DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - MTV is hoping hip-hop and reality television tailored and sanitized for a more conservative Middle East will draw young Arabs away from dozens of locally produced music video channels that already dominate the market.

PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano on Friday left the Middle East and arrived in Germany on the final leg of a trip that already took her to Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The East Valley’s population, as a whole, is doing a good job of planning and saving for the future, but there’s always room for improvement.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said in his Christmas Day message Sunday that signs of hope in Iraq, the Holy Land and Lebanon need to be reinforced by actions on the ground.

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Tuesday that authoritarian rule in the Middle East has begun to ease, and he insisted anew that Syria must end its nearly three-decade occupation of Lebanon.

If you have friends or relatives who are in the Middle East or expect to be sent there, we would like to hear from you.

Across the state and country, motorists continue to pay more for fuel than they have in 28 months, according to a press release from AAA Arizona. Thursday's statewide average price was $3.256 per gallon, an increase of seven cents from last week. Nationwide, prices increased more than eight cents to $3.228 per gallon.

Across the state and country, motorists continue to pay more for fuel than they have in 28 months, according to a press release from AAA Arizona. Thursday's statewide average price was $3.256 per gallon, an increase of seven cents from last week. Nationwide, prices increased more than eight cents to $3.228 per gallon.

Across the state and country, motorists continue to pay more for fuel than they have in 28 months, according to a press release from AAA Arizona. Thursday's statewide average price was $3.256 per gallon, an increase of seven cents from last week. Nationwide, prices increased more than eight cents to $3.228 per gallon.

LOS ANGELES - Wonder Woman, King Kong and Shrek are heading for the Persian Gulf as part of the rush to build what could become the world's largest theme park playground.

NEW YORK - Oil futures rallied to a new record over $88 a barrel Tuesday on concerns about disruptions to Middle Eastern crude supplies and a growing view that domestic supplies aren’t sufficient to meet fourth-quarter demand.

Kanako Minotto finally feels like she is in America. At Arizona State University, the Japanese student attended classes with so many others from her homeland that she didn’t always need to speak English.

Kanako Minotto finally feels like she is in America. At Arizona State University, the Japanese student attended classes with so many others from her homeland that she didn’t always need to speak English.

The decisions Mesa makes regarding the future of a prime piece of real estate near Williams Gateway Airport could have an effect on 12,000 Little League players.

The Higley Unified School District governing board approved a plan this week to move forward with two middle schools next school year by leasing property.

Ten of 17 principals chosen for a new state education honor are from the East Valley. Arizona Department of Education started the “Circle of Honor” program to honor the top 1 percent of principals in Arizona elementary and secondary schools.