WASHINGTON - Presidential contenders turned their attention Wednesday to the grueling primaries ahead, with Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican John McCain seeking to capitalize on the themes that powered their comebacks in New Hampshire. "Nothing quite as invigorating as a win," McCain said.

There's been a deluge of rain in New England for four days, and there's no letup in sight. The torrential rains are washing out roads, drenching basements and overflowing dams in swelling rivers.

The Arizona Board of Regents has named a University of Arizona president. The regents named Ann Weaver Hart Friday the 21st president of the Tucson school.

Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park will be among the sites honored in the U.S. Mint's "America the Beautiful" series of quarters.

CONCORD, N.H. - Iowa caucus victories behind them, Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama vowed to stick with their winning principles Friday in an abbreviated dash to the finish in New Hampshire's presidential primary campaign, despite facing a different political alignment and, as Huckabee put it, "only a few days to close the sale."

Mesa officials announced Friday morning that William J. Jabjiniak will start Oct. 1 as economic development director.

PEABODY, Mass. - A four-day deluge has turned streets into rivers across New England, flooding homes up to their door knobs, forcing dozens of schools to close because the buses couldn't get through, and threatening dams and communities as rivers rise.

After two years without a permanent economic development director, Mesa has hired a new head of the department who touts his experience in revitalizing downtown areas.

LOWELL, Mass. - Storm-weary New England residents waded out into a fifth day of rain Tuesday as the region's dams kept a tenuous hold against cresting rivers and evacuees wondered what remained of their homes after water filled their basements and surged over some rooftops.

June 26, 2004

The new presidents of the Scottsdale Parent Council and Scottsdale Education Association want more parents and teachers involved in the upcoming school year.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A weekend winter storm blanketed parts of the Midwest and Northeast with up to a foot of snow, causing a 59-vehicle pileup and at least four traffic fatalities.

WASHINGTON - Overruling the Pentagon on two of its biggest requests, a commission reviewing base closings voted to keep open a shipyard and a submarine base in New England that military planners wanted to shut down.

For years, New Year's Eve in the Valley has been much more than one year giving way to the next. It's been a time to come up with activities for hordes of out-of-staters to do while they're here for bowl games.

LOS ANGELES — Good Samaritans, temperature guns and tougher laws are the newest tools in the campaign to keep animals out of hot cars, where just minutes can mean death.

Arizona State's volleyball team topped Wyoming and New Hampshire to claim victory in the Holly Young Tournament Saturday night.