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April 2, 2024

Oklahoma court considers whether to allow first publicly funded Catholic school in the US

Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond has urged the state's highest court to not allow the creation of what would be the 'first publicly funded Catholic charter school' in the US.

April 2, 2024

Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva says he has cancer, but plans to work while undergoing treatment

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the 76-year-old dean of Arizona's congressional delegation, announced Tuesday he has been diagnosed with cancer but will continue to work while undergoing treatment.

April 2, 2024

Uvalde mayor resigns citing health issues in wake of controversial report on 2022 school shooting

Cody Smith, mayor of Uvalde, has resigned due to 'unexpected health issues,' two years after the Robb Elementary School shooting that left 21 dead.

April 2, 2024

Arizona parents of rich-kid gang member charged with murder allegedly tried to cover his tracks: report

Arizona police have arrested seven suspects in Preston Lord's October 2023 beating death. Several suspects' parents allegedly helped cover their tracks.

April 2, 2024

Pastor's wife among 2 missing women who Oklahoma investigators now believe are ‘in danger’

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation tells Fox News Digital it believes Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley are "in danger" following their disappearance.

April 2, 2024

New Mexico emerging as border crisis hotspot

New Mexico Republican State Sen. Steven McCutcheon joins ‘The Faulkner Focus’ with insight into how the border crisis is impacting his state.

April 1, 2024

Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children

Samuel Bateman, the leader of a polygamous sect who had 10 underage wives, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Phoenix on Monday to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines.

April 1, 2024

Refinery fire in Texas Panhandle injures 2

Two Phillips 66 employees were injured Monday after a fire broke out at the company's Borger, Texas, refinery. The blaze was extinguished in less than two hours.

April 1, 2024

Rare human case of highly contagious bird flu confirmed in Texas

The CDC announced Monday that a person in Texas has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as H5N1 bird flu.

April 1, 2024

Tucson police officer dead after vehicle collision

A Tucson, Arizona, police officer was reported dead Monday, the morning after he was involved in a vehicle collision near the University of Arizona campus.