KNAU Arizona Public Radio

08/08/2025

President Trump said on Friday that he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "very shortly" to talk about a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

President Trump has been pushing to broker an end to the war in Ukraine since he took office. But it hasn't been quick or easy.

08/08/2025

Israel's Security Cabinet approved a proposal early Friday for the military to expand the war in Gaza and take control of Gaza City, one of the last areas of the territory not yet under full military occupation.

Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan to take over Gaza City despite demands by families of hostages and mounting international calls for Israel to end the war.

08/08/2025

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits.

08/08/2025

The Trump administration is accelerating plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a base for humans.

NASA is accelerating plans to have a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030.

08/08/2025

The current Trump administration has made 70% more changes to government environmental websites during its first 100 days than the first Trump administration did, and those changes are bolder, according to a report published by the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI).

The second Trump administration has removed more climate and environmental data from websites in the first 100 days than the first administration, according to a new report

08/08/2025

After years of booming tourism in Las Vegas, the hot streak looks to be cooling off — and it may be a tell for the broader economy.

Economists say that what happens in Vegas matters nationally because it often reflects broader trends on consumer confidence and the overall health of the U.S. economy.

08/08/2025

Coconino County officials have implemented stage 2 fire restrictions on Tusayan and North Kaibab districts of the Kaibab National Forest.

08/07/2025

Managers on the Dragon Bravo Fire have declared a significant portion of the eastern edge of the blaze contained as it has topped 132,000 acres.

08/07/2025

The Navajo Nation Council has removed Heather Clah as the tribe's attorney general only two weeks after lawmakers confirmed her to the post.

08/07/2025

Representative Mike Flood felt the full fury of his constituents over his support of President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" at a town hall meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska this week.

After his town hall this week wrapping with chants of "Vote him out!" Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood told Morning Edition he understands it is "cathartic" for constituents to voice their opinions.

08/07/2025

Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans and polls show people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible. But the Trump administration is walking back access to birth control for some people — including withholding funding from a Nixon-era program that guarantees access to contraception for low income people.

Birth control is routine for many Americans and polls show it's popular across party lines. Now, the Trump administration is withholding funds that provide contraception for low income people.

08/07/2025

President Donald Trump was set to officially begin levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible damage for the U.S. economy.

The White House said that starting just after midnight that goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union would face tariff rates of 10% or higher.