For some, holiday shopping is a chore. For Kathy Szakonyi, it's a salute to warriors past.

A teen was killed early Sunday morning when three men burst into a home southwest of Tucson in an apparent home invasion, a Pima County Sheriff's Department official said.

Tucsonan Vicki Cox Golder has taken the reins of the National Association of Realtors during one of the most interesting, and critical, times in real estate, as the housing crisis settles and recovery, whatever that means exactly, begins.

Consider the power of a dollar. Possession of that dollar transforms a person into a potential customer, a person with power to decide if and when to spend and, most important, where to exchange that currency for goods or services.

Grasslands stretching to the far horizon form the heart of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge — and the Grasslands Fair set for Saturday will celebrate life in this grand, scenic terrain.

Funny how one story leads to another — though not necessarily in chronological order.

Despite tougher federal lead standards and toy makers' efforts to reduce lead, parents should take steps to avoid buying lead-tainted toys this holiday season, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard says.

Pawnshop owner Michael Sattinger can spot the type.

Access Tucson to start holiday drive

Health-care reform needs help

It's the season to go shopping. Please do. Your state and local governments are counting on it.

PARKLAND, Wash. — A gunman burst into a coffeehouse Sunday and opened fire on four police officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what an official described as a targeted ambush.

PHOENIX — So how much are you willing to give, voluntarily, to help the state out of its financial hole?

Everyone loves to hate photo radar, but this guy really has a reason to do so.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials say.

WASHINGTON — The 60 votes aren't there anymore.

PITTSBURGH — Making one's true love happy will cost a whopping $87,403 this year, a minuscule increase from last year, according to the latest cost analysis of the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

CHICAGO — The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found that two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Cheryl Allegretti's husband was a meticulous pilot with more than 20 years' experience when the plane he was piloting crashed in a northwest Iowa cornfield, killing him and two passengers, apparently because it ran out of

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