The House also approved a $1.9 billion income tax cut benefiting mostly wealthy Arizona residents as majority Republicans passed key pieces of a state budget plan opposed by Democrats. Nine of the 11 bills that make up the budget were ready to send to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, who negotiated the spending plan and will sign it. Among other bills, Republicans pushed through items the include bans on vaccine requirements or mask mandates should the pandemic return....

The upcoming three-part documentary series details the allegations made against actor Armie Hammer, and delves deeper into the family history of the Hammer dynasty. The Social Network star Hammer became a trending topic worldwide after the trailer’s release, as people reacted to the revelations teased within it. Multiple accusations of abuse have been made against Hammer as messages leaked last year showed him discussing sexual fantasies which included violence, rape and cannibalism....

Ken Hardcastle, 31, who was stationed at Fort Collins in Colorado, was detained after investigators claimed he used social media to solicit sexual encounters with children. The suspect called himself “Colorado Batman” on one dating site, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. The police department released two images taken from Hardcastle’s online profiles yesterday, appealing for anyone with information about additional victims to contact the office. It wrote: “Sexy?...

The order had allowed felons who aren’t currently serving prison or jail time to immediately register to vote and cast ballots, but the state Court of Appeals agreed to halt the decision made by trial judges. Should the decision by the appeals court remain in place, felons will not be able to vote in the municipal elections this fall. Voting rights groups have already started registration drives targeting the thousands of residents, and some felons affected by the decision are likely already registered to vote....

Bruce Simpson, of Ellensburg, Washington, told The Seattle Times that his 20-year-old son Spencer claimed he did not regret being arrested alongside other members of Patriot Front earlier this month in Idaho. Thirty-one men believed to be associated with the white supremacist group were arrested on June 11 in Coeur d’Alene after police received a call from a bystander. The men were seen getting into a U-Haul truck close to a hotel while they wore riot gear, including masks and shields....

WHAT IS THE FUTURE CUP? The ABN Amro Future Cup has become a household name in international youth football. The first edition was held in 2010, and since then the Under-17 teams of the world’s top clubs gather annually to compete. The competitors change every year with clubs and national sides both playing in the tournament. In the maiden year, China’s Under 17s reached the final, only to lose to Ajax, led by current first-team captain and that year’s player of the tournament Davy Klaassen....

Wenger’s side sit 12 points off fourth-placed Liverpool with eight games left of the Premier League season, but have impressed in their last two matches including victory over AC Milan in the Europa League last-16 first-leg clash. Large numbers of Arsenal fans have called for the long-serving Frenchman to leave the club this summer after disappointing performances on the pitch this season, but a group of 18 supporters from as far flung as Saudi Arabia to Japan have backed a new banner which will make its debut in the North Bank during the return leg against Milan on Thursday....

The 18-year-old rose to prominence last month after scoring twice against Norwich City to send the Gunners through to the quarter-finals of the League Cup. More spectacular was the fact that the teenager netted his first goal, an equalizer, just 15 seconds into his debut, before scoring the winner in extra-time. “I worked with Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah when I was with the Under-18s and I was delighted to see him grab two goals in the Carabao Cup win over Norwich....

First-half goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexandre Lacazette ensured Arsene Wenger’s men took bragging rights in Saturday’s north London derby against Tottenham. Arsenal 6/1 to win the Europa League And the 2-0 win set a 12-year best for the Gunners on home turf. The Emirates Stadium has bore witness to 11 consecutive Arsenal victories in the Premier League, the highest number since inauguration. Not since 2005, when Arsenal triumphed in 12 straight games at Highbury, has Wenger experienced such consistency from his troops at home....

This summer Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, will be heading out on lucrative pre-season tours again with coronavirus restrictions having eased in most countries. Arsenal are set for an eventful pre-season, which involves a trip to the US, including Premier League clashes with Everton and Chelsea, ahead of facing Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on the season opener on August 5. Here’s a look at the Gunners’ pre-season schedule and results....

Get odds on Arsenal-Leicester The striker moved to the Emirates Stadium from Lyon this month for a reported fee of £52.7million, making him the club’s most expensive player. Lacazette scored on his debut in a 2-0 friendly win over Sydney FC, having hit 28 goals in 28 starts in Ligue 1 last season. But Pires, who enjoyed a decorated six-year spell at Arsenal from 2000 to 2006, believes the 26-year-old could find it as difficult as he did to make the transition to England’s top flight....

The Frenchman has brought the likes of Thierry Henry and Alexis Sanchez to the club and continues to use his nous in the transfer market, as shown with the recent signings of Alexandre Lacazette for a club record fee and Sead Kolasinac. As Wenger looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the upcoming 2017-18 season, Goal takes a look at 15 of the best signings Arsenal have made. NICOLAS ANELKA | From PSG | £500,000 | 1997 Anelka broke into the Arsenal first team as a teenager after an injury to Ian Wright and ended up being a key part of the Gunners’ double win in 1997-98....

Arsenal have something of an attacking injury crisis with Danny Welbeck sidelined long-term with a broken ankle that required surgery. Neither Aubameyang nor strike partner Alexandre Lacazette featured for their countries during the international break due to injury. Lacazette, who did not go to the World Cup, was called up by France but could not take his place in the squad due to a knock. But the Gabon forward has assured supporters he is doing everything he can to be available to Unai Emery for Sunday’s game at Vitality Stadium....

The Frenchman will leave the club at the end of the season, calling time on a 22-year reign in north London. Arsenal must subsequently find a replacement, and the former Liverpool boss has been heavily linked with the post. Indeed, Rodgers has plenty of Premier League experience, and took the Reds to second in 2013-14, just two points behind eventual champions Manchester City. And Merson has called for the 45-year-old to be installed as Wenger’s successor....

Bramall, 20, has signed a two-year deal with Wenger’s side after joining from non-league side Hednesford Town for a fee in the region of £40,000. He spent two days on trial at the club in December and did enough to impress the watchful eye of Wenger and his coaching staff, who invited him to take part in a first team training session. Alexis right to be angry at Arsenal...

The Frenchman has been linked with a move to Barcelona as the current Camp Nou incumbent is under increasing pressure after the Blaugrana dropped to third in La Liga following two defeats in three games. Wenger agreed terms over a new deal at Emirates Stadium back in October but because he has yet to officially sign the contract, Barcelona had been mooted as a potential destination. However, Wenger has moved to quash reports that he is ready to leave his post in north London and head for Spain, telling reporters: "My commitment is here and nowhere else....

After the Fall by Arthur Miller; opens July 29. The play that’s allegedly all about his marriage to Marilyn, but it’s still pure poetry; roundabouttheatre.org. The Frogs from Aristophanes; opens June 22. The play may be Greek to you, but it stars Nathan Lane as Dionysos, the god of wine; lincolncenter.org. Here Lies Jenny based on music by Kurt Weill; opened May 27. Bebe Neuwirth does a song and dance about living on the edge; zippertheater....

The American Century, Part II (Whitney Museum) Modern Starts: People, Places and Things (Museum of Modern Art) It’s surprising how few museums are mounting millennial looks back at modernism. But neither of these New York institutions has a Y2K problem. (Sept., Oct.) Norman Rockwell (High Museum of Art, Atlanta) Who’da thunk it? The master of sentimental squareness gets a bigtime retrospective exhibition–and a catalog essay by Dave Hickey, the ultracool art critic from Las Vegas....

Nearly all the gulag-era works in the museum share a similarly wrenching story. And there are more than 30,000 of them, largely unseen examples of Soviet avant-garde and unofficial art tucked away in a dilapidated two-story building in Nukus, the site of a former chemical-weapons plant, on the edge of the Uzbek desert in Central Asia. The vast majority of the paintings are stacked by the thousands in the museum’s basement; the rest are packed tightly on the walls of dim rooms....

Neck arthritis can cause neck pain, stiffness, tingling, numbness, and headaches as well as neck clicking at the base of the skull. Arthritis neck pain can sometimes be severe and may lead to muscle spasms and shooting pains in the shoulders, back, legs, thighs, and buttocks. If nerves are compressed by collapsing spinal bones, there can also be arm or leg weakness, lack of muscle coordination, or the loss of bladder or bowel control....