ABC News (NEW YORK) — Historic heat is still raging in the West, with life-threatening temperatures baking California to Colorado before the dangerous, triple-digit heat moves to the East Coast. Las Vegas hit its sixth day in a row of temperatures at or above 115 degrees as the city soaredRead More →
CT757fan/Getty Images (KAUAI, Hawaii) — One person is dead and two others are missing after a helicopter carrying three people in Kauai, Hawaii, crashed into waters about a quarter mile offshore, according to state officials. Officials said they received a report of a helicopter crash into the ocean around 1:20Read More →
Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda was shot and killed on July 10, 2024. — Harris County Sheriff’s Department (HOUSTON) — The man accused of gunning down Deputy Fernando Esqueda in an ambush attack was arrested overnight and has been charged with capital murder, according to Harris County, Texas, authorities. TheRead More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Keep the air conditioners running and the sunscreen handy — the extreme heat in the U.S. is not going anywhere soon. Portions of the country have been experiencing scorching temperatures over the past week, but significant relief from the stifling conditions will not come inRead More →
Shasta, a male cougar, licks a cool ice pop treat at the Houston Zoo, June 26, 2013, in Houston. — Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Animals are perhaps more readily equipped than humans to deal with extreme heat. But when the heat index climbs intoRead More →
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Trump National Doral Golf Club on July 9, 2024 in Doral, Florida. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump stands at the doorstep of his third nomination for the presidency with an advantage inRead More →
Mustafa Hussain/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden is facing a critical point in his reelection bid as Democratic calls for him to exit the 2024 race continue to mount despite his efforts to shut them down. A poor debate performance against Donald Trump reignited questions aboutRead More →
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, under the microscope as Democrats debate his political future, tried to make the case that he is best suited to take on Donald Trump this November and finish what he’s started in a second term. In a nearly hourlong solo press conference,Read More →
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As a historic U.S. heat wave continued on Thursday, heat-related deaths in July climbed to at least 28 in the West, while the East Coast recovered from tornadoes and flash flooding as it braced for the return of sweltering temperatures after a brief break. More thanRead More →
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — More than a million electrical customers in Houston remained without power amid sweltering weather on Thursday and most won’t have their power restored until the end of this weekend, a full week after Hurricane Beryl swept in and damaged the energy grid, officials said. ManyRead More →
