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Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover “a substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business. The company said Monday, April 22, 2024 after markets closed that it sees no signs that doctor charts or full medical histories were released after the attack.

UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

Apr 23, 2024 UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a "substantial portion of people in America" may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business.
Tucson International Airport.

With close calls mounting, the FAA will require more rest for air traffic controllers

Apr 22, 2024 More must be done to reduce fatigue among air traffic controllers amid an ongoing staffing shortage.
The Mormon Battalion historic marker on Alameda Street in downtown Tucson.

The Buzz: Historic Markers Around the State

Apr 19, 2024 We wrap up a series of stories from around the state by telling three historic stories.
An Arizona State University hockey player is about to get on the ice at the Mountain America Community Iceplex on Wed., Feb. 21, 2024 in Tempe, AZ.

You just become instant best friends: Collegiate Women's Hockey in Arizona

Apr 18, 2024 We head behind the scenes with the ASU women's club hockey team, and also hear about their soon-to-launch counterpart at UA.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaking with attendees at the 2023 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

Arizona Secretary of State on how election officials are preparing for AI and misinformation

Apr 16, 2024 Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes reflects on the security of election officials, threats posed by artificial intelligence and more.
The creation of a lunar time zone would require international agreements.

NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work

Apr 15, 2024 As the world prepares for a new space race, the Biden Administration is calling on NASA to create a moon-based time standard.
Kitboga, a popular "scam baiter" who hides behind characters to waste the time of scammers, has a combined Twitch and YouTube following of more than million subscribers. His aviator sunglasses — a signature look — recall a comically disguised CIA agent.

To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers

Apr 15, 2024 Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to internet crimes last year
The original sculpture of Tom Mix's horse "Tony Junior." designed by Fernando Arriola and created in 1947 by prisoners at the Arizona State Prison in Florence, sits atop a stone monument outside the Pinal County Historical Museum in Florence. It originally topped the Tom Mix Monument just off Highway 79 but was stolen and missing for years. It was recovered after a replacement sculpture had been installed on the monument, so it was attached atop a new stone pyramid outside the museum and dedicated in 1994.

Roadside monument honors the 1st cowboy star

Apr 15, 2024 Tom Mix died in a 1940 crash south of Florence.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Tucson about abortion and reproductive rights. April 12, 2024

Days after abortion ruling: Vice President Harris visits AZ to discuss access

Apr 12, 2024 She says the Arizona Supreme Court ruling on abortion puts women in the state under one of the most "extreme" abortion bans in the U.S.
Sisters Ruth, Jean, Lois and Leona Johnson are pictured at Women's Army Corps training school in this undated photo.

Eight decades after their wartime efforts, real-life 'Rosie the Riveters' reunite in D.C. to win the nation's top civilian honor

Apr 10, 2024 Twenty seven "Rosies" traveled from across the country to attend Wednesday's award ceremony

WATCH LIVE: The 2024 total solar eclipse

Apr 8, 2024 Watch the PBS NewsHour live feed of the last total solar eclipse in the U.S. until 2044.
Lou Conter, an Arizona crewman, attends ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2016, in Honolulu. Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died on Monday, April 1, 2024, following congestive heart failure, his daughter said. He was 102.

Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

Apr 1, 2024 Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California.
A group of local scientists finally found De Winton's golden mole on a recent expedition.

Once lost to science, these "uncharismatic" animals are having their moment

Mar 29, 2024 Species gain this "lost" status when there hasn't been a trace of them in 10 years, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
An image from a handout video produced by the U.S. Census Bureau promoting participation in the 2020 census.

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years.

Mar 28, 2024 The goal is to more accurately count residents, including those who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.
A cross atop the San Xavier Mission.

People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse

Mar 28, 2024 The Public Religion Research Institute poll found that the vast majority of those who are unaffiliated are content to stay that way.
A basketball goes through a hoop.

Here are some numbers that will help you get your March Madness fix for the Sweet 16

Mar 27, 2024 Notable facts and stats about each team in the round of sixteen.

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