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  • June 2013 book club meetings at Tucson libaries

    The Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. 2 p.m. at Nanini Library - Northwest Readers Book Club 4 p.m. at Oro Valley Library - Magic Tree House Book Club: This is a book club for ages 6 to 10. This month's book ...

  • Video Judge rules Arizona Sheriffs office racially profiled

    A federal judge has rule that the office of controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has systematically engaged in racial profiling. Anne-Marie Greene ...

  • Arizona Racial Profiling Lawsuit Key Figures In Joe Arpaio Case

    PHOENIX -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos: ARPAIO: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has aggressively pursued local immigration enforcement. The sheriff has been accused of launching some immigration patrols based on ...

  • Arizona sheriff illegally used racial profiling judge rules

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions. The ruling against the Maricopa County sheriff came in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by Hispanic drivers that tested whether police can ...

  • Extra Bases In Corbin a 2010 Trade Pays Arizona a Big Dividend

    Kevin Towers was scouting for the Yankees in 2010 when a trade got his attention. The Arizona Diamondbacks, spiraling toward a last-place finish in the National League West, dealt pitcher Dan Haren, a three-time All-Star, to the Los Angeles Angels for a package that included two promising left-handers in Class A. ...


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Did Gene Roddenberry know? Did he have any idea what he was unleashing when he created "Star Trek," a sci-fi TV series that started in 1966 and was canceled after three years of dismal ratings? Did he understand the implications of his actions, that hordes of die-hard fans would devote their lives to his personal vision of a better future? Did he know it would create an entire subculture that is ... ...

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  • Court bans detention practices by Ariz. sheriff against Latinos

    Joe Arpaio 's handling of people of Latino descent amounts to racial and ethnic profiling. Judge Murray Stone, ruling in suits filed by some of the profiled people, banned some of the sheriff's operation procedures, CNN reported Saturday. The court said many of Arpaio's practices violated Fourth Amendment guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure, and 14th Amendment ...

  • Joe Arpaio racially profied Latinos in Arizona judge rules

    US district judge Murray Snow also ruled Arpaio's deputies unreasonably prolonged the detentions of people who were pulled over. Photograph: Darren ...

  • May 25 Today in Arizona history

    1892: The Arizona Medical Association is organized in Phoenix. It is incorporated on June 16, 1950.1929: Yuma Mesa Grapefruit Co. announces it will erect a $25,000 packing house in Yuma and the Bomberger Seed Co. would construct a $10,000 warehouse and seed laboratory.Want to share an important event from Tucson's history? Email it ...

  • Jury foreman in Arizona case says life or death decision unfair

    MARION, Ill.oA Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a southern Illinois plant will add 80 ...

  • Tough Arizona Sheriff Gets Judicial Reprimand

    In Arizona, a federal judge ruled against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, saying it used racial profiling to enforce the state's tough immigration laws. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Ted Robbins about the ...

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