Analysts doubt North Korea missile re-entry capability

North Korea after decades of effort has a missile potentially capable of reaching the continental United States, but analysts say Pyongyang has yet to show the ICBM can inflict serious damage once it gets there.

Arizona sheriff’s defiance made him popular, led to downfall

The political defiance that made Joe Arpaio popular and seemingly untouchable as metro Phoenix’s sheriff of 24 years ultimately led to his downfall as he was convicted of a crime for ignoring a U.S. court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.

IGT reports 2nd-quarter loss on reduced revenue

London-based IGT reported a second-quarter loss and a decline in revenue, but still beat Wall Street estimates, company officials said Tuesday.

Suspects in series of armed robberies across valley in custody

Police said the robberies at three convenience stores and a taco shop — all within about an hour — appear related, Metropolitan Police Department said. In each robbery, at least two people walked in and either demanded money or took from the register.

Police remove 2 Venezuelan opposition leaders from homes

Two of Venezuela’s leading opposition figures were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents on Tuesday, in President Nicolas Maduro’s first moves against his enemies since a widely denounced vote giving his government nearly unlimited powers.

Police ask for help finding armed robbery suspects

Two men walked into a business about 2:30 a.m. Sunday on the 400 block of South Valley View Boulevard, near Alta Drive, and demanded money, Metropolitan Police Department said in a release. They took the money and left toward Alta.

Nuclear weapons contractors repeatedly violate shipping rules for dangerous materials

Plutonium capable of being used in a nuclear weapon, conventional explosives, and highly toxic chemicals have been improperly packaged or shipped by nuclear weapons contractors at least 25 times in the past five years, according to government documents.

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