ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Madagascar's top generals handed over control of this Indian Ocean island nation to the opposition leader on Tuesday, hours after the president himself stepped down and tried to put the military in charge.

Union members in Chandler will begin a monthlong bottled water drive next week.

WASHINGTON — Not all of a president's political statements in the State of the Union address are made from the podium. Often, the seating arrangement in the visitor's gallery where the president's spouse sits also makes a significant statement.

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to consider the state of the union. This year, we gather in this chamber deeply aware of decisive days that lie ahead.

Navy Federal Credit Union will open a branch in Mesa on Monday to serve its 10,000 Valley customers. The branch will open at 4212 E. Juanita Ave., in a Walmart shopping center. The credit union originally served Navy personnel and their families, but in 2008 expanded to include Air Force, Army and Department of Defense members and their families. Navy Federal is the world’s largest credit union with $46 billion in assets and more than 3.7 million members.

According to the New York Daily News, the government-initiated website "We The People" has been bombarded by petitions since the election.

Chandler-based Bashas' chalked up the latest point in the ongoing battle between the food workers union and the family-owned supermarket chain.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - Six men from the former Yugoslavia were arrested on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill as many soldiers as possible," federal authorities said Tuesday.

The former West Valley Art Museum in Surprise will be the future home of the Sun Cities Salvation Army.

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests and fellow citizens:

Text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:

Text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:

Text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:

Tempe Union High School District is celebrating the good works of its students in videos online.

Abhishek Rajadas, a student at Peggy Payne Academy in the Tempe Union High School District, will be competing in the Intel International Science Fair in Pennsylvania in May in the engineering (electrical and mechanical) category after winning a grand prize at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair.

This coming Tuesday, when the Sons of Confederate Veterans gather at Globe Cemetery, the historical veterans organization will honor Pvt. Wesley Lancaster, who has been buried in an unmarked grave for nearly a century.

A Chandler police officer announced his candidacy for Pinal County Sheriff on Monday.

Shirley Miles, the outgoing superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District, has been chosen to lead schools at military bases in the United States and around the world.

What hath the Tea Party wrought?

Ingersoll experienced war firsthand — he served in the Union army during the Civil War. As a veteran, he knew and appreciated the sacrifice his brothers in arms made for their country.

NEW YORK - British comedian Eddie Izzard, whose acting career is taking off, is eyeing yet another possible career - politician.

Gary Bevirt’s great-greatgrandfather left a priceless gem for his family — a soldier’s diary from the Civil War.

Next year, we suppose, there will be a great to-do about the 60th anniversary of D-Day.