Arizona politicians react to Nashville school shooting; Phoenix sues Tempe over development deal; In-N-Out Flagstaff

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

Here's what Arizona's congressional delegation is saying about the Nashville school shooting

Phoenix announced the lawsuit on Tuesday, just four months after Sky Harbor officials signaled that they were willing to support the Coyotes project.

In-N-Out Burger breaks ground on its new Flagstaff restaurant. Here's what's next

Today, you can expect it to be partly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 82 degrees. Mostly cloudy and breezy night, with a low near 55 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

Today in history

• On this date in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln ordered plans for a relief expedition to sail to South Carolina’s Fort Sumter, which was still in the hands of Union forces despite repeated demands by the Confederacy that it be turned over.
• In 1943, World War II rationing of meat, fats and cheese began, limiting consumers to store purchases of an average of about two pounds a week for beef, pork, lamb and mutton using a coupon system.
• In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam War.
• In 2004, President George W. Bush welcomed seven former Soviet-bloc nations (Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Latvia and Estonia) into NATO during a White House ceremony.
• In 2018, Russia announced the expulsion of more than 150 diplomats, including 60 Americans, and said it was closing a U.S. consulate in retaliation for Western expulsions of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in Britain. Malala Yousafzai returned home to Pakistan for a four-day visit, the first by the 20-year-old Nobel laureate since she was shot by the Taliban five years earlier for speaking out in support of education of girls.

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