The Department of Justice has released its first set of rules limiting how law enforcement can use popular genealogy websites to help solve cold cases. The policy was announced on Tuesday with the intention to balance the department’s commitment to solving violent crimes and yet protecting the privacy and civil liberties of all US...
Read MoreNissan just announced a recall of 1.23 million SUVs and sedans in the United States and Canada. The issue is with the vehicles backup cameras. The recall includes the 2018 and 2019 models of Nissan’s most popular vehicles, such as the Nissan Rogue SUV and the Altima sedan. Other models affected include the Maxima, Pathfinder, Titan, Frontier,...
Read MoreAccording to 2017 data from the Violence Policy Center, Arizona ranks 7th among states with the most women killed by men. These statistics include data on age, race, weapons, relationships and circumstances of the homicide rates. In 2017, there were 68 homicides involving female victims in Arizona. Eight percent of the victims were under...
Read MoreA survey released last week has declared that over a fifth of teaching positions in Arizona remain unfilled this school year. Data from the Arizona School Personnel Administrator’s Association determined that 21% of teacher positions across Arizona this year are vacant, and almost half of the filled positions are taken by people who do...
Read MoreEager to try one of the many delicious restaurants that Arizona has to offer? If so, you are in luck and can choose between 177 incredible options as The Arizona Restaurant Association’s 2019 Fall Arizona Restaurant Week (ARW) will take place for 10 delicious days, from Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 29. The event gives...
Read MoreThe 2019 America’s Health Rankings Health of Women and Children Report by the United Health Foundation has ranked Arizona third in the U.S. for the rate of young people ages 12-17 using tobacco products. The report also found that tobacco use among Arizona teens dropped from 6.8% to 3.6% over the past three years....
Read MoreBeginning Tuesday, the Arizona Department of Public Safety will start using the Wireless Emergency System to notify citizens of a life or death Silver Alert. Silver Alerts are issued when people who are over 65 years of age go missing. Since June of 2018, they have also been used when people with developmental or...
Read MoreStanford and the University of California- San Francisco say that working together, they may be close to finding a cure for the common cold. The secret of the cure lies in humans, not the cold virus. They claim that disabling a single, supposedly non-critical protein in humans may stop viruses from replicating. This method...
Read MoreNew Arizona laws are being implemented for the forthcoming election season to help avoid ballot fiascos. A bill passed in June assures that all Arizona counties will take the same amount of time to confirm early ballot signatures. This law was created to make sure all 15 counties follow the same voting practices and...
Read MoreOn Friday, United States health experts backed an experimental treatment for kids who are allergic to peanuts. This treatment could become the first federally approved method for hindering life-threatening allergic reactions. The treatment would entail a daily dose of peanut powder in a capsule to help build up tolerance. Panelists agreed that this would...
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