Arizona

TL/DR - The Energy Department is encouraging U.S. states to update their energy codes for new buildings, which it says could reduce future carbon emissions by nearly 2 billion metric tons and cut $180 billion from collective energy bills over 30 years. The department is offering millions of dollars through a new energy-codes program to help…

TL/DR - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed in a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed an inmate was stabbed and transported to a local hospital, but did not identify the inmate as Chauvin. Chauvin, who was serving a sentence of more than two decades for…

TL/DR - St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix, Arizona, set a new record by distributing food to more than 12,800 families in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. This distribution number surpassed the previous record set in 2016 and represents a 14% increase from the previous year. In total, the organization estimated that 100,000 individuals in…

TL/DR - WalletHub ranked four Arizona cities in the top 12 best places to go for Thanksgiving 2023. The cities were ranked based on five criteria including, Thanksgiving traditions, affordability, safety, giving thanks, and weather forecast. Phoenix ranked as the 7th best city, with the best ranking for holiday decoration shops per capita; the…