AZ Briefing: Why you should watch the Olympics; Where your new neighbors likely came from; Vote for the best fries in metro Phoenix

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

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are finally here! LeBron James, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky make it must-see (or stream) TV.

Here's what you should know about the Olympics, including how to watch .

Other big stories

➤ These are the pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week. Meet Stormy, Jazzy, Helga and Scotchie .

➤ ' Ridiculous and obnoxious and wrong ': Sen. Mark Kelly blasted JD Vance over an insult directed toward Vice President Kamala Harris . Kelly is under consideration to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee .

➤ Have new neighbors? According to U-Haul, these are the most common states and cities they likely moved from .

➤ Today, an air quality alert is in effect and you can expect it to be cloudy and hot with a high near 112 degrees. Expect it to be partly cloudy at night with a low near 89 degrees. Get the full forecast here .

Vote for the best fries in metro Phoenix

Who makes the best fries in metro Phoenix? Vote for AZ Wilderness, The White Tank Corral, Der Wurst Hot Dogs, Eat Up Drive In or Luke's of Chicago .

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Today in history

Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.

• On this day in 1908: The Federal Bureau of Investigation was established. Then-U.S. Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte hired 34 people to staff a new agency called the Office of the Chief Examiner. That office was later renamed the Bureau of Investigation.
• In 1941 : President Franklin Roosevelt moved to freeze all Japanese assets in the U.S. and cut off Japan’s access to U.S. oil in response to Japan’s invasion of French Indochina. Britain and the Netherlands followed suit, effectively cutting Japan off from most of its overseas trade and oil. The move, among others, precipitated Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
• In 1945 : The Potsdam Declaration was issued by President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and China’s Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. It called for the complete and unconditional surrender of Japan during World War II or the “alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction."
• In 1947 : President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act 1947, a major piece of legislation that restructured many of the country’s military and intelligence institutions. Among its accomplishments were the creation of the National Security Council, Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense.
• In 1948 : Military segregation in the U.S. armed forces was abolished as President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, which proclaimed “equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin” and ordered the full integration of all its branches.
• In 1990 : President George H.W. Bush signed the pivotal Americans with Disabilities Act, a sweeping civil rights law which affirmed the rights of disabled Americans, prohibited discrimination due to disabilities, required employers to provide certain accommodations to employees with disabilities, and set standards for accessibility to public institutions and places.

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