Biden unveils new measures aimed at addressing extreme heat as US swelters
President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a whole-of-government approach to protecting communities and workers from what he called the "real crisis" of extreme heat amid a recent spate of high temperatures and 150 million Americans are under heat alerts.
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Aviation legislation stalls in US Congress over pilot training rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65
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Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel's neighbors.
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A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites
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'Heat health emergency': Nearly half the US at risk as dangerous heat expands and intensifies in the Northeast
Heat is intensifying for millions of people in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Thursday, creating a "heat health emergency" as nearly half of the country bakes in dangerously high temperatures.
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Are you affected by the extreme heat? Share your story
People across the United States are facing scorching temperatures during the planet's hottest July on record so far.
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Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley in court for hearing on whether he should spend life in prison
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Crumbley is in court Thursday for a hearing to determine whether he should spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing four students and wounding seven others in a mass shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021.
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Ukraine's counteroffensive is ramping up after months of slow progress
After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be escalating its counteroffensive, ramping up the deployment of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said.
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Biden seeks heat hazard alert, provides $1 billion to plant trees
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had asked Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to issue
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Department of Justice to investigate city of Memphis and its police department
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, it announced Thursday. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the police department.
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NBA-LeBron James thanks fans for love after son's cardiac arrest
LeBron James thanked fans on Thursday for their love and prayers for his son Bronny, who suffered a
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Nassar survivors sue Michigan State, saying it made 'secret decisions' about releasing documents
Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar have filed a lawsuit claiming school officials made “secret decisions” about releasing documents in the case
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