PARIS - Scientists from 113 countries issued a landmark report Friday saying they have little doubt global warming is caused by man, and predicting that hotter temperatures and rises in sea level will "continue for centuries" no matter how much humans control their pollution.

What do Newtown and Moore have in common? They were both heartbreaking tragedies, of course. But they were also targeted by opportunistic politicians eager to push their left-wing ideological agendas.

FLAGSTAFF — A wintry storm has dropped more snow in the state's northern and eastern mountains, making driving tough along Interstates 17 and 40.

DANANG, Vietnam - Anguished relatives listened to the radio communications of rescuers searching Saturday for nearly 200 Vietnamese fishermen whose boats sank during Typhoon Chanchu.

A Pacific storm rolling in will bring high winds, chances for rain and mountain snow, and a major drop in temperatures!

The statistics make it look as if someone just flicked a switch and turned off the Internet, and that's not too far from the hurricane truth. In the battered Biloxi-Gulfport region of Mississippi, where about 160,000 people might go online during a typical weeknight, Internet usage had fallen "below reportable levels" by Tuesday, according to the tracking firm comScore Networks.

It’s a dry drought. Rain last fell at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, home to the Valley’s official measuring station, on Oct. 18. That’s a rainless stretch of 101 days — tying the record set in the winter of 1999.

WASHINGTON - Tinkering with Earth's climate to chill runaway global warming, a radical idea once dismissed out of hand, is being discussed inside the White House as a potential emergency option, the president's new science adviser said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - The jobless rate in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast is expected to spike to 25 percent or higher, and when the long rebuilding process begins it's likely the same people the economy had left behind before the storm - the unemployed and working poor - will have the most trouble getting back on their feet.

Teachers from several East Valley schools will learn about global climate change during four days of training starting Tuesday.

Jay Tibshraeny, guest commentary

Jay Tibshraeny, guest commentary

Jay Tibshraeny, guest commentary

NEW YORK - Oil futures rallied to a new record over $88 a barrel Tuesday on concerns about disruptions to Middle Eastern crude supplies and a growing view that domestic supplies aren’t sufficient to meet fourth-quarter demand.

WASHINGTON - Twenty-six countries in an international energy consortium will release more than 60 million barrels of crude oil and gasoline to relieve the energy crunch caused by Hurricane Katrina in the United States.

Just barely a movie, "Act of Valor" is more like a high-quality recruitment video with interstitial acting.

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ROMULUS, Mich. - South Florida heat prevailed over a city whose last Super Bowl was an icy one. Miami was awarded the 2010 Super Bowl on Thursday, a record 10th time the city will host the title game and record 15th time it will be in Florida.

There were tales of his 600-foot home run, the baseball he threw across the Penobscot River in Maine, his three no-hitters while pitching for Holy Cross and Notre Dame, his six stolen bases in one game and the 400-plus foot throws measured by Harvard professors.

With the United States preparing to wage war against Iraq, East Valley-made weapons could play important roles in the conflict, as they have in past battles.

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday the financial crisis that has pounded the country - coupled with higher inflation - is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability.

NEW LONDON, Conn. - President Bush portrayed the Iraq war as a battle between the U.S. and al-Qaida on Wednesday and shared nuggets of intelligence to contend Osama bin Laden was setting up a terrorist cell in Iraq to strike targets in America.

October 31, 2004

Benjamin Ellis used to think valley fever was no big deal until he nearly died from the disease this year.