Kaely Monahan

It goes without saying: You must be a U.S. citizen to vote in U.S. elections. Even so, the idea of proving your citizenship has been hotly contested. Proponents say it's crucial to prevent non-citizens from voting in U.S. elections. Opponents say…

The general election is Nov. 5, and the presidential race is gaining the most attention. However, for Arizonans, there are some really important races down your ballot that you don't want to skip over. In Maricopa County, in particular, there are…

Slow job growth could be one reason why markets worldwide took a nosedive on Monday. At the beginning of August, the U.S. jobs report showed sluggish growth in July. However, the stock market has been stabilizing. And for those of us in Arizona,…

There was a brief moment in my life when I thought I wanted to be a meteorologist. The combination of being a pilot’s daughter and seeing the 1996 blockbuster “Twister” confirmed that weather science is fun and fascinating. And honestly, weather is…

Former President Donald Trump is now the official Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential race. His bombastic style and boastful rhetoric are something people either love or hate. But Trump is not the first president or presidential candidate to…

What will be the political repercussions of former President Donald Trump's brush with death at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania? One man was killed in the assassination attempt and three other people were injured, including the Republican…

“Touch” opens with a choir singing directly to camera in a lonesome Icelandic landscape. A red church is in the background. The rest is white with snow. The song is as chillingly beautiful as the backdrop. Director Baltasar Kormákur captures the…

However, instead of looking ahead, we are looking back at the start of it all. On July 4, 1776, 56 men signed a document declaring 13 British colonies as one United States of America. This year, Americans will choose their next president and many…

On the surface, “Janet Planet” sounds like a charming story about a single mother seen through the eyes of her 11-year-old daughter. Lacy (Zoe Ziegler), is a lone wolf — or at least she sees herself as one. She manages to fake a family crisis in…

On June 13, the U.S. Department of Justice released a long-anticipated report on its investigation into the city of Phoenix and its Police Department. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division laid…

At least $2.3 billion has been milked from Arizona taxpayers since 2019 in a shocking fake rehab program that mainly targeted Indigenous communities. Scammers posing as legitimate workers or counselors for sober living communities in Phoenix would…

What does death look like? Humanity has given it many faces over the centuries: the monstrous half-Black and half-white woman, Hel, in Norse mythology. In Southeast Asia, there's the red-and-black form of Yama. In Western imagery, Death is a cloaked…

Judges are getting more scrutiny these days, from the U.S. Supreme Court to Arizona’s top justices to local jurists. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have been the topic of numerous news stories that raise ethical…

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunite in the fourth installment of the “Bad Boys” franchise. Yes, you read that right — the fourth movie. The third one came out in 2020 and was pretty much swept away by the dawn of the pandemic, so it’s…

It’s the home stretch of the legislative session. Maybe. Lawmakers are running out of bills to vote on, and budget talks are slogging along behind closed doors. The House is in the midst of a two-week break. But there is one exception to this very…

The 2024 presidential race, Arizona’s congressional races, and potentially several abortion-related measures command a lot of attention this election year. But there’s another set of really important races that are also on the ballot: to elect the…

All eyes are on Arizona. National reporters, analysts and candidates are looking to see if this state will vote for Joe Biden or Donald Trump. Which Republican candidates for Senate will come out on top? Kari Lake or Mark Lamb? Will Arizonans ditch…

In a U.S. Senate race often dominated by Republican front-runner Kari Lake, it’s easy to forget that Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb is running for the GOP nomination, too. He’s got a low-key demeanor and his personal style doesn’t seem to linger the…

On Wednesday, April 24, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that 11 Arizona Republicans were indicted on criminal charges for falsely attesting that Donald Trump won the presidential race in this state in 2020. Another seven individuals,…

Artificial intelligence is a booming business. With a few dollars, anyone can create a deep-fake voice online. ChatGPT and other AI writing programs can take a student essay and polish it to a Ph.D. level. Manipulated videos can show an official…