AZ Briefing: Here's what's replacing Paradise Valley Mall; This Arizona airport is losing international flights; Mochi Fresh in Tempe

Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day.

The former Paradise Valley Mall is getting a makeover.

As traditional malls become less popular, RED Development Company is repurposing the space into a modernized shopping, dining and entertainment district with residential space.

Once complete, the new development will have a Whole Foods, Sephora, dine-in Harkins movie theater and a number of restaurants.

Get a look at all the restaurants slated to open at the redeveloped Paradise Valley Mall in this story.

Other big stories

➤ This Arizona airport is losing some international flights. Here's what travelers should know.

➤ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema held a roundtable discussion about the end of Title 42 with local leaders Tuesday.

➤ Border Patrol: Videos of vigilantes near Sasabe could lead to arrests.

➤ Today, you can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 99 degrees. Clear at night, with a low near 73 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

What's the secret at this bubble tea shop? Homemade boba

When AB Wang opened Mochi Fresh in Tempe four years ago, he wanted his bubble tea shop to be different than the rest.

He did just that, with staff making brown sugar, strawberry and mango boba in-house every day. There's a variety of drinks to try, including brown sugar bubble milk (my personal favorite) and a watermelon smoothie.

For more on Mochi Fresh and its menu, check out this story.

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Today in history

• On this day in 1937, in a set of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act of 1935.
• In 1961, a group of Freedom Riders was arrested after arriving at a bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi, charged with breaching the peace for entering white-designated areas. (They ended up serving 60 days in jail.)
• In 1994, four Islamic fundamentalists convicted of bombing New York’s World Trade Center in 1993 were each sentenced to 240 years in prison.
• In 2006, “An Inconvenient Truth,” a documentary about former Vice President Al Gore’s campaign against global warming, went into limited release.
• In 2013, President Barack Obama addressed the sexual assault epidemic staining the military, telling U.S. Naval Academy graduates to remember their honor depended on what they did when nobody was looking and said the crime had “no place in the greatest military on earth.” 

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