What's become a yearly effort at the Arizona Legislature to end a requirement for governments to publish notices in newspapers has hit a major snag in the Senate.

The first image you see in "The Place Beyond the Pines" is of Ryan Gosling's shirtless torso, ripped and tatted atop a skin-tight pair of leather pants.

Our dogs are often as fat as we are, according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. Family cats can look like furry ottomans. At Tufts University, they've set up an obesity clinic at the vet school.

This time of year, we’ll take nearly any excuse to get out and enjoy the weather. Fortunately, Chandler’s got a good one in its Feb. 23 Classic Car and Hot Rod Show.

Last week Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band landed in the Valley, this week it’s U.K. rock icons The Moody Blues.

Here are The Associated Press’ reviews of selected holiday albums:

Seeking gift ideas for that music lover this holiday season, check out the following box set reviews from The Associated Press:

Three new federal bankruptcy judges have been appointed for Arizona.

The older I get, the more inevitable death becomes to be. All things that live will at some point die. But even we tend to forget that — acting shocked or surprised when friends or loved ones pass. Death is dark. It’s feared. It’s even avoided at all cost.

Stocks rose on Friday after a government report showed that more Americans are going back to work.

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WASHINGTON — The government's monthly jobs report has become Washington's most anticipated and studied economic indicator, pounced upon by politicians, economists and journalists for snap judgments as the presidential election nears. But in the real world, most everybody else just looks around and figures things out for themselves.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs in August, a tepid figure that points to the economy's persistent weakness and slowing prospects for the unemployed.

LOS ANGELES — "Compliance" is the rare film that's caused me to do a total 180 on how I feel about it.

TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House Thursday night with a rousing, remarkably personal speech to the Republican National convention and a prime-time TV audience, proclaiming that America needs "jobs, lots of jobs" and promising to create 12 million of them in perilous economic times.

Amanda Moody began thinking about when to enroll her son in kindergarten soon after he was born on a late summer day.

Standard and Poor’s has reaffirmed Chandler’s water and sewer bond rating of AA+, citing the city’s strong financial performance. The rating service reviews and updates bond ratings every one to two years while evaluating the state of the city and the economy. Bonds rated Aaa or AAA are considered to be of the highest quality with the smallest degree of investment risk.

DETROIT (AP) — For car buyers seeking auto loans, happy days are here again.

Christopher Nolan concludes his Batman trilogy in typically spectacular, ambitious fashion with "The Dark Knight Rises," but the feeling of frustration and disappointment is unshakable.

Christopher Nolan concludes his Batman trilogy in typically spectacular, ambitious fashion with "The Dark Knight Rises," but the feeling of frustration and disappointment is unshakable.

Around late 2007, early 2008, did you notice something about your 401(k) or 403(b), your retirement accounts?

Around late 2007, early 2008, did you notice something about your 401(k) or 403(b), your retirement accounts?

NEW YORK — Jennifer Lopez was part of the all-star cast that helped lead "Ice Age: Continental Drift" to the top of the box office over the weekend, and the entertainer is eager to focus even more attention on her once white-hot movie career.