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With her court case concluded and her 9-year-prison sentence pronounced, a prisoner swap deal between the U.S. and Russia is Brittney Griner's best chance of being freed early. Here's a look at what's at stake.

With just hours to go before polls close in Arizona's primary election, here's information on where you can cast your ballot, and when you need to do so if you want that ballot to be counted.

For some voters in this year's midterm election, they may notice that they are now in a different congressional district. This is a result of redistricting, which happened after the 2020 Census. Here's what you should know about the redistricting process.

For voters in the upcoming Arizona primaries, their work ends the moment they cast their ballot, either via mail, drop boxes or at the polling place. For election workers, however, their work only begins from there. Here's what to know about Maricopa County's ballot tabulation process, as well as some questions related to the counting of ballots.

The monsoon season is in full swing, and experts have some words of caution for pet owners, as a creature that secretes a deadly toxin emerges. Here's what you should know about the Sonoran Desert toad.

It's a device that has stopped police chases in the Phoenix area and beyond. Here's what you should know about the Grappler Police Bumper, a man's invention that has been used by law enforcement agencies.

In a matter of months, many iPhone users will get to download the latest version of iOS, and Apple is introducing some new changes. Here's what you should know about iOS 16, as well as how to download it before its official release date.

People in Arizona and other parts of the country can now get the mental help they need by calling 988. Here's what you should know about the new three-digit emergency mental health hotline number.

As inflation takes a bite out of the budget of Americans and other people around the world, here's what you should know about why prices are rising.

While the deadline has passed for Arizona residents to register to vote, there's still time for people to get a mail-in ballot for both the primary and general elections.

While time has run out for Arizonans who wish to vote in the August primary, there's still time to register to vote ahead of the November 8 general election. Here's what you should know about registering to vote.

The deadline to register for Arizona's August primary election is July 5. Here's what you need to know about Arizona's voter registration process.

Abortion, under most circumstances, are now illegal in Arizona, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Here's what you should know about a law that some believe dates back to a time when Arizona was not even a state.

More than a month after a leak that sent shockwaves across the country, justices of the United States Supreme Court overturned a landmark 1970s ruling that paved the way for legalized abortions in the United States. Here's what you should know about Roe v. Wade, in addition to the controversies surrounding it.

Officials with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office say they have fired a prosecutor who was involved in a controversy over the filing of false gang charges against protesters in 2020. Here's what you should know about April Sponsel.

As discussions continue over President Joe Biden's proposal for a federal gas tax holiday that he claims can provide relief for drivers, here's what you should know about the gas tax, what it's used for, and why some say a gas tax holiday might not work.

As travelers continue to deal with cancelled flights across the U.S., here's what you should know about what is causing so many flights to be delayed or cancelled entirely, and what companies are doing to help alleviate the problem.

When the sun comes out in the summer and temperature soar, the air quality in large cities usually takes a turn for the worse -- especially ozone levels.