Internet travel company Orbitz recently ranked the most popular destinations for spring break, based on bookings to their website. Here are the top five:
Prompted by last month's Tucson tragedy in which six people were killed and 13 injured, New York City sent undercover agents to a Phoenix gun show to demonstrate how easy it is to purchase weapons in Arizona.
President Obama made a speech at the University of Arizona. As he chocked up when speaking about the nine year-old victim, Christina Taylor Green the impact of this unimaginable event's grief was evident.
As the country mourns the victims and looks ahead, the president invoked his vintage calls for transcending partisanship, indirectly urging political adversaries to refrain from assigning blame
The state of Arizona is wasting no time in bringing alleged killer Jared Lee Loughlin to justice: after Saturday's shocking shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (who remains in critical condition but is able to communicate) and nine others, charges were quickly filed on Sunday afternoon and he'll appear in court on Monday. Says The New York Times' Caucus blog: