California averts rolling blackouts
California power grid managers issued an emergency alert and pleaded with people to reduce their electrical use. The Supreme Court will make a big decision this fall involving federal elections. Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? Keep reading for our "Don't Worry Darling" drama recap.
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🌅 Up first: Experts released high-resolution footage of the Titanic for the first time, allowing viewers to peer at the iconic shipwreck front and center. Read more
California weathers heat wave without rolling blackouts
A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts but the state’s electrical grid managed to handle historic demand, with consumer conservation as a key reason the grid survived. The state's 39 million people were warned that demand might outstrip supply as temperatures in many areas soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). Officials said peak electricity demand on Tuesday hit 52,061 megawatts, far higher than previously reported levels. A cooling effect may not come until later this week. Read more
The new normal: Dramatic increase in deadly US heat waves now likely inevitable, but experts say there's still hope.
Grand Canyon National Park warned visitors to prepare for excessive heat after a hiker's death.
📷 Photo of the day: Extreme temperatures scorch US under heat dome 📷
The record-breaking heat events of recent summers will become much more common in places like North America and Europe, new research says. There's still hope that global temperature increases resulting from human-caused climate change can be curbed, but experts warn that heat waves are destined to become more prevalent in coming decades. Read more
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Here's how SCOTUS is already influencing the November elections
The nation's highest court is already having a big impact on this year's midterm elections, in which control of Congress is up for grabs along with governorships in more than half the states. And the court's docket for the term that begins in October is all but certain to have major repercussions for the next presidential election in 2024. Read more
One thing to know: The Supreme Court will also consider a case this fall that legal experts say could fundamentally change how federal elections are run.
Up first is a case that could weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965: It concerns how states weigh the racial makeup of voters when drawing congressional maps.
With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, states are taking matters into their own hands. And the country's most racially diverse states are the ones submerged by the deluge of stiffer laws.
Time is running out to block voting restrictions: As courts work through challenges to state laws passed in response to false claims of voter fraud, some of those restrictions will remain in place.
2024 repercussions: This term, the court will review a bombshell appeal involving a clause in the Constitution that Conservatives say means state legislatures – and only state legislatures – have the power to set election rules.
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📰 Massachusetts primary recap: Trump-backed Geoff Diehl secured the GOP gubernatorial nomination.
🚭 Juul will pay nearly $440M to settle states' probe into the company's marketing of vaping products for teens.
⚠ The firing squad and electric chair are prohibited by South Carolina's constitution, a judge said.
🤑 Your federal student debt repayments are resuming: Don't get surprised, prepare now.
🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, Supreme Court correspondent John Fritze looks at how the high court is influencing this fall’s midterm elections. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker.
Suspect in Canada stabbing spree still at large as police action fails
Hopes of apprehending the remaining suspect in the Canadian stabbing massacre were dashed Tuesday when authorities acknowledged they had not located him. Police with guns drawn earlier surrounded a house on an Indigenous reserve that was the site of some of the Sunday morning attacks, while an emergency alert warned that the suspect might be in the area. Later in the day, police sent another alert saying Myles Sanderson – one of two brothers believed to have killed 10 people and wounded 18 in a series of stabbings – was not in the community. Read more
From Tennessee: A body identified as a teacher abducted while she was jogging; suspect charged with murder.
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10.5 million children worldwide were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID, study finds
Researchers who examined the World Health Organization's data on excess mortality as of May 2022, found that the majority of those children – 7.5 million – were orphaned while 3 million lost a primary caregiver. Grandparents, aunts and cousins and other caregivers are now stepping into the void created by COVID-19, but challenges abound in shouldering the financial and emotional costs. Corresponding research also found significant racial disparities among children affected. Read more
Providers report dozens of errors giving Pfizer's COVID vaccine. Experts worry new boosters will fuel more.
'Full-time work doesn't pay'': Why are so many working American families living day to day?
A Uvalde shooting survivor can't bear to return to school. She isn't the only one.
Exclusive: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona's fall tour to include stops in swing states.
College football: Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State
Alabama remains No. 1 after an almost flawless opener but there's a new No. 2 in the first updated USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-131.Georgia moves up one spot and replaces No. 3 Ohio State after crushing Oregon 49-3 for the largest margin of victory against a ranked opponent in program history. While the Buckeyes should be commended for beating Notre Dame, the Bulldogs' dominance against the Ducks gives them the ammunition to move closer to the Crimson Tide. Read more
Potentially crazy, wide-open 2022 season: 32 NFL storylines entering Week 1.
In tennis news: Frances Tiafoe stunned No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open in a milestone for American men's tennis.
A little less heavy
🎥 Here are 10 must-see movies coming out this fall, from ''Hocus Pocus 2'' to Dwayne Johnson's ''Black Adam.''
🧷 Safety essentials to give college students — and parents — peace of mind.
👶 ''Nepo babies'' in Hollywood: What do famous families say about industry equity?
🪂 Work starts on an Austin tower destined to be tallest in Texas at 74 stories high.
📣 The drama surrounding Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Florence Pugh and ''Don't Worry Darling,'' explained.
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