Partisan mailer poses as Catholic newspaper
Nicole Leonardi initially thought a new newspaper had arrived in her mailbox this week. But a closer look at the "Arizona Catholic Tribune" revealed a different story. While it had all the attributes of a traditional print newspaper, including a tagline that read "Real data. Real value. Real news," the pledge did not match the content.
Arizona prisons ban book on black men in the justice system
The American Civil Liberties Union called on the Arizona Department of Corrections this week to rescind the ban on "Chokehold: Policing Black Men." The book by Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, examines law enforcement and mass incarceration through its treatment of African American men.
Ariz. Senate to consider takeover of federal land
The Arizona Senate on Wednesday is scheduled to consider a bill to give the state legal authority to go to court to take ownership of land owned by the federal government.
In US, Hispanics outlive whites, blacks by years
U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.