AZ Briefing: $25K Phoenix median home price drop coming; AG candidates on consumer protection; why media can't look away from AZ politics

Arizona Republic
·1 min read
1

A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

Today, you can expect it to be cloudy with late thunderstorms in spots, with a high near 96 degrees after a rainy and stormy Saturday when flood warnings were issued across the state. Cloudy at night, with a low near 82 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

Metro Phoenix median home price set to drop by $25K, but don't expect a crash. Here's why

Much of the attorney general's job involves consumer protection. Here's where candidates stand on the issue.

'The wackadoodle wave': In the funhouse mirror of U.S. politics, Arizona looms large. Here's why the media can't look away.

For more stories that matter, subscribe to azcentral.com.

Today in history

  • On this date in 2017, former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio was convicted of a criminal charge for refusing to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. (Arpaio was later pardoned by President Donald Trump.)

  • In 1970, “The Huntley-Brinkley Report” came to an end after nearly 14 years as co-anchor Chet Huntley signed off for the last time; the broadcast was renamed “NBC Nightly News.”

  • In 1981, a 7-week-old Major League Baseball strike ended.

  • In 2003, the Vatican launched a global campaign against gay marriages, warning Catholic politicians that support of same-sex unions was “gravely immoral” and urging non-Catholics to join the offensive.

  • In 2020, a federal appeals court overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case didn’t adequately screen jurors for potential biases. (The Supreme Court later reimposed the sentence.)

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Phoenix median home price set to drop $25K