A blistering heat wave impacting Arizona, Southern Nevada and much of California is expected to last through the end of the week with triple-digit temperatures. Phoenix, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, and others have tied or set all-time record highs during the day, with little relief overnight; the average daily (24 hr) temperature in Tucson, for […]

A fast-moving fire that started on the fourth floor of a large housing complex called Grenfell Tower in North Kensington (West London) spread rapidly upward, most notably from the exterior of the building, trapping many of the more than 400 occupants. As of Thursday, the official death toll is 17, and 18 patients are hospitalized […]