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Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S. population subject to extreme heat. The National Weather Service said Phoenix was expected to climb to 112 F (44.4…

A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations. The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve crossed the state line into Nevada…

The stretch of pleasant weather continues. A high-pressure system will help to keep skies partly cloudy and mostly sunny over the next few days. A light layer of wildfire smoke will drift over the Great Lakes Monday and Tuesday. Combined with ample sunshine, hazy skies will not come as a surprise. Partly cloudy skies will…

Finally, calmer weather is here. Following an unusually active week of heat, severe weather, and air quality concerns, the weather will be mostly pleasant. Over the next few days, temperatures will be cooler, and there will be less moisture in the air. Sunday will be mostly sunny. An isolated shower cannot be ruled out, but…

Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have created a new process to challenge library materials and…

Trader Joe’s is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recalled two cookie products over similar concerns. The soup recall impacts Trader Joe’s Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup with “Use By” dates ranging from July 18 to Sept. 15, according…

A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched as authorities tried to piece together the mysterious disappearance and sudden reappearance this week of Alicia Navarro, who was 14 when she vanished from her Arizona home four years ago. Police on Friday provided no details about Wednesday’s search or the identity…

A federal judge in Miami on Friday criticized prosecutors for an apparent attempt to undercut a court order and take control of a oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government. When David Rivera and an associate were charged…

The severe thunderstorm warning for Genesee and Lapeer counties expired at 9:45 p.m. on Friday. The 4Warn Weather team has been monitoring the forecast and expects the strongest storms to arrive after midnight. The severe weather could bring strong, damaging winds, flooding, and hail. The National Weather Service said severe thunderstorms were located along a…

New charges — and a new defendant — added to the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump underscore how the Mar-a-Lago investigation is still very much ongoing, even as the focus has been on an expected indictment in a separate case related to the 2020 election. In an updated indictment handed down Thursday,…

Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an ally on racial justice has long faded. Instead, African American leaders decry what they…

Bolivia is now using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar for international financial transactions in the region. Between May and July of this year, Bolivia conducted financial…