Arizona joins lawsuit over required water cuts in Colorado River plan

Key Points:

• Arizona has joined Nevada in suing the federal government over its Colorado River water plan, arguing it unfairly penalizes Lower Basin states and could cause devastating water cuts, particularly threatening Arizona's Central Arizona Project.
• The National Park Service fixed faulty lighting at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., after a Washington Post inquiry revealed the statue's face and chest had been left in darkness for months.
• National Park Service crews cut down over 400 healthy trees at East Potomac Golf Links, prompting a federal judge to halt the removals due to probable violations of environmental law and concerns about irreversible damage.
• The NBA has directed sportsbooks to ban certain player-specific bets to prevent collusion and underperformance, following scandals involving players allegedly manipulating game outcomes to clear gambling debts.
• Pope Leo XIV, recovering from lung cancer surgery, spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing concern over the humanitarian crisis in Russian-controlled Ukraine and called for a ceasefire to allow aid delivery and civilian evacuation.