleSouth Texas: The New Hot Spot For Illegal Crossing
As the U.S. government has militarized the California and Arizona segment of the Southwest border over the last two decades, illegal crossers have moved to another area. South Texas has become the new...
View ArticleHigh Schoolers Hit The Slopes, And The Books, At Team Academy
Freestyle aerial skier Mac Bohonnon recently finished second at the Val St. Come World Cup in Quebec, and that helped him qualify for the Olympics in Sochi. But when he's not doing triple-twisting...
View ArticleWith An Air Bag, Help During An Avalanche Is A Cord-Yank Away
Let's say you're skiing in the backcountry, looking for some powder — but instead, you trigger an avalanche.If you have an avalanche air bag pack strapped to your back, you just yank the cord. That...
View ArticleAmid Controversy, 'Right To Refuse' Bill Hits Governor's Desk
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer is being pressured to veto a bill that would allow business owners in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians. To deny...
View ArticleBorder Patrol Revises Its Rulebook For Use Of Deadly Force
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol wants agents to limit their use of deadly force. The Border Patrol says agents have killed 10 people since 2010, while the ACLU says...
View ArticleIn Arizona, Citizens Keep Close Eye On Immigration Checkpoint
Border Patrol checkpoints aren't always near the border. Some aren't even on roads that go to the border. Take Arivaca Road; it's an East-West route 25 miles north of the Mexican border in Southern...
View ArticleWaters Will Flood Part Of Colorado River, For Just A Few Weeks
Millions of gallons of water used to flow every day from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California. Now, the Colorado River ends at Morelos Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border. Below it, one of North...
View ArticleFor Albuquerque PD, A Searing Rebuke From Justice Department
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The Justice Department issued a scathing report today on the Albuquerque Police Department's use of force. Albuquerque officers have shot and killed 23 people in the...
View ArticleNevada Ranch Dispute Ends As Feds Back Down — For Now
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.A standoff between federal agents and a Nevada rancher is over for now. Over the weekend, the Bureau of...
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What's In A Name? Plenty Of Ways To Make A Mistake
When Arizona State University graduates hear their names announced, they have Peter Lafford to thank. It's his job to ensure students' names are pronounced correctly — and it's not always an easy task....
View ArticleLittle-Known Immigration Mandate Keeps Detention Beds Full
Imagine your city council telling the police department how many people it had to keep in jail each night. That's effectively what Congress has told U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a...
View ArticleIconic Sheep Return To Tucson Mountains, But Is It For Good?
The last desert bighorn sheep that roamed the mountains above Tucson, Ariz., died in the 1990s, the victim of human encroachment, mountain lions, and fire suppression. Now, the iconic Southwest animal...
View ArticleOnce A Mighty Bomber, A B-52 Meets Its End In The Desert
A relic of the Cold War met its end on Thursday. The Air Force destroyed the last B-52 bomber required under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia. A crew used a circular saw to cut...
View ArticleThe Fruits Of Free Trade: How NAFTA Revamped The American Diet
Walk through the produce section of your supermarket and you'll see things you'd never have seen years ago — like fresh raspberries or green beans in the dead of winter. Much of that produce comes from...
View ArticleSouth Texas: The New Hot Spot For Illegal Crossing
As the U.S. government has militarized the California and Arizona segment of the Southwest border over the last two decades, illegal crossers have moved to another area. South Texas has become the new...
View ArticleHigh Schoolers Hit The Slopes, And The Books, At Team Academy
Freestyle aerial skier Mac Bohonnon recently finished second at the Val St. Come World Cup in Quebec, and that helped him qualify for the Olympics in Sochi. But when he's not doing triple-twisting...
View ArticleWith An Air Bag, Help During An Avalanche Is A Cord-Yank Away
Let's say you're skiing in the backcountry, looking for some powder — but instead, you trigger an avalanche. If you have an avalanche air bag pack strapped to your back, you just yank the cord. That...
View ArticleAmid Controversy, 'Right To Refuse' Bill Hits Governor's Desk
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer is being pressured to veto a bill that would allow business owners in the state to deny service to...
View ArticleBorder Patrol Revises Its Rulebook For Use Of Deadly Force
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol wants agents to limit their use of deadly force. The Border Patrol says agents have killed 10 people since 2010, while the ACLU says...
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