DAILY BRIEFING

Cochise Supervisors referred for potential criminal offenses; Twitter suspends Kanye West after Chris Paul tweet; Hobbs housing plan praised

Arizona Republic

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

Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd have been referred for potential criminal and civil offenses to Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

Twitter has suspended Kanye West’s account after his tweet Thursday that had a headshot picture of Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Chris Paul with the caption “I caught this guy with Kim.”

Phoenix-area housing experts and advocates are eager for Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs to move forward with her housing plan, which they largely praised as a comprehensive approach to addressing Arizona's housing crisis.

Today, you can expect it to be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, with a high near 67 degrees. At night, mostly cloudy with a continued chance of rain and a low near 57 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

Today in history

  • On this date in 1964, police arrested some 800 students at the University of California at Berkeley, one day after the students stormed the administration building and staged a massive sit-in.
  • In 1967, a surgical team in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard (BAHR’-nard) performed the first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky, who lived 18 days with the donor organ, which came from Denise Darvall, a 25-year-old bank clerk who had died in a traffic accident.
  • In 1992, the first telephone text message was sent by British engineer Neil Papworth, who transmitted the greeting “Merry Christmas” from his work computer in Newbury, Berkshire, to Vodafone executive Richard Jarvis’ mobile phone.
  • In 2015, defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the armed services to open all military jobs to women, removing the final barriers that had kept women from serving in combat, including the most dangerous and grueling commando posts.
  • In 2017, the second-largest U.S. drugstore chain, CVS, announced that it was buying Aetna, the third-largest health insurer, in order to push much deeper into customer care.