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Former US senator Jon Kyl, key author of Jerusalem Embassy Act, dies at 84

In addition to his work securing funding for the Arrow missile defense system, Kyl also fought against former US president Barack Obama’s recognition of a Palestinian state

US Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) awaits Vice President Mike Pence before a mock swear-in ceremony on September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.
The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

Remnants of stone bridge pylons remain along Bright Angel Creek following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29. The flooding caused significant damage to infrastructure throughout the canyon.

Flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park leaves one dead, over a dozen missing

 In an aerial view, the home of Nancy Guthrie is shown on March 02, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona.

Human remains found near Nancy Guthrie's home not related to investigation, sheriff department says


Arizona offers gas chamber as an execution method for Jewish inmate

Arizona law still allows gas to be used in executions of people who were originally sentenced prior to 1992.

 Empty poison gas cans of the pesticide Zyklon B are exhibited in the museum of the former concentration camp Auschwitz.

Arizona adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

The state of Arizona voted to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism on Tuesday

 Hopi point in Arizona

Arizona Senate censures Wendy Rogers, but not for antisemitic comments

The censure instead focusing on her encouraging violence against Americans.

 Wendy Rogers appears on a PBS interview, Oct. 19, 2018.

Arizona Jews sue to stop the state from executing people with Zyklon B

During the Holocaust, the Nazis used pellets of Zyklon B in the gas chambers at Auschwitz and other death camps.

 The entrance of Auschwitz-Birkenau

GOP Senate candidate shoots Democrats Biden, Pelosi in Super Bowl ad

Jim Lamon is running to become the new senator for Arizona, challenging incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly. In the ad, he is shown taking on the "DC Gang."

 Jim Lamon, a GOP candidate challenging Mark Kelly for senator of Arizona (illustrative).

The founder of Jumpstart wants to be Arizona’s first Jewish governor

Aaron Lieberman, 50, calls himself an “accidental entrepreneur” — after serving as Jumpstart’s CEO for its first seven years.

Arizona State Highway welcome sign

Climate-only scientific models may underestimate scope of biodiversity damage - study

Though the catastrophic effects of climate change on biodiversity are already visible, current models based solely on climate data may underestimate the full scope of the damage.

BIRDS FLY near factory emissions n Tangshan, China, in 2016. Waskow emphasizes the importance of using religion to fight climate change

Gabrielle Giffords just celebrated her bat mitzvah at age 51

Former US House Representative Gabrielle Giffords from Tuscon's eighth district celebrated her bat mitzvah last Saturday at the age of 51.

 Gabrielle Giffords speaks during a demonstration with victims of gun violence in front of the Supreme Court, Nov. 3, 2021.

Meet the Jews of the Grand Canyon and rural Arizona

Jewish life takes a different shape in rural areas than it does in the city.

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Far-right influencer Baked Alaska charged with harming Hanukkah display

Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet has been labeled a neo-Nazi, white supremacist and antisemitic conspiracy theorist, and was one of many to storm the US Capitol on January 6.

AN NYPD officer stands guard ahead of gathering in solidarity with the victims of a fatal antisemitic attack in Monsey, New York, during last Hanukkah, December 2019.