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'How Could I Do This?' Asks Dad in Hot-Car Death

2-year-old daughter of Christopher Scholtes died in Arizona

(Newser) - Another child has died after being left inside a car on a blistering hot day, but this case out of Arizona has some unusual circumstances:
  • Christopher Scholtes, 37, has been charged with murder in the death of his 2-year-old daughter in Marana, reports NBC News . Scholtes told police he returned
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In Case of Missing Wife, a 'Stunning and Swift Resolution'

Arizona's Daniel Paduchowski pleads guilty to murder, is expected to get 16 years without parole

(Newser) - Less than a week after an Arizona man reported his wife missing , launching an expansive search that quickly turned into a criminal investigation, he admitted to killing her and pleaded guilty to murder, authorities announced Friday. As part of a deal with prosecutors in Coconino County, Daniel Paduchowski pleaded guilty...

Man Who Reported Wife Missing Is Now Charged

Daniel Paduchowski made unusual movements before calling police, is suspected of killing her

(Newser) - An Arizona man who reported his wife missing on Sunday is now suspected of killing her, police say. Daniel Paduchowski told Flagstaff police that Kelly Paduchowski, 45, went for a run and swim around 1:30pm local time on Sunday but failed to return. Her phone had pinged near Schultz...

Welcome to the Poozeum. Yes, It's a Poop Museum

Arizona museum has some record-setting pieces of feces on display—and a lot of them

(Newser) - One way to tell how a Tyrannosaurus rex digested food is to look at its poop. Bone fragments in a piece of fossilized excrement at a new museum in northern Arizona—aptly called the Poozeum—are among the tinier bits of evidence that indicate T. rex wasn't much of...

Feds: Man Planned to Start Race War With Mass Shooting

Mark Prieto allegedly planned to target rap concert in Atlanta

(Newser) - An Arizona man planned to carry out a mass shooting at a rap concert to ignite a race war, federal prosecutors say—but two men he believed shared his racist beliefs were really FBI informants. Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was indicted last week on charges including one count of transfer...

Dozens of Hikers Got Very Sick After Visiting Famed Waterfalls

Arizona tourist destination may have been hit by virus outbreak

(Newser) - Dozens of hikers say they fell ill during trips to a popular Arizona tourist destination that features towering blue-green waterfalls deep in a gorge neighboring Grand Canyon National Park, the AP reports. Madelyn Melchiors, a 32-year-old veterinarian from Kingman, Arizona, said she was vomiting severely Monday evening and had a...

New Mugshot, '9/11 Lung Disease' Claim for Giuliani

Lawyers say he can't be forced to get a job

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's lawyers say he has "possible" lung disease related to his response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks as they argue he should not have to get a job to pay the $148 million defamation judgment against him. The former mayor of New York, who spent days at...

These States' Economies Are Pulling Their Weight

Washington tops WalletHub's rankings

(Newser) - How well the US economy is doing is dependent on how well the states themselves are doing, and WalletHub looked at all 50 states and the District of Columbia to see which ones boast the best economies. Three main categories are in play: economic activity (including startup activity, exports per...

11 End Up in Hospital While Waiting for Trump Rally

Heat-related injuries took place in Phoenix, where temps reached a record 112 degrees

(Newser) - Neither a series of criminal indictments or even a guilty verdict is keeping fans of Donald Trump away from his rallies—nor is extreme heat. Temps around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport hit 112 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, breaking the previous daily record from eight years prior, but that didn'...

As Texas Bakes, a New Weather Warning for Oklahoma

More twisters may be headed to Sooner State, while heat index in Texas hovers near 120 degrees

(Newser) - Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest on Saturday and telling people in South Texas it may feel like close to 120 degrees Fahrenheit almost four weeks before summer starts. The weather service in Oklahoma compared the day to "a gasoline-soaked...

California Now Allows Arizona Doctors to Perform Abortions

New law allows doctors to perform abortions for their patients amid a temporary state ban

(Newser) - Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, reports the AP . California's law is meant to give Arizonans an option to receive legal abortions from their doctor over the next several months when nearly...

Giuliani, 10 Others Arraigned in Arizona Fake Electors Case

He was ordered to come to Arizona within 30 days

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani and ten other people indicted in the Arizona election case pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, fraud, and forgery charges Tuesday—but Giuliani was the only one ordered to post a bond. Giuliani, who taunted prosecutors before he was served with the indictment notice at his 80th birthday party...

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Arizona Answers Giuliani's Taunt

Election case defendant is served at his birthday party in Florida

(Newser) - "If Arizona authorities can't find me by tomorrow morning; 1. They must dismiss the indictment; 2. They must concede they can't count votes," Rudy Giuliani posted Friday night on X . The Arizona attorney general's office accepted the challenge, NBC News reports. An hour or so...

Search for Grand Canyon Raft Rider Has Tragic End

Thomas Robison disappeared on journey with dog on a homemade raft

(Newser) - The search for a man believed to have tried to navigate the Grand Canyon with his dog in a homemade raft has come to a tragic end. In a news release, the National Park Service said a body believed to be that of 58-year-old New Mexico man Thomas Lee Robison...

Arizona Governor Signs Repeal of 1864 Abortion Law

Hobbs slams ban 'passed by 27 men before Arizona was even a state'

(Newser) - Arizona's 1864 ban on almost all abortions is a dead law walking. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a repeal of the law Thursday, a day after it was passed by the state Senate. She slammed the "ban that was passed by 27 men before Arizona was even a...

Bounce House Goes Airborne, Killing Toddler

Arizona tragedy left a 2-year-old dead, another child injured

(Newser) - What was supposed to be a fun event turned devastating for an Arizona family Saturday when a bounce house was suddenly swept into the sky, killing a 2-year-old boy inside. "Several children were playing in a bounce house when a strong gust of wind sent it airborne into the...

Freight Train Crash Shuts Down Highway as Railcars Burn

No injuries reported after accident involving fuel-carrying train near Arizona-New Mexico border

(Newser) - A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. Initial passersby posted video and photos on social media of crumpled train cars and billowing, black smoke. No injuries were...

Arizona House Votes to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

State Senate vote is expected next week

(Newser) - Arizona's 1864 abortion ban appears unlikely to survive 2024. After two failed efforts , the state House voted 32-28 Wednesday to repeal the near-total ban on abortions, the Arizona Republic reports. Three Republican lawmakers voted with all 29 of the chamber's Democrats, while other Republicans delivered speeches describing the...

In Arizona Senate, a Vote to Repeal 1864 Abortion Law Could Happen

Chamber diverges from Arizona House

(Newser) - Not long after Arizona House Republicans again blocked attempts to repeal the state's controversial 1864 law banning nearly all abortions, which was just ruled enforceable by the state Supreme Court, Arizona Senate Democrats—with the help of two Republicans—on Wednesday managed to move forward on the possibility of...

Effort to Repeal Arizona's 1864 Abortion Ban Fails

One Republican voted with Democrats in state House

(Newser) - Arizona lawmakers blocked another effort Wednesday to repeal a near-total ban on abortions dating from 1864 that the state's top court ruled was "enforceable" earlier this month. One Republican voted with Democrats in the GOP-controlled state House, but that wasn't enough to advance two motions to hold...

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