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FILE – United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta, center, leads a rally in San Francisco’s Mission District on Nov. 19, 1988, along with Howard Wallace, president of the San Francisco chapter of the UFW, left, and Maria Elena Chavez, 16, the daughter of Cesar Chavez, right, as part of a national boycott of what the UFW claims is the dangerous use of pesticides on table grapes. (AP Photo/Court Mast, File)

California lawmakers want to rename César Chavez Day following sexual abuse allegations

March 19, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

Two of California's top lawmakers announced Thursday they want to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader.

A memorial grows outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Ariz., Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop

February 23, 2026 at 6:25 p.m.

The disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother three weeks ago has inspired a small number of volunteers to launch their own searches in the dense desert near her...

A group of people walk up to St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church to attend the candlelight service for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie in Tucson, Ariz. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Savannah Guthrie’s family renews plea to mother’s kidnapper, while sheriff says they have no suspect

February 6, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie's brother on Thursday renewed the family's plea for their mother's kidnapper to contact them, hours after an Arizona sheriff said investigators don't have proof Nancy Guthrie is alive but...

Law enforcement officers are present outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, near Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sejal Govindarao)

Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother’s kidnapper asking to provide proof she is alive

February 5, 2026 at 8:11 a.m.

NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie sent a public message to her 84-year-old mother’s kidnapper on Wednesday saying that her family is ready to talk but wants proof that she...

FILE – Savannah Guthrie attends the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala, hosted by Project Healthy Minds, at Spring Studios on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)

Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother

February 3, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

Investigators found signs of forced entry at the Arizona home of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, a person familiar with the investigation said Tuesday, as the host asked for...

Authorities believe ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother was taken against her will

February 2, 2026 at 8:45 p.m.

An Arizona sheriff said Monday that “we do in fact have a crime scene” as authorities search for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who was reported...

FILE – Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s and prolonged fasting

April 28, 2025 at 4:11 p.m.

The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time,...

FILE – Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Detectives call Gene Hackman and his wife’s deaths ‘suspicious’ as carbon monoxide poisoning ruled out

February 28, 2025 at 9:55 p.m.

Authorities investigating the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife are waiting for more details from their autopsies to determine why they died.

State Sen. Mitzi Epstein, a Democrat from Tempe, speaks at the Arizona Senate, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Phoenix, during a debate over a proposal that would ask voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry. The measure, which Epstein opposed, was approved by the state Senate on a 16-13 vote and advances to the Arizona House. (AP Photo/Jacques Billeaud)

Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests

June 4, 2024 at 4:48 p.m.

The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a proposal asking voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location...

FILE – Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Washington, Dec. 15, 2023. Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes says Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Mayes posted the news regarding the Trump-aligned lawyer on her X account late Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona election interference case

May 21, 2024 at 5:56 p.m.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in...

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