How to help unsheltered neighbors during Phoenix's extreme heat; Arizona tourism roared back in 2021; New nighttime spots coming to Tempe
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
How to help people experiencing homelessness in your day to day life and where to donate or volunteer. Pubs at 6am
Arizona tourism isn't back to breaking records, but its recovery has been stronger than the nation's as a whole. Here's what that looks like.
Anoche Cantina and Six40rty, which will be both restaurants and nightlife spots, are opening on Tempe's Mill Avenue. Here's what to expect.
Today, you can expect it to be hot, with a high near 110 degrees. A slight chance of thunderstorms at night, with a low near 90 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this day in 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.)
In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the Army Medal of Honor.
In 1967, rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a Black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed.
In 1994, President Bill Clinton, visiting Germany, went to the eastern sector of Berlin, the first U.S. president to do so since Harry Truman.
In 2003, the USS Ronald Reagan, the first carrier named for a living president, was commissioned in Norfolk, Virginia.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: How to help the unsheltered during Phoenix's extreme heat
