Severe weather in the United States: extreme heat in the Southwest, rain in the Gulf and snow in the Rockies

Severe weather in the United States: extreme heat in the Southwest, rain in the Gulf and snow in the Rockies

PHOENIX — Extreme temperatures are expected this week in the United States. Authorities have warned residents in the southwest to take precautions as a heat wave moves east, while heavy rain and flooding could inundate Gulf states and snow threatens parts of the Rocky Mountains and the Northwest. Extreme heat spread across Arizona, New Mexico … Read more

Severe and chaotic weather in the United States with high temperatures in the Southwest and Midwest, snow in the Rockies

Severe weather in the United States: extreme heat in the Southwest, rain in the Gulf and snow in the Rockies

PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme heat spread across Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Texas, Colorado and Kansas as severe weather It swept across many parts of the United States on Sunday. There was unseasonably cold weather in the Pacific Northwest, snow was moving northward from the Rocky Mountains, and heavy rain was forecast from the … Read more

Phoenix police have a history of violating civil rights: Justice Department

Phoenix police have a history of violating civil rights: Justice Department

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police discriminate against blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, illegally detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, according to a wide-ranging federal investigation into civil rights for law enforcement in the nation’s fifth-largest city. The U.S. Department of Justice report released Thursday said investigators found stark racial disparities … Read more

Rookie police officer who was fatally shot in Arizona died on duty like his father 18 years earlier

Rookie police officer who was fatally shot in Arizona died on duty like his father 18 years earlier

PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Briese grew up in Montana and wanted to work in law enforcement, just like his father. He was not deterred even after his father died while in service at the age of 38 in 2006. “I actually had to try to talk to him about it a few times, but his … Read more