AZ Briefing: Why are primary election political signs still up? Phoenix to spend millions to make roads safer; 2 AZ restaurants best in US
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Loser stakes all: Why are political signs for primary candidates still up around the Valley?
Phoenix traffic deaths last year were the highest in 20 years and may exceed that this year. Here's what Phoenix is doing to make roads safer.
These Arizona restaurants were named the best in America, according to Bon Appétit magazine. Here's where they are.
Today, you can expect it to be mainly cloudy, with a high near 95 degrees. Expect it to be clear to partly cloudy at night, with a low near 80 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1963, 20 Black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace.
In 1998, President Bill Clinton met with members of his Cabinet to apologize, ask forgiveness and promise to improve as a person in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
In 2012, an airstrike killed al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader in Yemen along with six others traveling with him in a breakthrough for U.S.-backed efforts to cripple the terror network’s operations in the impoverished Arab nation.
In 2015, New York state approved gradually raising the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour — the first time any state had set the minimum that high.
In 2017, after cutting a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, Hurricane Irma blew ashore on the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph; it would destroy 1,200 homes and damage 3,000 others in the Keys. As Irma headed toward Georgia, Atlanta was under a tropical storm warning for the first time.
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