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Spencer Torkelson, the top pick in Major League' Baseball's 2020 draft, came from the Sun Devils, and four other ASU players were chosen in the first four rounds.To learn more about that — and how it fits into ASU’s history of calling itself "MLBU" — The Show talked with Jeff Metcalfe of the Arizona Republic.
June 15, 2020
As some American states, including Arizona, are seeing a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, other countries around the world are also seeing their numbers go up. The BBC’s Audrey Tinline joined The Show for a weekly look at some of the key international stories of the coming days.
June 15, 2020
As protests over the killing of George Floyd and police brutality continue, we’ve heard people on both sides of the political aisle talk about the need for reform. A couple of issues that have been in the spotlight are ending qualified immunity for police and limiting certain powers of police unions.
June 15, 2020
In March, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The funding was aimed at supporting struggling state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 15, 2020
Arizona Mirror reporter Jerod McDonald-Evoy found that the Arizona National Guard has been flying a C-26 aircraft normally used for surveillance on the border as well as helicopters over the events, assisting Phoenix police in monitoring protests and those there to cause violence.
June 15, 2020
It may not feel like it, but today is the official start of the Monsoon season in Arizona. That’s when seasonal storms come off the Gulf of Mexico bringing needed rain to Arizona’s deserts and high country. Yet, there is no rain in the forecast.
June 15, 2020
A report released Friday by the House Ethics Committee accuses Rep. David Cook of having an undisclosed relationship with a lobbyist, one that the investigators said is romantic.
June 13, 2020
Fifty years ago, the U.S. was also in the midst of nationwide rallies. Some addressed racism, and that was the case for one at UA in Tucson in January of 1970. Attending that rally led to the end of philosophy professor Morris Starsky’s career at, ironically, UA’s rival school ASU.
June 12, 2020
KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week. The Show discussed the week in news with attorney and former congressional staffer Roy Herrera and former gubernatorial communications director Matthew Benson of Veridus.
June 12, 2020
June is Pride month, when LGBTQ communities all over the world celebrate. However, like so many other events, May’s Pride parade here in Phoenix was postponed until the fall due to COVID-19 . Now, celebrations of all kinds are being moved into the virtual space as the Phoenix area Pride organization grapples with the pandemic.
June 12, 2020
