Two new laws aim to protect students from extreme heat — but California still won't fund the air conditioning schools actually need.

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Scott Delaney, an epidemiologist who studies extreme heat and health, is in a quandary about the Fourth of July, and he knows he's not alone. He's planning a cookout at his Massachusetts home and ...

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After announcing his ALS diagnosis earlier this week, former NFL running back Chris Johnson brought back the viral Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of the progressive nervous system disease.

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CLEVELAND (WJW) — Northeast Ohio was under an Extreme Heat Warning through Friday night, meaning dangerously hot conditions. The warning expire for most Northeast Ohio counties by 8 p.m., while a few ...

As the holiday weekend approaches, large swaths of the Midwest and the Eastern U.S. are under extreme heat warnings or heat advisories, according to the National Weather Service. Heat is a serious ...

She has covered extreme weather and disasters for more than a decade. Heat isn’t always a hazard. After a frigid winter, it can be a reprieve, breathing life back into your yard or making your morning ...

Ash-har Quraishi is a consumer correspondent based in Chicago. He is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of local, national, international and investigative reporting experience.