Sen. Jon Kyl is seeking to become the Senate minority whip, the No. 2 leadership position among Senate Republicans.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

Forget about high school. Schools trying to recruit minority students into health care jobs find themselves courting children in elementary school.

One of the first pieces of business for the lame-duck session of Congress next week will to elect new leaders for both parties for the next two years.

If U.S. House Republicans have learned any lessons from the Nov. 7 elections, they will name Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona today as their second-in-command for the next two-year session.

Troy Sampson left New Orleans for the first time in her life Sunday night on a flight with an unknown destination. But the 42-year-old grandmother can’t remember much of her first plane ride. To ease her fear of flying, she got drunk and passed out.

Troy Sampson left New Orleans for the first time in her life Sunday night on a flight with an unknown destination. But the 42-year-old grandmother can’t remember much of her first plane ride. To ease her fear of flying, she got drunk and passed out.

WASHINGTON - ority-owned businesses say they're paying the price for the decision by Congress and the Bush administration to waive certain rules for Hurricane Katrina recovery contracts.

HURRICANE, Utah - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was flown back to Utah on Tuesday to face felony sex charges involving the arranged marriage of an underage girl to an older man.

A co-founder, president and CEO of a Mesa-based international Catholic youth organization resigned Friday, effective May 15.

A co-founder, president and CEO of a Mesa-based international Catholic youth organization resigned Friday, effective May 15.

For Don Logan, working as a black man in America’s fifthwhitest city hasn’t been easy, but he said he has plenty of life experience to help others understand that there only is one race — the human race.

There’s a virtual gold mine waiting for members of the Valley’s hospitality industry who take the time and work harder to attract and satisfy blacks and other minority tourists.

Jose de la Isla, guest commentary

A measure on the November ballot could keep minor party candidates from ever becoming governor.

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A Boy Scout leader in Mesa is in jail following allegations he sexually abused at least two boys. Chance Lee Ray, 25, was arrested last week and charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of attempted sexual conduct with a minor.

A Boy Scout leader in Mesa is in jail following allegations he sexually abused at least two boys. Chance Lee Ray, 25, was arrested last week and charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of attempted sexual conduct with a minor.

State Senate Minority Leader David Schapira is running for the U.S. House seat from Arizona's 9th Congressional District.

Tribal communities throughout the state are calling on Congress for more money to help American Indian veterans.

Legislative leaders said Thursday they have agreed on a tentative $10.6 billion state budget, but are remaining quiet about many of the details.

The leader of the state Republican Party is blasting the decision by Gov. Janet Napolitano to name her press aide as the new state utility regulator.

Gov. Jan Brewer and legislative leaders were working late Tuesday to put a plan back together to adopt a new budget before the fiscal year ended at midnight.