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Mexico City Welcomes Two Phoenix Suns Home Games
The mayor of Mexico City is welcoming the Phoenix Suns, who will play two of their regular season home games there this week.
Jan. 11, 2017
President Rejects Grand Canyon Monument Proposal
President Obama decided Friday not to grant monument status to a large parcel of land adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park, a move that would have made permanent the administration’s temporary ban on uranium mining.
Jan. 6, 2017
President Rejects Grand Canyon Monument Proposal
President Obama decided not to grant monument status to a large parcel of land adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park, a move that would have made permanent the administration’s temporary ban on uranium mining.
Jan. 6, 2017
Trump Is Top Priority For New Mexican Secretary Of Foreign Affairs
Mexico is already preparing to work with the new U.S. administration with a significant, and controversial, change in the Mexican president’s cabinet.
Jan. 5, 2017
Union: Border Patrol Agent Seriously Injured In Christmas Eve Attack
Over the past month, Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have been attacked at levels of violence that were far greater than the agency had previously acknowledged. In one attack, an agent was nearly maimed.
Jan. 4, 2017
Union: Border Patrol Agent Seriously Injured In Christmas Eve Attack
Over the past month, Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have been attacked at levels of violence that were far greater than the agency had previously acknowledged. In one attack, an agent was nearly maimed.
Jan. 4, 2017
Dakota Pipeline Standoff Echoes In Texas: Mexico Still Counting On US Natural Gas
In North Dakota, a ruling by the Army Corps of Engineers has temporarily halted construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. That decision has energized opposition to a pipeline under construction by the same company in west Texas. Mexico is paying for the Texas pipeline and has a lot at stake in this and other U.S. pipelines.
Jan. 4, 2017
Ford Cancels Construction Of $1.6B Plant In Mexico
Ford Motor Co. executives said Tuesday they were scrapping a project to build a $1.6 billion facility in Mexico, instead choosing to move those planned operations to an existing factory in Mexico, and investing $700 million in a Michigan plant that will build electric vehicles.
Jan. 4, 2017
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has called for more collaborative action to protect communities from wildfire and better prepare firefighters. She travels to the National Interagency Fire Center in Idaho today.
Jan. 3, 2017
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has called for more collaborative action to protect communities from wildfire and better prepare firefighters.
Jan. 3, 2017
Game And Fish Proposes New Boating Rules, Checkpoints
An Arizona agency is considering new boating rules to improve safety on the state’s lakes and rivers.
Jan. 2, 2017
The Arizona Game And Fish is considering new boating rules to improve safety on the state’s lakes and rivers.
Jan. 2, 2017
Are Monument Designations Permanent?
President Barack Obama used his executive authority under the Antiquities Act Dec. 28 to declare two national monuments in the southwest -- Bears Ears in Utah and Gold Butte in Nevada. Tribal leaders and environmentalists are thrilled to protect the land from mining and artifact looting. But not everyone is happy about the designations.
Jan. 2, 2017
Navajo Library Wants To Preserve Oral History And Save Culture
The Navajo Nation Library wants to preserve thousands of hours of oral history. The task -- to digitize 300 reels of tape. But that costs money.
Jan. 2, 2017
Arizona Plants A Seed In Mexican Tradition
Seeds are among Arizona’s exports to Mexico, Some of them are grown in the outskirts of Mexico City and still using ancient pre columbian agricultural techniques.
Dec. 30, 2016
Mexican Government Offers Financial Advice For Immigrants Returning From The US
Mexico’s consumer protection agency is beginning to offer financial advice to Mexican nationals living in the U.S. and returning to their native country.
Dec. 27, 2016
Zoo Provides More Eagle Feathers For Navajos To Reduce Eagle Poaching
Navajo and other native people use eagle feathers in traditional healing ceremonies. Up until recently the feathers were difficult to obtain.
Dec. 27, 2016
Mexico Proposes Legislation To Counter Border Wall Expansion
Mexico will likely slow the pace of cooperation with the U.S. on immigration and drugs should the incoming Trump administration substantially expand the current border wall.
Dec. 27, 2016
Mexico Considers Retaliation Should U.S. Withdraw From NAFTA
Mexico is considering its options should President-elect Trump make good on his threat to withdraw from the the North American Free Trade Agreement. President Enrique Peña Nieto said Mexico is willing to "modernize" NAFTA, not renegotiate from scratch.
Dec. 26, 2016
Poinsettias Are Mexico
Poinsettias are growing at a record rate this year in Mexico, one of the main suppliers of the U.S. market. The colorful plants have an even more colorful history.
Dec. 24, 2016

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