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Savannah Guthrie Is Coming Back to Today

Anchor will be back on NBC morning show on April 6, as search continues for mom Nancy in Arizona

(Newser) - Savannah Guthrie will be back at the Today desk on April 6, even as the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, continues in Arizona, reports NBC News . In an interview with Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie said returning to the NBC morning show feels like "part of my purpose...

US Population Growth Slows Amid Immigration Backlash

Especially hard hit: communities along Mexican border, hurricane-slammed Florida

(Newser) - Population growth rates in US metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico due to declines in immigrants, while counties along Florida's Gulf Coast lost residents due to a series of hurricanes, according to population estimates released Thursday by the US Census Bureau....

Op-Ed: Prediction Markets Exploit a Betting Loophole

Mick Mulvaney argues that 'predictions' are same as wagers, and teens are getting hooked

(Newser) - As the NCAA tournament enters crunch time, Mick Mulvaney argues there's a fast-growing sideline to March Madness that looks like sports betting, walks like sports betting—and is quietly dodging state rules on sports betting. In an opinion piece for the Washington Post , the former Trump chief of staff...

Savannah Guthrie's Fear: 'I Brought This to Her Bedside'

TV anchor contemplates her role in mother's alleged kidnapping by ransom

(Newser) - Savannah Guthrie fears the job that made her a household name may have put her mother in danger. In her first interview since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson-area home seven weeks ago, the Today co-anchor told Hoda Kotb she can't shake the possibility that her celebrity made her...

Savannah Guthrie's First TV Interview: 'We Are in Agony'

Today co-host describes family's 'unbearable' ordeal as they keep searching for missing mom Nancy Guthrie

(Newser) - Savannah Guthrie is using her own platform to spotlight the mystery that has kept her off TV for weeks: the disappearance in Arizona of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie . In an emotional sit-down with Today co-host Hoda Kotb, previewed on Wednesday, the younger Guthrie described her family's "unbearable"...

Apache Women Ask SCOTUS to Stop Copper Mine

Forest land in Arizona is being turned over to a pair of international companies

(Newser) - The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the US Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the...

Arizona Isn't Letting Itself Be 'Bullied' by Kalshi

State's criminal charges allege prediction market enables unlicensed betting on sports, elections

(Newser) - Arizona just turned up the heat on the booming prediction-market business. The state's attorney general has filed the first-ever criminal case against Kalshi, accusing the New York-based platform of operating an unlicensed online gambling scheme that lets Arizonans wager on sports and elections without state approval, reports NPR . Sports...

Sheriff: We Think We Know Motive in Guthrie Case

Chris Nanos is staying mum for now, but he says it's 'absolutely' possible the suspect could strike again

(Newser) - The Arizona sheriff leading the search for Savannah Guthrie's mom is warning that the person who took her may not be done. Forty days after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC that he believes investigators understand the motive and think...

National Park Service Issues Quicksand Warning

Glen Canyon shorelines and drainages are a danger zone, agency says

(Newser) - Quicksand isn't just a movie trope at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area right now, according to a rare alert from the National Park Service. Officials say patches of quicksand may lurk near shorelines and in drainages across the 1.25-million-acre park, which spans northern Arizona and southern Utah and...

FBI Just Expanded Its Inquiry Into the 2020 Vote

Agency subpoenas voting records in Maricopa County

(Newser) - The Justice Department is staying aggressive in investigating President Trump's claims of a stolen election in 2020. Federal investigators have issued a subpoena for records related to voting in Maricopa County, reports Politico . As the New York Times notes, Maricopa is the state's biggest county and a "...

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Arizona workers blocked suspect's car at Phoenix convenience store, rescuing little Kehlani Rogers

(Newser) - The men in the moving truck were supposed to be hauling boxes, not blocking a suspected kidnapper's escape route. But around 7am on Feb. 22 in Phoenix, Camelback Moving foreman Kevin Place overheard a convenience-store security guard on the phone with police about a 3-year-old girl whose face he'...

Driver Fleeing Border Patrol Killed in Shootout

Suspect allegedly fired at officers, civilian cars in West Texas

(Newser) - A traffic stop at a West Texas border checkpoint turned deadly Wednesday after a driver sped off and opened fire on pursuing officers, authorities say. Officials identified the man as 33-year-old James Douglas McMillan of Greenfield, Wis., who had pulled into the US Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca but...

Gloves Found Near Guthrie's Home Not Linked to Case: Cops

DNA from nearby black gloves traced to uninvolved restaurant worker

(Newser) - One detail that initially seemed like a clue in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has now been ruled out, CBS News reports. Pima County authorities say DNA from black gloves found about two miles from the 84-year-old's Tucson-area home matched a local restaurant worker who is not tied to...

The Today Show Is in Uncharted Territory

With Guthrie out indefinitely, show is covering a 'story about a beloved colleague'

(Newser) - Savannah Guthrie's chair on Today is empty for now, but NBC doesn't plan to bring in a permanent replacement. The co-anchor has been off the air since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing in Arizona on Jan. 31, and the network is bracing for an open-ended absence. Hoda...

Teacher Vilified by Online Sherlocks in Guthrie Case

Livestreamers, amateur detectives accused of jeopardizing the investigation

(Newser) - A fifth-grade teacher in Tucson says his quiet life imploded after internet sleuths decided he was the masked man who abducted Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie. Dominic Evans, 48, was tagged online as a prime suspect based on two things: he plays in a band with Guthrie'...

Suspect May Have Visited Guthrie's Home Once Before

Doorbell footage suggests possible earlier visit but timing remains unconfirmed

(Newser) - New reporting suggests the suspect seen on Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera may have visited the home at least once before her abduction. A law enforcement source told CBS News the masked man suspected of abducting Guthrie on Feb. 1 appeared at her Tucson front door on an earlier, unspecified...

Best States for Retirees Who Want to Stay Healthy

New Hampshire tops the Barron's list of best US states to retire to for your health

(Newser) - A place that has plenty of sunshine, manageable taxes, and pickleball may be attractive draws for seniors seeking out their retirement oasis—hence why many Americans pack up to spend their golden years in, say, Florida or Arizona. But as Barron's points out, it's easy to forget one...

911 Official: We Need Guthrie Tips, Not Opinions

Dispatch official makes a plea for legitimate tips, not idle speculation

(Newser) - Police phone lines in Arizona's Pima County continue to light up over the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie—and officials say much of it isn't helping. The dispatch manager for the county sheriff's department is thus making a public plea:
  • "If you're thinking about calling in
...

There's a New Ransom Demand in Nancy Guthrie Case

TMZ says email 'graphically describes the consequences if the ransom isn't paid'

(Newser) - Federal agents are widening the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, now looping in Mexican authorities, while reviewing a fresh, crypto-based ransom demand. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the FBI has alerted Mexico's federal and regional forces amid concern that Guthrie, a resident of Tucson, Arizona, may have been moved...

FBI: Newly Found Glove Appears to Match Guthrie Suspect's

Investigators await conclusive DNA results

(Newser) - The FBI said Sunday that a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door the night she vanished. The glove, found in a field near the side of the road,...

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