BEIJING — A little grumbling ensued when Dream Team 4.0 was a little late to Friday’s press conference.

Federal immigration officials say they're releasing the mother of an immigration activist after the mother and another relative were arrested at the family's Phoenix-area home.

A proposal to govern distances between Scottsdale's private and charter schools is showing signs of new life - and so is the opposition to such regulations from local churches.

Federal immigration officials on Friday released the mother of an immigration activist, less than a day after the woman and another relative were arrested at the family's Phoenix-area home.

Maricopa County Community College District will allow in-state tuition for immigrant students who are granted federally issued work permits obtained by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals -- despite an order from Gov. Jan Brewer that such individuals be denied public benefits.

PHOENIX – A plan to revitalize the U.S. economy put forward by liberal groups would create jobs in Arizona and help the poor move to the middle class, a Democratic state lawmaker said Wednesday.

Members of the U.S. Senate got to put a face with a name last week when Susette Kelo came asking for their help. She is the Kelo in Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., a recent Supreme Court decision that freed municipalities to use the power of eminent domain to take property if the private development replacing it generates more tax revenues.

WASHINGTON - American troops on Tuesday rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who had been held as a prisoner of war in Iraq since she and other members of her unit were ambushed March 23, the Defense Department announced.

New York City charter schools this year had 51,473 applicants for 12,917 new seats. That leaves almost 40,000 heartbroken families who wanted their children to have a shot at the American dream that only quality education can provide.

October 12, 2004

Roseann Deak’s first love is teaching. The Chaparral High School math teacher enjoys imparting knowledge on freshmen and juniors.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomb exploded on a busy downtown boulevard in Baqouba on Wednesday, ripping through a commuter bus during morning rush hour, wrecking nearby shops and killing at least 68 Iraqis in one of the deadliest single insurgent attacks since the U.S. invasion.

June 1, 2004

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A powerful Sunni Muslim tribal leader and critic of the U.S.-led occupation was named president of Iraq's incoming government Tuesday, after Iraqi leaders rejected the Americans' preferred candidate for the post.

Energetic, ambitious and hardworking most describe Adam Turner, a self-professed business nerd who is a big sports fan. After exploring various careers in finance, real estate and sales, Turner finally found his dream job and his passion for life with the Arizona Cardinals.

October 7, 2004

The long-fought Los Arcos furor finally came to a conclusion Wednesday with a 4-3 vote, sealing the deal to Scottsdale's largest sales tax subsidy in history.

Valley Iraqis were jubilant Wednesday after many spent a near-sleepless night watching television images of thousands of Baghdad residents cheering in the streets.

Scottsdale often gets a bad rap for being too smug and dissatisfied a community to truly be grateful for all its blessings.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes must have been nearly giddy Monday when she received a standing ovation in Scottsdale after she announced the state should further disrupt free markets and take even more money out of everyone's wallet in order to pursue the dream of a renewable energy economy.

NEW YORK - Curtis Sherrod knows there's power in numbers. So when he decided to organize more than 100 rappers and poets in a 24-hour rap marathon where no cursing is allowed, he only saw the good that could come from it.

When a movie is called “Flushed Away,” one braces for a little toilet humor. Fortunately, that’s exactly what we get — a little.

New York City charter schools this year had 51,473 applicants for 12,917 new seats. That leaves almost 40,000 heartbroken families who wanted their children to have a shot at the American dream that only quality education can provide.