Meteorologists are describing the intensifying weather pattern as a heat dome, a high-pressure system that traps air and leads to steadily rising thermal readings.

Is Capitol Hill prepared for the new normal of record-breaking heat? When Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, 74, was rushed to the hospital due to dehydration after becoming dizzy at the Senate gym ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was briefly hospitalized Wednesday due to dehydration as extreme heat scorched ...

Other administration news: A Canadian man died in ICE custody. And Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won his fight ...

An uptick in heat and humidity is headed for many regions this weekend into next week. Maps show how hot and humid it will ...

After a brutal heat wave baked the U.S. East Tuesday, smashing at least 50 records, a precipitous drop in temperatures is now ...

Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! It looks like we won’t be seeing a merger between Shell and BP just yet, as Shell denies that it is looking to take over its British rival. This week’s heat ...

Sunday marked the second straight day of extreme heat across the Midwest and East Coast. Heat indexes on Sunday hit 103 F (39 ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was hospitalized and treated for dehydration June 25 after 'feeling lightheaded' at the ...

Thursday is expected to be the last day of the sweltering heat wave that settled over the D.C. region — though it’ll still be toasty.

WASHINGTON − Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, was hospitalized June 25, after feeling lightheaded in the gym ...

As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...