Not very long ago, the only recourse available to law enforcement officers whose lives were endangered by suspects would be to respond with deadly force. You come at a cop with a demonstrated intent to kill or cause serious injury and that cop would have no alternative but to fire a lethal bullet.

NEW DELHI - Richard Gere tried to quell the storm over a public kiss he gave a Bollywood star at an AIDS awareness event, apologizing Friday for any offense.

Gov. Jan Brewer says the state's budget crisis precludes her from even considering any intervention in current clashes within the Maricopa County government.

Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman has been in the center of various controversies:

Amid shouts from those on both sides of the issue, Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix introduced legislation on Monday to repeal the controversial two-year-old immigration law.

A massive and controversial drug testing laboratory is set to open in a couple of months after Chandler officials granted final approval to occupy the building.

Drug-testing giant Covance joined the Chandler Chamber of Commerce last week — but not everyone in the group is welcoming the controversial company with open arms.

Drug-testing giant Covance joined the Chandler Chamber of Commerce last week — but not everyone in the group is welcoming the controversial company with open arms.

A 29-foot war memorial shaped like a cross should be allowed to remain on public land. A teacher should be able to emphasize references to God in the Declaration of Independence. Protesters should be permitted to approach women near an abortion clinic.

LOS ANGELES — The twins were 7, shy and scared. Talking was tough and describing what happened nearly impossible.

The speaker of the state House and a group that promotes conservative pro-family views claims an applicant for the Independent Redistricting Commission was disqualified because of his Christian beliefs.

LOS ANGELES - "Kid Nation," the CBS reality show that fanned concerns about child endangerment and exploitation, subjected its young stars to nothing more dramatic than homesickness and a pulled muscle in its debut episode.

SALT LAKE CITY - In the aftermath of the Arizona immigration debate over SB 1070, Utah is considering a state-run guest worker program that could be struck down in court.

On the heels of recent controversies involving Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, several Valley residents are campaigning to replace him.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took his controversial "crime suppression" sweeps to the West Valley on Wednesday, stopping vehicles during afternoon rush hour in and around Surprise and Sun City.

An inmate at the center of a racial controversy between a Superior Court judge and county prosecutors has been denied a chance at an early release from prison.

A member of a screening panel at the heart of a controversy about religion abruptly resigned Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES — Thieves have stolen a cross in the Mojave Desert that was built to honor Americans who died in war, less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the religious symbol to remain on federal land.

The top House Democrat fired the first salvo Tuesday at a ballot measure designed to stop lawmakers from limiting the health care choices of Arizonans.

They are two little words, but some critics of Janet Napolitano believe they say so much about her leadership as Arizona’s governor.

Public officials may know the weighty responsibility they bear in conducting public business, but often they wrongly interpret that responsibility as one they bear alone.

If Barack Obama wants to run for re-election he would need to produce proof of both his U.S. birth and citizenship to get on the ballot in Arizona, at least under a measure being pushed by a state legislator.