Environment
One-third of U.S. households already forgo basic necessities to pay energy bills, as the nation's debt soars beyond a record $20 billion.
Trump has endorsed a new party platform that tries to make a wildly unpopular idea more digestible to voters.
The former New Hampshire senator and current gubernatorial candidate sat on the board of Bloom Energy as the company became mired in financial, environmental and legal woes.
The longtime Oklahoma Republican leaves behind a long legacy of disinformation about the mounting threat of global warming.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
More than 2 million homes and businesses in the Houston area were without electricity, CenterPoint Energy officials said.
A visitor to Death Valley National Park died Sunday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized.
Much of Texas' shoreline was under a hurricane warning and officials in several coastal counties urged tourists along the beach for the Fourth of the July holiday to leave.
The 400-pound animal was safely relocated from the Colorado neighborhood — but it wasn't easy.
Scott Sims' niece Jessica Ryan said "there are no words for the events that transpired and the emotions we are feeling right now."
The proposal would require employers to provide workers with water and rest once temperatures reach certain thresholds.