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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013, file photo, Debra Jean Milke listens to a judge during a hearing at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. A judge on Monday, March 23, 2015, dismissed the murder case against Milke, who spent more than 20 years on death row in the 1989 killing of her 4-year-old son. Judge Rosa Mroz ended the case after prosecutors lost their last appeal last week. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)

Woman who spent 22 years on death row has murder case tossed

By Terry Tang - Associated Press

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper appears in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles in this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo Rape charges have been filed on Friday, March 20, 2015, in Las Vegas against the former NFL safety, who already faces sexual assault charges in Los Angeles, New Orleans and the Phoenix area. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Bob Chamberlin, Pool)

Darren Sharper, ex-NFL player, gets 9 years in Arizona sex assault

By Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

A SWAT team walks down the street near Adams Elementary School searching for a gunman on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Mesa, Ariz. A gunman wounded at least four people across multiple locations in the Phoenix suburb. The first shooting happened at a motel, and people were also wounded at a restaurant and nearby apartment complexes. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

Police arrest suspect in shooting spree that left 1 dead, 5 wounded in suburban Phoenix

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

President Obama met with Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald at the Phoenix VA Medical Center on March 15. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Veterans Affairs problems wait for improvement, Congress prime-time hearing will reveal

By Jacqueline Klimas and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix is seen here on April 28, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama to visit Phoenix VA this week

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Convicted murderer Jodi Arias, center, watches jury enter courtroom before hearing their verdict Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was spared the death penalty on Thursday after a jury for a second time could not decide on her punishment. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle, Pool)

Jodi Arias’ trials cost Arizona taxpayers nearly $3 million

By Jacques Billeaud and Terry Tang - Associated Press

The Phoenix Suns missed the playoffs last season despite finishing 14 games over .500. NBA commissioner Adam Silver is open to tweaking the current playoff format. (Associated Press)

SNYDER: Adam Silver ready to tackle NBA’s imbalance

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Newly arrived people who were caught in Arizona by the U.S. Border Patrol are initially processed at Tucson Sector U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in Tucson, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ariz. sheriff: Illegal immigrant criminals ‘heading to your neighborhoods’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

NFL Counsel Dolores F. Dibella holds up Super Bowl tickets to show the security features on them during a counterfeit ticket and merchandise news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Super Bowl tickets for Patriots vs. Seahawks game $9,000 for lowest last-minute purchases

By Tim Booth - Associated Press

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Super Bowl and sex go together

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic works around Washington Wizards forward Kris Humphries during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Chow)

Dragic, Tucker help Suns hold off worn-out Wizards

By Bob Baum - Associated Press

Diego Santa Cruz, 8, from Phoenix, poses for a photo in a set of Roman numerals at the Super Bowl XLIX NFL Experience Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

AP Explains: What makes the Super Bowl such a big deal

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

The roof remained closed at University of Phoenix Stadium, where the NFL football's Super Bowl XLIX will be played, while the grass field remained outside in the sun, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. At this point, the NFL says it plans to keep the retractable roof open at the stadium for the Feb. 1, 2015, NFL championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, but the plan can change as the league gets a better read on the weather forecast for game night. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Roof open or closed for Super Bowl?

By JOSH HOFFNER - Associated Press

High end gun range similar to this in Las Vegas, NV, opened in Prince William County. (AP Photo/John Locher)

VA raises concerns about gun registry with offer of free gun locks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sharon Helman, director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Phoenix clinic, was fired from the VA, but only because she improperly took thousands of dollars in gifts. A personnel appeals judge last week rejected the VA's claim that she should also have been dismissed for overseeing the wait lists. (Associated Press)

VA botches wait-list case against Phoenix clinic director Sharon Helman, analysts say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Dec. 22, 2014, Ryan Moon of Des Moines, Iowa, stands outside of his apartment in Des Moines, Iowa. The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people as penalties under President Barack Obama’s health care law will double. Moon, a recent college graduate that has not been able to land a permanent job with good benefits, estimates he will have to pay a penalty of more than $90. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Being uninsured in America will cost you more

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe, left, tries to pass past Los Angeles Lakers guard Ronnie Price during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Suns hold off Lakers 116-107 for 6th straight win

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Sylvia Najera a former jail officer who is accused of helping launder a smuggling ring's drug proceeds. The disappearance of a key wiretap document in an Arizona corruption case has led prosecutors to seek the dismissal of charges against Najera a former sheriff's officer accused of helping a cartel-connected heroin smuggling ring. (AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriff)

Arizona prosecutors want ex-officers’ case dismissed

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

Baby born in flight aboard airliner over California

Associated Press