National TV exposure led Tiffany Rooney to her two baby girls.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's constitution was adopted by a majority in a fair vote during the Oct. 15 referendum, as Sunni Arab opponents failed to muster enough support to defeat it, election officials said Tuesday.

Gilbert town offices will largely be closed on Fridays beginning July 11, when a new Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. schedule takes effect. The new schedule is expected to cut expenses, including with utilities and overtime, and to make it easier for residents who work business hours to visit Town Hall.

LILONGWE, Malawi - Madonna and her husband took custody of a motherless 1-year-old boy from Malawi on Thursday after filing adoption papers and receiving interim approval from a judge in the impoverished southern African nation.

A Senate panel voted Monday to give married couples preference whenever a child is available for adoption in Arizona.

While adoption can be a challenging process, four adoption agencies will walk hopeful prospective parents through the steps at a free adoption fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Mesa Main Library.

Adopted children can spend their entire lives wondering where they came from and who their parents are. Ahwatukee Foothills resident Debbie Sullivan says there's nothing more rewarding than helping to answer those questions.

It didn’t take long for Russian sisters Tatiana and Ekatarina to settle into the routine at Amy Aubry’s Gilbert home.

A local animal welfare alliance wants prospective pet owners to adopt, rather than shop, when it comes to finding a new pet. To make it easy, the group is hosting an animal adopt-a-thon.

The Mesa school board adopted a $602 million budget Tuesday night — the largest in the Mesa Unified School District’s history.

Gilbert’s spirit stores and student organizations can have their cake and eat it, too — as long as it’s low fat. The district unanimously voted Tuesday night to allow food sales outside, but not near, the cafeteria during breakfast and lunch hours, as long as they meet nutritional guidelines.

Gilbert’s spirit stores and student organizations can have their cake and eat it, too — as long as it’s low fat. The district unanimously voted Tuesday night to allow food sales outside, but not near, the cafeteria during breakfast and lunch hours, as long as they meet nutritional guidelines.

On a south wall in Scottsdale’s Via Linda Senior Center, more than 80 paper snowmen are glued to a blue and white igloo poster.

Arizona just received $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help increase the number of children adopted from foster care.

Saying it's a simple matter of natural law, state lawmakers voted Thursday to give married couples preference in adopting children.

 Gilbert’s final budget is on track to be adopted Tuesday even as a referendum drive threatens a major revenue source. A budget of more than $734 million is on the Town Council’s agenda, the result of a two-month struggle to close a $14 million shortfall in the General Fund that finances most daily operations.

NEW YORK - The three major consumer credit reporting agencies announced Tuesday that they have created a new credit scoring system aimed at simplifying the loan process for both lenders and borrowers.

The bill has a premise that few could argue with and that research has supported: Married, two-parent families are generally good for children.

The bill has a premise that few could argue with and that research has supported: Married, two-parent families are generally good for children.

The Mesa City Council faces some tough budget choices this week. The people who elected them may be in the same boat within a year.

May 3, 2005

Kerry Kuperman and Kiley Roos, both 16, cruised through Scottsdale after school Tuesday, listening to hip-hop music and talking about classmates. But they were also on a mission: To make sure five families in need had a hearty Thanksgiving.

March 2, 2005

At the Hyatt Regency Resort Scottsdale about 15 percent to 20 percent of reservations come through the Internet, a hotel spokeswoman said. The number is low compared to the industry norm, but apparently those who do book the local property’s rooms online have an easy time of it.