Today, 17 million are under flood alerts across the Gulf Coast and in the Mid-Atlantic, and 19 million are under heat alerts ...

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Three Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation to classify extreme heat as a disaster, which would allow federal ...

The rash of global heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere comes as average global temperatures continue to climb, driven ...

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HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 ...

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Chicago anticipates a heat wave next week with a slight cool down today, and potential thunderstorms as the heat peaks.