AZ Briefing: Phoenix-area inflation highest in US; Planned Parenthood's ties to conservative Republicans; this TV anchor is back in Phoenix

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

For the past year, metro Phoenix inflation has surpassed that of the other 22 cities measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here's why inflation in the Phoenix area is the highest in the country.

Planned Parenthood of Arizona has surprising ties to Peggy Goldwater and conservative Republicans.

Derek Staahl is returning to Arizona's Family news stations as an anchor after four years in San Diego.

Today, you can expect it to be mostly sunny and very warm, with a high near 103 degrees. Clear at night, with a low near 79 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in history

  • On this day in 1851, the first edition of The New York Times was published.

  • In 1947, the National Security Act, which created a National Military Establishment and the position of Secretary of Defense, went into effect.

  • In 2001, a week after the Sept. 11 attack, President George W. Bush said he hoped to “rally the world” in the battle against terrorism and predicted that all “people who love freedom” would join. Letters postmarked Trenton, N.J., that later tested positive for anthrax were sent to the New York Post and NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw.

  • In 2017, Hurricane Maria intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm, surging into the eastern Caribbean on a path that would take it near many of the islands recently devastated by Hurricane Irma. Toys R Us, the pioneering big box toy retailer, announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection, but that it would continue its normal business operations. (The company announced in March of 2018 that it would be liquidating its U.S. business.)

  • In 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died at her home in Washington at the age of 87 of complications from pancreatic cancer; her death set off a battle over whether President Donald Trump should nominate a successor, or the seat should remain vacant until the outcome of the election six weeks away. (Trump would nominate Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed by the Republican-led Senate days before the election.)

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Why Phoenix-area inflation is highest in the nation