13-year-old ASU student admitted to medical school; New businesses coming to Mekong Plaza in Mesa; Where to get the best ice cream in Ariz.
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A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Alena Analeigh started college at Arizona State University last year at age 12. Now, at 13, she's the youngest African American to get admitted to a U.S. medical school.
Mekong Plaza, an anchor for Mesa's Asian district, broke ground on a $10 million expansion. Here's what to expect.
Carefully handmade in loads of creative flavors, these are scoops worth a drive. Where to treat yourself in Flagstaff, Tucson, Sedona and more.
Today, you can expect it to be hot, with a high near 111 degrees. A chance of thunderstorms at night, with a low near 91 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this day in 1945, Italy formally declared war on Japan, its former Axis partner during World War II.
In 1976, Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in New York.
In 1980, the Republican national convention opened in Detroit, where nominee-apparent Ronald Reagan told a welcoming rally he and his supporters were determined to “make America great again.”
In 2009, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff arrived at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina to begin serving a 150-year sentence for his massive Ponzi scheme. (Madoff died in prison in April 2021.)
In 2017, a Russian-American lobbyist said he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump’s son that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help the Republican campaign. Arab assailants opened fire from inside a major Jerusalem shrine, killing two Israeli policemen before being shot dead.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: 13-year-old ASU student admitted to medical school
