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Arizona authorities file formal charges against suspect Jared Loughner in the shooting rampage that targeted U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The congresswoman is in critical condition, although doctors are upbeat about her prognosis. An earlier 'person of interest' had no involvement in the shootings, authorities say.Authorities on Sunday formally accused Jared Lee Loughner of murder and attempted murder of federal employees in connection with the Arizona shooting rampage that left six people dead and 14 injured, including the critically wounded U.S. Rep.

Arizona Congressman Gabrielle Giffords responds to simple commands after brain surgery, but a trauma specialist, while cautiously optimistic, says she still has a long way to go.Arizona Rep.

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among at least 12 people shot today at a Tuscon, Arizona, grocery store, a Democratic source told CNN's Dana Bash.

Bank of America Corp. violated Arizona's consumer fraud law by misleading consumers who tried to reduce their mortgage payments so they could keep their homes, state Attorney General Terry Goddard said Friday as he filed a civil lawsuit against the bank....

The State of Illinois is still paying off billions in bills that it got from schools and social service providers last year. Arizona recently stopped paying for certain organ transplants for people in its Medicaid program. States are releasing prisoners early, more to cut expenses than to reward good behavior. And in Newark, the city laid off 13 percent of its police officers last week.

By a narrow margin of about 4,300 votes, Arizona voters approved a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana, state election officials said Sunday.

Remember, it's fall back an hour. Otherwise, you'll be an hour early on Sunday for church, golf or whatever. Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some U.S. territories don't have to change since they did not observe daylight-saving time.

New Age practitioners in Sedona, Ariz., say the deaths of three people in a retreat last year have hurt business.

Arizona's controversial immigration law has prompted denunciations, demonstrations, boycotts and a federal lawsuit. But it may not bring the protest vote many Democrats had hoped would stem a Republican onslaught in races across ...

Arizona governor says she was wrong when she claimed that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert as part of border-related violenceMan Donates $1.5M to Defend Arizona Immigration Law