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Raising a person's ordinary core temperature by just 7 degrees Fahrenheit puts them at high risk of death.

The National Weather Service expects high temperatures to reach 95 to 100 degrees on Friday and Saturday.

In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

The six-month season saw an above-average number of storms. Scientists say climate change is leading to more powerful and deadly hurricanes that can affect inland communities far from the coasts.

A heat advisory is in effect in the mountain communities of Pine Valley and Julian until 10 p.m. Thursday.

At least ten news organizations have retracted or amended their stories after an NPR investigation showed that a man they featured as a bold Chinese dissident was accused of being a conman.

Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.

A Justice Department investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols in 2023 found that "Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve."

Most students pursuing medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University will receive free tuition, thanks to a $1 billion gift from businessman Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic organization.

Many people in prison rely on federal Pell Grants to pay for college courses. But in most states, women's prisons offer less access to Pell-eligible classes than men’s prisons do.