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Immigration and labor issues are top of mind for farmers in Arizona. Nearly three quarters of farm workers in the United states are immigrants.

President Biden was supposed to go to Australia and stop in Papua New Guinea along the way. Debt ceiling talks scuttled those plans. But the White House says criticism is overdone.

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham said children are at increased risk for eye injuries in the summer. They said eye injuries are much more common in May and June before peaking in July and falling off as school begins in the fall.

Enron's former finance chief, Andrew Fastow, is sentenced to six years with an additional two years under supervised release. Fastow had worked out a plea deal with prosecutors back in 2004 under which he agreed to a prison term of up to 10 years. However, Fastow asked Federal Court Judge Kenneth Hoyt for a shorter sentence.

Visitors at the Carowinds amusement park noticed the crack almost a week before the park shut down the Fury 325. "The park's maintenance team is conducting a thorough inspection," the park said.

Former Chicago Blackhawks player Kyle Beach has come forward as the person who filed a lawsuit against the hockey team after his sexual assault allegations were mishandled a decade ago.

For decades, the fire towers in New York's Adirondack Mountains defended the wilderness against fires. The soaring structures offer a vantage point high above summits to take in beautiful sunrises.

Economist Robert Reich argues that the economy isn't going to get moving again until we address a fundamental problem: the growing concentration of wealth and income among the richest Americans. He explains his fears for America's economic recovery in Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future.

Britain's top literary honor, the Man Booker Prize, has been awarded to Irish author John Banville's 14th novel, The Sea. He beat high-profile competition including Julian Barnes, Kazuo Ishiguro and Zadie Smith.

The creative minds behind Buena Vista Social Club have guided an effort by Cuban and African musicians to create a new album, AfroCubism. Deep history underlies the musical interplay on the record, as well as a surprising number of similarities.