Arizona

Donald Trump Nominates Former Aerospace Executive As Head Of US Air Force

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he had nominated a former ambassador and Arizona businesswoman to lead the Air Force.

Air Force Gets Its First Apache Attack Helicopter At Boeing Plant In US

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday May 11, 2019

The first Apache Guardian attack helicopter was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at a production facility of Boeing in Arizona on Friday, the Indian Air Force tweeted this morning. The AH-64E (I) Apache Guardian is an advanced all-weather attack helicopter that can engage both air and ground targets with relative stealth using low-altit...

Two Stranded Indian Nationals Arrested For Trying To Enter US Illegally

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 20, 2019

Two Indian nationals were arrested by the patrol agents at the US-Mexico border in Arizona after they got stranded while trying to enter America illegally, authorities said.

Woman's Body Found In Arizona, Daughter, Grand-Daughter Arrested: Police

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Police in northern Arizona on Tuesday discovered the remains of a 77-year-old woman and arrested her daughter and grand-daughter, accusing the pair of killing the woman two years ago.

67-Year-Old California Man Falls To Death At Grand Canyon

World News | Reuters | Friday April 5, 2019

A 67-year-old California man died when he fell over a ledge while visiting the Grand Canyon, marking the third death in eight days at the popular Arizona tourist destination, park officials said on Thursday.

Two Pilots Of US Marine Corps Killed In Chopper Crash

World News | ANI | Monday April 1, 2019

Two pilots of the United States Marine Corps were killed when their chopper crashed near Yuma in Arizona on Saturday (local time), the US Marine Corps said in a statement.

She Wouldn't Take Her Sick Child To Hospital. Cops Knocked Down Her Door

World News | Antonia Noori Farzan, The Washington Post | Friday March 29, 2019

The scene looks like something from a middle-of-the-night drug raid. Guns drawn, police officers in tactical vests surround a beige ranch house in an anonymous subdivision. With a single decisive kick, one busts down the door. "Come out with your hands up!" an officer yells, as a flashlight's blinding beams begin sweeping the room.

Watch: 'Ninja' Rats Kick Rattlesnakes In Head Faster Than You Can Blink

World News | Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post | Saturday March 30, 2019

A wide-eyed kangaroo rat sits hunched in darkness among sparse tufts of desert plant life. But the diminutive rodent isn't alone in the Arizona desert. Just inches away, a deadly sidewinder rattlesnake is lying in wait, looking for its next meal.

Jaguar Attacks Woman Who Allegedly Climbed Zoo Barrier To Take A Selfie

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Monday March 11, 2019

A woman was attacked by a jaguar as she was apparently trying to get a photo outside the big cat's enclosure at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona, authorities said.

Uber Not Criminally Liable in Fatal 2018 Arizona Self-Driving Crash

Reuters | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Uber Technologies is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Arizona, in which one of the company's self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

US Town Apologises To 12-Year-Old Reporter For Arrest Threat

World News | Tom Jackman, The Washington Post | Friday March 1, 2019

Even in a new town, with new friends and new stories, 12-year-old crime reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak knew her rights. And when she was pursuing a story in the small town of Patagonia, Arizona, last week, she stood firm and shot video of the town police chief telling her, "If you put my face on the internet, it's against the law."

12-Year-Old US Journalist Confronts Official Who Threatened To Arrest Her

World News | Antonia Noori Farzan, The Washington Post | Saturday February 23, 2019

When a small-town Arizona officer stopped a 12-year-old reporter, Hilde Lysiak, who was chasing down a story tip on Monday, he probably had no idea what he was getting himself into.

"Scary Stuff": Woman Says 14-Year-Old Son First Saw Bug In Apple FaceTime

World News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday January 30, 2019

A bug in Apple's FaceTime video-calling feature that raised a major privacy and security scare among users was first discovered by a 14-year-old schoolboy in Arizona, his mother has said. In a tweet, Michele G Thompson, a lawyer, said her son "can listen in to your iPhone/iPad without your approval."

Pregnant Lyft Driver Stabbed To Death By Passenger, Who Fled In Her SUV

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 30, 2019

A pregnant Lyft driver in Arizona was stabbed to death by a passenger she had picked up during the weekend in the Phoenix area, authorities say.

She Was Still. He Didn't Know CPR. An Episode Of The Office Saved The Day

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Sunday January 27, 2019

Cross Scott, a tire shop technician, was test driving a customer's vehicle on Jan. 11 when he saw a peculiar thing: a sedan pulled over, its hazard lights blinking, according to the Arizona Daily Star. He got out to inspect the vehicle.