Topic: Tucson

Drug war's hidden front: Nogales's tunnels

The Border Patrol has found more smuggling tunnels there than anywhere else in the US.

How an amateur beat the pros in spotting Jupiter collision

With dedication and good timing, amateur astronomers have helped track asteroids and search for planets. NASA is enlisting some for a moon observation mission.

A dark Fourth of July for some cities

Budget cuts are forcing many towns to scrap fireworks shows, though in some, local residents and businesses have stepped up to keep the tradition going.

Congress grows impatient on Iran, N. Korea, vows action

Tired of President Obama's cautious approach, lawmakers look to sanction the two regimes.

The law of good that overcomes violence

A Christian Science perspective.

Crossfire towns

Eye-to-eye across the US-Mexican border, two communities confront drugs, guns, and misconceptions.

Review: 'Away We Go'

In this neohippie movie, a young couple travel the country in search of a new home to start their family.

NRA: The new face of the American right?

Key GOP leaders came to woo the NRA's annual convention this weekend, one sign of the group's growing clout.

A rifle in one hand, a laptop in the other. Behind the scene with pro-gun bloggers

"Cowboy Blob" and other online commentators fill the press box at the National Rifle Association convention.

Reboot for "virtual" border fence

After years of snags, work on the electronic surveillance system along the US-Mexico border restarted this week.

Are you breathing dirty air?

Top court clips police authority to search cars

Supreme Court limits warrantless police searches to instances when an officer or evidence is in danger.

Strip searches in middle school? Top court to decide.

The Supreme Court must decide whether an Arizona school went too far in strip-searching an eighth-grade girl for drugs.

A meteor helps reveal West Africa's troubling drought history

EPA and CO2: If the right hand don't get you, the left one might

The Monitor's View: As Mexico goes, so goes the US

Congress and Obama finally wake up to Calderón's bold war on drug cartels.

Kepler mission to hunt for planets just our size

The US will launch the Kepler spacecraft Friday to look for other Earths.

Wetland vies for Colorado River’s water

Conservation land in Mexico and a desalting plant in Arizona are at the center of a debate over the river.

Global warming's pitch: Go North, young bird

Cities shed artful light on the canvas of night

As lighting moves beyond its utilitarian role, urban planners are embracing it as a way to showcase a city's character.

Schools tap '21st-century skills'

To prepare students for a fast-changing future, teachers are reaching beyond the R's.

Heat sends Southwest climate back in time

Effect of natural drought cycle and climate change is restoration of the grasslands of centuries ago.

Will Obama’s plans help the middle class?

Presidential policies aim to tackle average Americans’ widening insecurity.

Cities may sprout vertical farms

Proposed high-rise greenhouses could help solve a looming food crisis, professor says.

Young Republicans seek a new kind of party

Reflecting an Obama age, they want more diversity and pragmatism, less partisanship.