Kari Lake drops controversial endorsement after backlash; Beloved Arizona Boy Scout summer camp to remain open; Easy college dorm meals

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

Kari Lake's revocation of the endorsement happened quietly as Jarrin Jackson still touted her support on his campaign website.

Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts of America will find other ways to help pay its contribution to the sexual abuse settlement trust.

If you just moved to a dorm or first apartment, you're learning you can't live on take-out alone. Fear not, these meals can be made in a coffee pot.

Today, you can expect it to be sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms, with a high near 92 degrees. A chance of thunderstorms at night, with a low near 82 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in History

  • In 1305, Scottish rebel leader Sir William Wallace was executed by the English for treason.

  • In 2000, A Gulf Air Airbus crashed into the Persian Gulf near Bahrain, killing all 143 people aboard.

  • In 2008, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama introduced his choice of running mate, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, before a crowd outside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.

  • In 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered near Mineral, Virginia, the strongest on the East Coast since 1944, caused cracks in the Washington Monument and damaged Washington National Cathedral.

  • In 2020, a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, seven times as officers tried to arrest Blake on an outstanding warrant; the shooting left Blake partially paralyzed and triggered several nights of violent protests. (Blake, who was shot as he was about to get into an SUV with a pocketknife that had fallen from his pants, later said he'd been prepared to surrender after putting the knife in the vehicle. Officer Rusten Sheskey was not charged.)

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