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In this week's Arizona Edition, the Gadsden school district considers removing Cesar Chavez's name off two facilities, Amazon celebrates a new Yuma delivery center and The Hot Spot looks at students' take on the news lately.
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Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square. -
Protesters showed up to thousands of events across the country this weekend to air their complaints against the Trump administration.
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NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Johnny Jones, of the American Federation of Government Employees union, about the training TSA agents get and the stress they've been under during government shutdowns.
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March 31, formerly celebrated as César Chávez Day, is now Farmworkers Day in California. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Oliver Rosales, a history professor at Bakersfield College.
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In February, TrumpRx joined a growing list of websites consumers can tap for discounts on their medicines. Here's a cheat sheet for getting the best deal. -
A high-ranking Iranian official has accused the U.S. of planning a ground invasion as part of the next stage in the Iran war, and said such an intervention would be met with force. -
Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement. -
Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple. -
Nearly all the bicycles sold in the United States are made overseas. An Indiana company set out to change that — and it's seeking a push from the Trump administration's tariffs. -
People showed up for rallies in more than 3,000 communities from coast to coast on Saturday, to vent their frustration and decry the policies of the Trump administration. -
Thousands of protests took place around the country today, against the Trump administration. We hear from people who came out about why they were there.
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The White House has depicted the war in Iran online with videos that weave real life images of missile strikes and destruction with clips from video games, sports clips, and action movies.
Arizona Edition, KAWC's news and public affairs program, focuses on the issues facing Arizona. Through interviews with local newsmakers, KAWC keeps you informed on issues in the region.
The Hot Spot is the KAWC Student Newsroom's bi-weekly look at news and issues impacting young people in the Yuma community. The project builds on the success of a grant funded partnership between KAWC and the AWC Communications Department that began in 2024 with the creation of The Intern Show, archived below. The project includes current student journalists, past students, working as mentors, professional journalists from the KAWC news team and journalism professors from Arizona Western College.
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