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Read in browser AZ BriefingYOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUPMon Dec 8 2025  Lorenzino EstradaDigital ProducerGood 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.A Phoenix couple faces possible prison time after parenting practices shaped by online misinformation about medical care and nutrition left a 5-month-old child dead and three others suffering from chronic malnutrition, according to police and court records.What you should know.Other big stories➤ Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva introduced her first bill to continue her late father’s fight to overturn the legislation authorizing a contentious land exchange between British-Australian mining company Resolution Copper and the U.S. Forest Service.➤ Gov. Katie Hobbs will close out 3 years in office without a signature policy win but with what supporters said is progress made around the edges.➤ State health officials kept key details of an E. coli outbreak tied to the Arizona State Fair from the public even as multiple children were rushed to emergency rooms with life-threatening conditions. Here’s what to know.➤ A north Scottsdale home with a luxury garage sold for $6.9M. Features of the priciest metro Phoenix houses to sell include sport courts, multiple pools and a three-story elevator.➤ News alerts in your inbox: Don’t miss the important news of the day. Sign up for azcentral newsletter alerts to be in the know. ➤ Today, you can expect it to be mostly sunny with a high near 74 degrees. Expect it to be clear at night with a low near 47 degrees. Get the full forecast here.How was Arizona Highways’ photo of the year captured  The Arizona Highways magazine is one of the publications that has been banned by the Arizona Department of Corrections.Courtesy of Jackie Hai/KJZZHow do you take the shot that wins Arizona Highways’ photo of the year contest? Valley 101 found out.If you like our work, please consider becoming a subscriber.Today in historyHere are just some of the historic events on this date in the past.•On this day in 1941: A day after its surprise attack on the U.S. territory of Hawaii at Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japanese forces invaded the Philippines and Guam – two other U.S. territories – as well as independent Thailand and the U.K. territories of Singapore, Hong Kong and what later became Malaysia.•In 1955: The Council of Europe approved the European flag as the symbol of the continent about six years after the international human rights organization was founded. The blue flag with 12 gold stars was adopted in 1985 by the European Communities, which preceded the EU.•In 1980: Former Beatles singer-songwriter John Lennon was fatally shot outside his luxury apartment building across 72nd Street from New York’s Central Park by Mark Chapman, who was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the murder. Chapman was denied parole at least a dozen times.•In 1987: U.S. President Ronald Reagan and the last USSR leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, signed the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, an antiweapons pact that required the destruction and permanent prohibition of the parties’ ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of roughly 310-3,400 miles, as well as all support structures and support equipment. In 2019, the U.S. and Russia withdrew from the treaty.•In 1990: NASA’s Galileo uncrewed spacecraft flew past Earth for the first time in a flyby that boosted its speed for a two-year solar orbit. Its namesake was astronomer Galileo Galilei, who spent the last eight years of his life under house arrest for heresy for his findings supporting Copernicus’ theory that the sun is the center of the solar system.•In 2013: Metallica rocked a geodesic dome on Antarctica in front of a small crowd, making it the first band to perform a concert on all seven continents and the only to do so within a year.•In 2021: The Food and Drug Administration authorized AstraZeneca’s long-acting monoclonal antibody treatment, Evusheld, for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2023, the FDA withdrew its authorization of the drug, noting it wasn’t likely to help protect people against most coronavirus variants circulating by then.– Charlie White, USA TODAY NetworkTOP STORIESWriter explores link between climate change and a toadThe golden toad was declared extinct in 2004, the victim of climate change, scientists said in 2022. But Trevor Ritland hasn’t given up the search.READ MORE Sign up for breaking news alerts and get real-time updates directly to your inbox.SIGN UP NOW Get world news FREESign up to receive GlobalPost, the leading daily newsletter devoted to world news. It’s free with your subscription.GET GLOBAL NEWS FREEPlay Your Way to a Relaxing BreakUnwind with crosswords and challenges that recharge you. USA TODAY PLAYCrosswords, Puzzles, Comics & HoroscopesSEE ALL GAMES |
