AZ Briefing: What to do about catalytic converter thefts; Chandler auction house sell Nazi items; Phoenix hotel workers who love their jobs
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Catalytic converters are still getting stolen. Here's what you need to know
A Chandler auction house sells Nazi items and other World War I and II memorabilia. Should they?
Hospitality workers are helping power the rebound of tourism. Phoenix-area hotel staff talk about why they love crafting good experiences for guests.
Today, you can expect it to be mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 109 degrees. Partly cloudy and very warm at night, with a low near 87 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this day in 1939, four days after war had broken out in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation declaring U.S. neutrality in the conflict.
In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford escaped an attempt on his life by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, California.
In 1991, the 35th annual Naval Aviation Symposium held by the Tailhook Association opened in Las Vegas; during the four-day gathering, there were reports that dozens of people, most of them women, were sexually assaulted or otherwise harassed. (The episode triggered the resignation of Navy Secretary H. Lawrence Garrett and the early retirement of Adm. Frank B. Kelso, then the chief of naval operations.)
In 1997, Mother Teresa died in Calcutta, India, at age 87.
In 2017, President Donald Trump announced that he was phasing out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program protecting young immigrants who were brought to the country illegally, but said he was giving Congress six months to come up with an alternative; he later tweeted that if Congress couldn’t do so, he would “revisit” the issue.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Catalytic converter thefts still happening; what to do
