The Phoenix City Council accepted two grants Wednesday that will make help for victims of domestic abuse a bigger priority in the city.

Jennifer’s ex-boyfriend held a gun to her head when she was six months pregnant. The abuse had been going on for a while, but that was finally the moment she knew she had to get out. She waited until her son was born because she was completely on her own with no family to turn to. She fled Las Vegas with her baby, $50 and the cheapest bus ticket out of state – which was to Flagstaff. Some quick luck landed her at a shelter in Phoenix who referred her to Fresh Start Women’s Foundation for counseling and career support. Jennifer and her son are doing great now, thanks to her perseverance and strength – but there are so many like her that never make it that far.

Saying domestic violence victims will be endangered, a national organization which advocates on behalf of women wants a federal judge to block Arizona from enforcing its new law aimed at illegal immigrants.

Three women in five separate incidents complained to ASU officials as well as Chandler and Scottsdale police about threats by football player Loren Wade in the weeks before a former player was shot and killed.

WASHINGTON - Federal authorities may prosecute sick people whose doctors prescribe marijuana to ease pain, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee dismissed President Bush's plans to increase troops strength in Iraq on Wednesday as "not in the national interest," an unusual wartime repudiation of the commander in chief.

Deeply personal, often arresting photographs give a glimpse into the lives of Congolese women and their families in “Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo,” a new photography exhibition at Mesa Community College.

A 14-year-old girl testified Tuesday she was too scared to try and run from a former janitor accused of sexually assaulting her in a Saguaro High School restroom and classroom.

“Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused. It is she who must prove her good reputation, her mental soundness, and her impeccable propriety” — Freda Adler, Criminalist.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to abortion clinics in a two-decade-old legal fight over abortion protests, ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used to ban demonstrations.

Mesa is hosting an event Tuesday for residents, landlords and housing professionals to better understand fair housing issues. The event will include a number of sessions dealing with topics that include the Arizona Residential Landlord Tennant Act, how to file a claim, disabilities in fair housing and the Violence Against Women Act. Experts will also take questions about fair housing, which protects the right for people to have housing opportunities without discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color, national origin, disability or family status.

Inside the lobby of Gilbert’s Town Council Chambers, a promotional poster touts Gilbert, AZ as the place where you want to live and notes it was named as one of the Top 100 safest places to live in America by Money Magazine in 2010.

Results of an investigation to be released Monday will address whether Arizona State University officials erred in their handling of complaints made against a former athlete now accused of murder.

Results of an investigation to be released Monday will address whether Arizona State University officials erred in their handling of complaints made against a former athlete now accused of murder.

Gilbert residents are discovering fliers titled “It's open season on white women” on their doorsteps from a nationwide white supremacist organization.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi guards opened fire on a female suicide bomber on Sunday and triggered her explosives belt before she reached their headquarters, foiling the latest of more than 20 suicide missions by women this year, military officials said.

Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman has neither been charged with nor convicted of any crime; yet a few days ago he was stripped of his Second Amendment rights.

Laurie Soczka-Shepherd knows how deadly 8 pounds of pressure can be. Nearly nine months ago, her husband grabbed her throat, dragged her down a long narrow hallway and threatened to kill her in their west Chandler home.

Laurie Soczka-Shepherd knows how deadly 8 pounds of pressure can be. Nearly nine months ago, her husband grabbed her throat, dragged her down a long narrow hallway and threatened to kill her in their west Chandler home.

A jury will continue deliberation Monday to decide if an Ahwatukee Foothills killer will receive life in prison or the death penalty, court spokeswoman J.W. Brown said Friday.

LOS ANGELES - Mira Sorvino is the ambassador for Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women program, so she deemed it "a perfect fit" to star in a miniseries about the problem of women forced into sex slavery

Hollywood has commandeered Sweden's big literary export, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," without compromising the story's Scandinavian roots or its top-of-the-world, Seasonal Affective Disorder sense of barrenness, even hopelessness.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The bodies of 40 men who were shot and had their hands and feet bound have been found in the capital over the past 24 hours, police said Thursday. All the victims showed signs of torture, police Lt. Thayer Mahmoud said.

Scottsdale police joined Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and other officials Wednesday in a forum designed to explore hate crimes and explain how such crimes can affect entire communities.