The heat wave caused disruptions to public transport across the Northeast. Amtrak said it will be forced to slow train speeds ...

As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...

By Tuesday night — following the fourth hottest day on record in Boston — Mass General’s emergency department was slammed.

A major heat wave will persist through the end of the week in some areas of the country. Here's what to do while the ...

When and where will the heat wane? Where does extreme heat remain? Large sections of the eastern half of the country still ...

More than 125 million Americans are under the highest level of extreme heat alerts during a wave of above-average ...

WASHINGTON − Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, was hospitalized June 25, after feeling lightheaded in the gym ...

Westerville residents reluctant to turn up their thermostats during the current heat wave are getting a little involuntary ...

Metro Detroit's heat wave is finally ending Tuesday, sparking the return of cooler conditions but also the return of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Extensive triple digit heat, broken temperature records and oppressive humidity piled up into a steaming mess ...

As a persistent "heat dome" fuels extreme temperatures for millions, UVA professor Robert Davis explains what's typical this ...

The Louisville Courier Journal and other USA TODAY Network staff have been tracking the current heat wave and compiling ...