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Maricopa Co. judge dismisses election lawsuit; Zona Music performer calls out Ye for antisemtisim; Former Rep. Jim Kolbe dies

Arizona Republic

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

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a defeated primary congressional candidate to annul Arizona's election results for governor, secretary of state and attorney general.

During their set at Zona Music Festival on Saturday night, Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff criticized rapper Kanye West for his recent antisemitic actions and remarks.

Former Rep. Jim Kolbe, a moderate Republican from Tucson who advocated free trade and liberalized immigration rules during his 22 years in Washington, has died at age 80.

Today, you can expect it to be cloudy, with a high near degrees 56, At night, expect a chance of thunderstorms, with a low near 55 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

Today in history

  • On this date in 1942, during World War II, U.S. bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time with a raid on Naples. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration, which had been created to provide jobs during the Depression.
  • In 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins gathered for the first and only time for a jam session at Sun Records in Memphis.
  • In 1965, the United States launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Cmdr. James A. Lovell aboard on a two-week mission. (While Gemini 7 was in orbit, its sister ship, Gemini 6A, was launched on Dec. 15 on a one-day mission; the two spacecraft were able to rendezvous within a foot of each other.)
  • In 1992, President George H.W. Bush ordered American troops to lead a mercy mission to Somalia, threatening military action against warlords and gangs who were blocking food for starving millions.
  • In 2018, long lines of people wound through the Capitol Rotunda to view the casket of former President George H.W. Bush; former Sen. Bob Dole steadied himself out of his wheelchair to salute his old friend and one-time rival.