| YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP |
|
|
|
| Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know about what’s happening across the state before you start your day. |
| Before you leave the house this weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation has noted restrictions and closures on Loop 101 and Interstate 10, as well as on- and off-ramp closures. |
| ➤ If you’ve felt like Siri was listening to you, you may qualify for a settlement from a $95 million class-action lawsuit against Apple. Here’s what to know. |
| ➤ The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration was held in Phoenix on Friday. Arizona leaders celebrated and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs spoke at the 39th annual event. See all photos. |
| ➤ Today, you can expect it to be sunny with a high near 65 degrees. Expect it to be clear and chilly at night with a low near 41 degrees. Get the full forecast here. |
| Sam Moore.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images |
| Sam Moore of Sam & Dave called Scottsdale home for 30 years. His friend Alice Cooper says, “There’s a Phoenix family and he was certainly part of it.” Moore died Jan. 10 in Florida. |
| Here are just some of the events on this date in the past. |
| • |
On this day in 1919: The Paris Peace Conference first opened as world leaders gathered to discuss peace efforts after World War I. |
| • |
In 1943: To conserve resources and redirect World War II efforts, Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard imposed a ban on pre-sliced bread, causing a stir and duress on many a household. |
| • |
In 1950: The People’s Republic of China announced its recognition of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam as the legal government of Vietnam, agreeing to provide it with military and financial assistance. |
| • |
In 1958: Willie O’Ree made sports history as he became the first Black athlete to play in the National Hockey League when he debuted with the Boston Bruins in a game against the Montreal Canadiens. |
| • |
In 1983: The International Olympic Committee reinstated Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medal. Thorpe, the first Indigenous person to win a gold medal for the United States, had his two medals stripped after the IOC had erroneously determined that he wasn’t an amateur athlete at the time of the 1912 Summer Olympics. |
| • |
In 2012: More than 115,000 websites participated in a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the U.S. The websites, which included giants such as Google, Craigslist and Wikipedia, either went dark or altered their homepages to bring attention to the two bills, which were viewed as laws that would infringe on the right to free speech and hinder internet innovation. |
|
| – Hoang Tran, USA TODAY Network |
|
|
|
| Gov. Katie Hobbs released her plan to fund state services for a year, including proposals on child care, private school vouchers and public safety. |
|
|
|
|
The Los Angeles Rams took the time to thank the Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix area for their hospitality over the past week. |
|
|
|
|
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Since it’s a federal holiday, some businesses and services may be closed. Here’s what to know. |
|
|
|
|
Deni Seymour has spent decades researching first contact between Native Americans and European settlers. Then she found a 500-year-old cannon. |
|
|
|
|
Alice Cooper has lined up one of heavy metal’s most distinctive vocalists for his Coopstock 2025 fundraiser at Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Free with your subscription. Sign up to receive GlobalPost, formerly DailyChatter, the leading daily newsletter devoted to world news. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sign up for the news you want
|
| Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
