More than 160 million people — nearly half the U.S. population — are under heat alerts as of Thursday.

The snowfall from last winter disappeared a month sooner than usual, after two early hot spells. Huge volumes of exposed ice ...

Some workers dealt with sweltering conditions as others found business opportunities amid a heat wave that was intensifying ...

This is not the kind of heat event we see every year,” the National Weather Service reported, adding it may be the hottest period the region has experienced since 2011.

Extremely dangerous heat, coupled with humidity, could result in heat index readings of 100 to 115 degrees from the Midwest ...