Heat wave triggers big storms, power outages in US Southeast

Forecasters warned people celebrating Father’s Day outdoors to take precautions as triple-digit temperatures prompted heat advisories across much of the southern U.S., triggered thunderstorms that knocked out power from Oklahoma to Mississippi and whipped up winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico.

Chicago's drought deepens

It was a rather dry May and June may be starting off dry too. Will Chicago's moderate drought deepen over the coming days?