Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day.
11 defendants are expected to appear in Maricopa Countycourt to answer criminal charges stemming from a plan to keep Donald Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won Arizona in the 2020 election.
More about the defendants, including Rudy Giuliani and former state GOP Chair Kelli Ward, in this story.
Other big stories
➤ In September, Phoenix residents can schedule their own bulk trash collection through an online portal, instead of waiting for quarterly pickup. What to know.
➤ What’s the difference between a condition of title report and title insurance? Find out in this week’s real estate law column.
➤ Opinion: ‘Vote Them Out!’ might boot me from the Arizona Supreme Court. But our state’s judicial merit selection system could suffer much worse. Read more of Justice Clint Bolick’s word.
➤ Today, you can expect it to be sunny with a high near 94 degrees. Expect it to be clear at night with a low near 67 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.
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On this day in 1881, the American National Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton.
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In 1979, Dan White, who had assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk, an openly gay member of the city’s Board of Supervisors, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter instead of murder. The leniency angered the community, and the White Night riots began that night after an initially peaceful march to City Hall.
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In 1991, Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India, was assassinated in a suicide bombing. He stepped into the role after his mother’s assassination, Indira Gandhi, the previous prime minister.
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In 1998, Five abortion clinics in Miami had acid poured at their entrances, causing injuries to three women.
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In 1999, After being nominated for an Emmy 18 times and not winning, Susan Lucci won the Emmy for Best Actress for her role as Erica Kane on the soap opera “All My Children.
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In 2017, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus put on what was expected to be its final performance in Uniondale, New York. Years of complaints and lawsuits brought by animal rights groups preceded the decision to shut down. The traveling circus was revived in 2023 without animals.
An attorney for the man accused of fatally shooting Thomas Meixner on the University of Arizona campus in 2022 wants his client to be found guilty except insane.
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