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Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch speaks at a news conference on Monday, June 23, 2023, in Phoenix to offer an update on Operation Rainbow Bridge, a plan that aims to help tribal members who have been affected by a massive Medicaid fraud scheme. (AP Photo/Anita Snow)

Hundreds of tribal members, mostly Navajo, living on Phoenix streets amid fake sober home crackdown

By Anita Snow - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, front, gestures during the first half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nuggets become first NBA champion in this format to not face a top-3 seed

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, right, hugs former college teammate Dallas Wings guard Odyssey Sims after a WNBA basketball basketball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Griner

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury forward Brianna Turner (21) and center Brittney Griner (42) defend against Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Brittney Griner, Phoenix earn 1st win of WNBA season 90-81; make 13 3-pointers vs Lynx

Associated Press

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego arrives in a Waymo self-driving vehicle on Dec. 16, 2022, at the Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in Phoenix. Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced Thursday, May 4, 2023, that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Waymo, Uber set aside past rift over self-driving car technology to team up on robotaxis in Phoenix

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner smiles at the fans as she sits between Mercury's Shey Peddy, left, and Evina Westbrook, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Griner gets warm welcome in first home game since being detained in Russian prison

By John Marshall - Associated Press

Arizona Coyotes fans wait for the doors to open prior to the Coyotes' home-opening NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2022. The Coyotes are about to learn the fate of a proposed entertainment district that will include a new arena. A referendum going before voters in the city of Tempe will determine whether plans for the $2.3 billion Tempe Entertainment District will move forward. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Fate of Arizona Coyotes arena project in the hands of voters

By John Marshall - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams argues for a call during the second half of Game 5 of the team's NBA Western Conference basketball semifinal playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Phoenix Suns fire coach Monty Williams after 4 seasons with the club

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is introduced prior to a WNBA preseason basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Brittney Griner plays in first WNBA preseason game since detainment in Russia

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Lights from inside buildings illuminate the skyline, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Census rejecting some big-city complaints of 2020 undercounts

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, and Phoenix Suns guard Cameron Payne battle for the ball during the first half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal game, Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nuggets blow past Suns 125-100, advance to Western Conference finals

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant watches from the bench during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets, Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Phoenix. The Nuggets eliminated the Sun in their 125-100 win. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Suns go big at trade deadline, still lose in second round of playoffs

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia, left, sits with Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker as players warm up before Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Nuggets beat Suns 118-102 in Game 5 to regain series lead

By Arnie Stapleton - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) smiles while walking down court with James Harden (1) during the second half of Game 5 in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jokic, Nuggets, Embiid, 76ers on brink of conference finals in Game 6

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic get into an altercation in the stands during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Denver’s Nikola Jokic shoves Phoenix Suns’ owner during courtside tussle

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic picks up the ball in the first half of Game 2 of an NBA second-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Nikola Jokic’s 39 points leads Denver Nuggets past Phoenix Suns 97-87

By Arnie Stapleton - Associated Press

In this June 19, 2017 file photo Steve Smith takes a drink of water as he tries to keep hydrated and stay cool as temperatures climb to near-record highs, in Phoenix. As heat waves fueled by climate change arrive earlier, grow more intense and last longer, people over 60 who are more vulnerable to high temperatures are increasingly at risk of dying from heat-related causes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears

By Anita Snow - Associated Press

Brittney Griner appears on stage at the 54th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 25, 2023. Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) **FILE**

Brittney Griner gets emotional discussing Russian detainment

By John Marshall - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives on Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the second half of Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Booker scores 38 points, Suns beat Clippers to even series

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots over Denver Nuggets forward Bruce Brown during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Ready or not, Durant, Suns prepare for Clippers series

By David Brandt - Associated Press