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A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high ...

Many places in the eastern United States, even those not considered to be in a drought, have recorded rainfall deficits this summer, from the Ohio Valley to New England and southward.

New York City also felt the heat, tying its longstanding daily record of 96 degrees for the date, set in 1888 in Central Park ...

Paramedics in Washington, D.C., burned through their supply of ice packs on Tuesday, and residents cranked up the air-conditioning as far north as Maine, as parts of the East Coast endured the hottest ...

There was no letup from the sweltering heat wave frazzling much of the eastern United States on Friday, with some 90 million Americans under heat alerts nationwide.. Record-setting temperatures ...

Maps from the National Weather Service (NWS) show that relief is on the way for 13 states under heat advisories, but the heat wave will shift to a new part of the U.S. by next week.

Many places in the eastern United States, even those not considered to be in a drought, have recorded rainfall deficits this summer, from the Ohio Valley to New England and southward.