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Maricopa Integrated Health System, once referred to as the Maricopa County Hospital, is being renamed Valleywise Health next year. The change to the 140-year-old healthcare system is an effort to build a new image.
Oct. 24, 2018
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who six years ago fired through the Arizona border fence into Mexico, killing a teenager, went on trial for manslaughter Wednesday morning.
Oct. 24, 2018
Scientists have observed a young red dwarf star emitting a massive radiation burst called a superflare. Among the most intense stellar flares ever observed in ultraviolet light, the burst pumped out more energy than the strongest solar flare ever recorded.
Oct. 24, 2018
Negotiations in Arizona are heating up over an additional plan for when the Colorado River is deemed “in shortage.”
Oct. 24, 2018
A pilot program intended to increase vaccinations among public school children may have had the opposite effect.
Oct. 24, 2018
On average, nearly 3 million Americans are planning a memorial service for a family member every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At Science Care, the largest whole-body donation service in the United States, pre-registration has spiked 54 percent this year, especially in Arizona, California and Texas.
Oct. 24, 2018
The Tempe City Council unanimously voted to hire a private security firm to patrol the parks, citing residents’ concerns over safety and trash. But some residents are concerned about having armed guards in their parks.
Oct. 24, 2018
More than half a million jobs could be impacted by retaliatory tariffs put on American goods by China, the European Union, Canada and Mexico. Researchers looked into which industries and parts of the country are most affected, as well as how the tariffs affect the job markets in those sectors and regions.
Oct. 24, 2018
Homelessness has become an issue in a few of this fall’s political campaigns, and the most recent point-in-time count for Maricopa County found more than 6,200 people experiencing homelessness on a January night earlier this year.
Oct. 24, 2018
The intersection of religion and politics has been a part of the U.S. since the dawning of the new nation in the late 18th century. To what extent is the separation of church and state an actual reality, and how many Americans truly believe it should be the case?
Oct. 24, 2018
The McCain Institute is calling for “mavericks” to cast their votes for human rights this midterm election. Kurt Volker, executive director of the McCain Institute, joined The Show to talk about the campaign.
Oct. 24, 2018
Think for a moment about your morning. Maybe you woke up, ate breakfast, commuted to work. Well, Niklas Winter spent his morning preparing to walk across a slackline suspended between two hot air balloons. Now that’s a way to start the day.
Oct. 24, 2018
It’s just a few weeks until midterm election day on November 6. But, as you’re making decisions about who to vote for, the president of the National Association of Secretaries of State recently said that cybersecurity is keeping many of them up at night.
Oct. 24, 2018
Tuesday afternoon, KJZZ hosted a debate among the four Arizona Corporation Commission candidates — Democrats Sandra Kennedy and Kiana Maria Sears, and Republicans Rodney Glassman and Justin Olson.
Oct. 24, 2018
This week, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced she is withdrawing from public life.
Oct. 24, 2018
In a year in which we’ve seen countless powerful men taken down by women who accused them of sexual harassment or assault — #MeToo story after #MeToo story — you might expect people’s attitudes toward victims of sexual harassment have softened.
Oct. 24, 2018
Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Ken Bennett is making one last legal effort to get the public to reimburse him for campaign expenses. Bennett is asking a judge to order state and county election officials to allow him to prove disqualified signatures are legitimate
Oct. 24, 2018
The artificial intelligence that guides self-driving cars will need to clear moral guidelines on how to make life-or-death decisions. But can we all agree on what those rules should be? A new study tried to find out.
Oct. 24, 2018
Many times we use metaphors not only to illustrate what we are talking about but also to denote that we belong in a certain group. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of metaphors and framing discourse.
Oct. 24, 2018
With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, candidates for office and political groups are pouring record amounts of money into campaign ads.
Oct. 24, 2018
