The Hot Zone: More than 85% of Americans are expected to face temperatures above 90 degrees through the weekend. And the south-central US may hit triple digits, according to the National Weather Service. Many state and local officials have declared heat …

Viral News: President-elect Joe Biden says that he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office to drastically reduce spread of the coronavirus.   He told CNN’s Jake Tapper, “Just 100 days to mask, not forever. One hundred …

Sarajevo: The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot and killed last night while delivering a speech at a photographic exhibition in Ankara. Three other people were wounded. The gunman, a 22-year-old Turkish police officer who was wearing a suit …

Political Hack: President Obama said the US will retaliate for Russian computer hacking to influence the US election. Obama told NPR’s Steve Inskeep, “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of …

Ghost Ship: The Alameda County prosecutor says charges of murder or manslaughter may result from the warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people over the weekend in Oakland, Calif. “It’s too premature to say where the investigation will lead …

In Transition: The abrupt departure of two members of the Trump transition team indicates turmoil in forming the next White House administration. In the second major shakeup since the election, Mike Rogers, a former Michigan congressman who was handling national …

Last Man Standing: John Katich’s departure from the  Presidential race yesterday left Donald Trump as the only survivor of a political battle royal that started with 17 contestants. While Trump still needs to campaign and win 40 percent of the remaining …