AZ Briefing: Former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords released from hospital; onetime Sen. David Bradley dies; Tempe's Mill Ave. transforming

A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

"I'm getting better. Let's go!": Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is released from a Tucson hospital after a four-day stay.

Former state Sen. David Bradley has died at age 69; Gov. Doug Ducey orders flags at half-staff on Sunday.

After 10 restaurant closings,Tempe's Mill Avenue is transforming. Here's what's changed.

Today, you can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 80 degrees. Partly cloudy at night, with a low near 50 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

Today in history

• On this date in 1912, the Glendale News was established.
• In 1925, the construction of Mormon Flat Dam was completed and Saguaro Lake began to fill.
• In 1933, Congress proposed the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to repeal Prohibition.
• In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, which circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds before splashing down safely in the Atlantic Ocean 800 miles southeast of Bermuda.
• In 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, upheld, 7-2, compulsory vaccination laws intended to protect the public’s health.