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Temperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwest About 70 million people in the US are set to face excessive heat advisories as dangerously hot temperatures scorch much of the country’s southern and central states. The third major “heat dome” event to hit the US … Read more

Progressive former state senate president gains nomination after Graham Platner dropped out over sexual assault allegations In a race defined by scandal, withdrawals and a frantic hunt for a replacement candidate, Maine Democrats hit reset on their chaotic Senate primary on Saturday as Troy Jackson officially secured the party’s nomination. He took the stage at … Read more

Warning: some viewers may find the following footage distressing. A fatal police shooting that killed 38-year-old Corey Ruiz has sparked massive protests in Madison, Wisconsin. Bystander video shared with the Guardian shows how the shooting unfolded on 22 July. Continue reading…

Frank Yiannas, formerly of the FDA, calls for an independent review of federal response to illness causing explosive diarrhea Donald Trump’s former top food safety official has accused the administration of a near “catastrophic” mismanagement of the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the US. There should be an independent review of … Read more

Firefighters responded to an emergency call and found the bodies, six of which were those of children A devastating tragedy has unfolded in Michigan after emergency crews responding to a house fire found eight members of the same family, including six children, dead. At least some of the dead inside the home had gunshot wounds. … Read more

Nathan Matthews, 43, died a month after deadly burnover enveloped his fire crew near the Colorado-Utah border A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said on Saturday. Nathan Matthews, 43, died on Friday, the US interior department … Read more

BANGOR, Maine – Maine Democrats on Saturday quickly coronated Troy Jackson as their party’s Senate nominee — following this month’s spectacular implosion of ex-candidate Graham Platner — in the high-stakes Senate showdown with longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Jackson, a former state Senate president, was elected in a landslide at the Maine Democratic Party’s nominating … Read more

Texas Republican Brandon Gill has emerged as one of the House GOP’s most effective digital communicators, turning pointed committee questioning into viral moments that reach millions at a time when commanding attention online has become nearly as valuable as controlling the House floor. The 32-year-old freshman lawmaker’s talents have quickly elevated his profile within the … Read more

Two biologists were taken hostage for about 15 hours by a man and his son in a remote part of Shasta-Trinity national forest Two biologists with the US Forest Service were surveying frog habitats in the remote wilderness of the Shasta-Trinity national forest in north-eastern California late last week when a man allegedly approached them … Read more

Keller, who co-founded the celebrated band in 1986, had been battling cancer of the esophagus Lou Koller, the singer and co-founder of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, has died after a battle with cancer, his bandmates announced. Koller was 59. In a social media post on the band’s Instagram page, a statement … Read more