More details continue to emerge in the tragic sweat lodge ceremony case from Arizona. Three people died in the spiritual Native American ceremony, which took place on Oct. 8th. Nearly two dozen people were hospitalized.

An Arizona sheriff vowed to continue his controversial hunt for illegal immigrants today despite a decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to strip him of his authority to arrest suspected illegal immigrants based solely upon their immigration status. The Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he will disregard the directive of the Department of Homeland and continue to target suspected illegal immigrants as part of his "crime suppression operations."

Four boys, aged 9 - 14, have been accused of raping an eight-year-old in the Phoenix, AZ area. Police say the boys lured the girl to an empty shed on July 16th, using the pretense of giving her gum.

Toilets have long been used to dispose of dead fish or frogs, or the like, but a fetus? That's what happened at a Mesa, AZ Motel 6 on Monday when police responded to a call about a possible miscarriage.

Sad news out of Arizona. Gabrielle Schoeneweis, 39, wife of Diamondbacks reliever Scott Schoeneweis, 35, was found dead at the couple's home in Fountain Hills, Arizona on Wednesday afternoon.

The Arizona heat hasn't gotten you. It's no hallucination: the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles and are on their way to their first Super Bowl.

Despite its relative low seeding during the NFC playoff series, the Arizona Cardinals have made it to the NFC Championship game. And because Philadelphia beat the NY Giants, and are a wildcard team, AZ will host the game. Tickets, anyone?

When Teryl Resources (TSX.V: TRC) announced the initiation of drilling on its Gold Hill copper-gold-silver project located near Bisbee, Arizona, investors familiar with the area sat up in their chairs. Their interest was piqued, firstly, because Gold Hill is four miles from Phelps Dodge’s Copper Queen/Lavender Pit Mine, which produced in excess of 75 million tonnes of copper, silver and gold ore between 1954 and 1974.

John Whittier Greenleaf, the American Quaker poet and abolitionist, was noted for saying, “I’ll lift you and you lift me, and we’ll both ascend together.” It looks as if Ascendant Copper (TSX:ACX) has taken some of his sage relationship advice as it ushers in a new phase of its ascendancy with its friendly takeover of St. Genevieve Resources (CNQ:SGVL) of Montreal.

John Whittier Greenleaf, the American Quaker poet and abolitionist, was noted for saying, “I’ll lift you and you lift me, and we’ll both ascend together.” It looks as if Ascendant Copper (TSX:ACX) has taken some of his sage relationship advice as it ushers in a new phase of its ascendancy with its friendly takeover of St. Geneviève Resources (CNQ:SGVL) of Montréal.

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has achieved a breakthrough in imaging electron-carrier paths and impurities in semiconductors that allows analysis at the 1-nanometer (nm) level for the first time. This major advance, based on scanning spreading resistance microscopy (SSRM) is an essential step toward achieving LSI at the 45nm generation and beyond.

AT&T Inc. announced today that CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc., a multibank holding company, has awarded AT&T a two-year contract to provide a cost-effective data-networking solution. The solution allows for seamless integration of new locations as CIB Marine Bancshares expands its use of the Web in its business.