What to know before the voter registration deadline; ASU's Shaun Aguano emotional in first news conference; Nonprofit to plant 14K saguaros
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Are you ready to vote? If you wish to cast a ballot in Arizona's upcoming general election, you'll need to register by Oct. 11, 2022.
Shaun Aguano met with the media Monday afternoon, less than 24 hours after being named interim head coach of the Arizona State football program.
The Tucson Audubon Society is launching a three-year saguaro restoration and replanting project.
Today, you can expect it to be cloudy with a high near 97 degrees. Cloudy skies will linger overnight, with a low near 78 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1962, James Meredith, a Black student, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by Democratic Gov. Ross R. Barnett. (Meredith was later admitted.)
In 1967, the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 was christened by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in Clydebank, Scotland.
In 1995, in a move that stunned Wall Street, AT&T Corporation announced it was splitting into three companies.
In 2000, Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insufficient evidence to warrant charges against President and Mrs. Clinton.
In 2012, on a day when thousands of angry Pakistanis tried to make their way to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, the embassy aired an ad on Pakistani TV showing President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton denouncing an anti-Islamic video produced in the United States. Space shuttle Endeavour, riding atop a Boeing 747, landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California en route to its eventual retirement home, the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
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