WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama claimed early progress Tuesday night in his aggressive campaign to lead the nation out of economic chaos and declared that despite obstacles ahead, "we're moving in the right direction."

Rampant sexual harassment among corrections department employees is among many problems Arizona’s first female prisons chief is confronting.

WASHINGTON - Sallie Mae says it cannot write money-losing student loans indefinitely.

Drastic budget cuts made in 2009 continue to affect Phoenix families in the struggle to find employment.

Drastic budget cuts made in 2009 continue to affect Phoenix families in the struggle to find employment.

WASHINGTON -- A flurry of reports out Wednesday suggested that many Americans are feeling better about the economic rebound.

 With the economy in tatters, many Americans are considering taking a tour on the battlefield rather than trying their hands in the ruthless job market.

When the chief executive of MD Helicopters traveled to Mesa’s Falcon Field Airport last week to talk business, none of the city’s top officials waited to greet her.

NEW YORK - A pair of encouraging economic reports - one on consumer confidence, the other on home sales - gave Wall Street a shot of adrenaline Tuesday, sending the Nasdaq composite to its best level in nearly a year.

WASHINGTON - Henry Paulson, a veteran of more than three decades of Wall Street booms and busts, knew the good times couldn’t last forever when he left his perch as head of Goldman Sachs two years ago to become President Bush’s third Treasury secretary.

NEW YORK - Wall Street retreated Monday as investors, casting a wary eye toward upcoming economic data, cashed in some profits on the last trading day of April - the Dow Jones industrial average's best month since 2003.

The East Valley is enjoying a much-needed economic boost, but experts say the upturn is too little, too late to offset budget shortfalls as municipalities plan for the coming fiscal year.

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned on Thursday that delays in making necessary changes in Social Security and Medicare to handle the impending retirement of baby boomers could mean "abrupt and painful" adjustments later on.

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to choose Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to be secretary of homeland security, top Obama advisers and several Democrats said Thursday as the shape of Obama's Cabinet begins to emerge.

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WASHINGTON - John McCain sought to mend his tattered relationship with conservatives and unify a splintered GOP as he all but clinched the party's presidential nomination Thursday. Mitt Romney, his former chief rival, dropped out, and a parade of prominent Republicans swung behind the Arizona senator.

Phoenix police have beefed up their security detail for Mayor Phil Gordon after he received death threats apparently prompted by his opposition to the state's new law cracking down on illegal immigration.

Sun Lakes resident Richard Beveridge received a rude awakening recently when he lost his job and applied for unemployment insurance. The state is penalizing him because he is receiving a Social Security check.

Covance officials marked the final phase of construction on their controversial $100 million drug-testing laboratory with an invitation-only ceremony and tour guarded under tight security Thursday morning.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday economic activity around the country remained subdued in January and February as concerns about a possible war in Iraq slowed spending by consumers and businesses.

Mesa Police Chief George Gascón informed his agency's roughly 1,500 employees via video and e-mail that the ongoing efforts to slash the city budget will translate to a $7.6 million cut for the police department up to the rest of this fiscal year, which ends in June. And it doesn't get better for the next fiscal year, with another $15 million in projected cuts.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - It's a task that would challenge even the sharpest of computer geeks: set up a hacker-proof computer network for 190,000 government workers across the country fighting terrorism.

PHOENIX – A facility dedicated Wednesday at the Arizona State Hospital will allow mentally ill patients referred by the criminal court system to receive better care in a safer and more secure setting, officials said.