13-02-2025
AZ Briefing: 'Significant storm' forecast for Northern AZ; Who's behind immigration protests? 10 restaurants could have been on best list
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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.
A 'significant storm' was forecast to bring rain and snow to Northern Arizona on Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
More on the weather that's expected and the winter storm warning.
Other big stories
➤ If you are still dealing with a breakup this Valentine's Day, an Arizona business wants to help you dump your ex's stuff at this event.
➤ OPINION: Eggs are expensive, so every egg dish better be worth it. This is a bad thing for one writer, since he's become obsessed with making the perfect scramble. Read Bill Goodykoontz's opinion column.
➤ Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is less than a month old, but it has already triggered a series of large and boisterous protests in metro Phoenix. More on the groups behind them and how protests are organized.
➤ Phoenix is preparing to solicit proposals to develop a 400-room hotel on a parking garage site. Here's where.
➤ See all the photos of planes that have begun to be dismantled from the deadly plane crash at Scottsdale Airport.
➤ Today, you can expect it to be cloudy with a high near 68 degrees. Expect it to be cloudy at night with a low near 54 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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What's the best restaurant in metro Phoenix? USA Today picked some great ones. Here are 10 more that easily could have made the cut.
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Today in history
Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.
On this day in 1914: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was founded with a goal to 'assure that music creators are fairly compensated for the public performance of their works, and that their rights are properly protected.' The need for such protection had been apparent for some time to Victor Herbert, a composer and musician who served as the first director of the organization, whose testimony before Congress had influenced the Copyright Act of 1909.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was founded with a goal to 'assure that music creators are fairly compensated for the public performance of their works, and that their rights are properly protected.' The need for such protection had been apparent for some time to Victor Herbert, a composer and musician who served as the first director of the organization, whose testimony before Congress had influenced the Copyright Act of 1909. In 1920: Rube Foster, who had formed the Chicago American Giants baseball team nine years earlier, brought team owners together to form the National Negro League.
Rube Foster, who had formed the Chicago American Giants baseball team nine years earlier, brought team owners together to form the National Negro League. In 1945: Allied forces began firebombing the city of Dresden, Germany, killing an estimated 20,000-25,000 people.
Allied forces began firebombing the city of Dresden, Germany, killing an estimated 20,000-25,000 people. In 1965: President Lyndon Johnson approved Operation Rolling Thunder, a massive bombing campaign in North Vietnam.
President Lyndon Johnson approved Operation Rolling Thunder, a massive bombing campaign in North Vietnam. In 2000: The last new Peanuts comic strip appeared in newspapers after the death of cartoonist Charles Schulz. The strip was first published in newspapers in 1950.
The last new Peanuts comic strip appeared in newspapers after the death of cartoonist Charles Schulz. The strip was first published in newspapers in 1950. In 2021: Former President Donald Trump was acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial on the sole count of incitement of insurrection. Seven Republican senators joined the 48 Democrats and two independents voting 'guilty,' but 67 votes would be needed to convict, and the final tally was 57 voting 'guilty' and 43 'not guilty.'
— William Cain, USA TODAY Network
