Tracking a Low in the Far Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Tracking the tropics as we inch closer to peak hurricane season which is a little over one month away.
Lawmakers Scramble To Reach Deal Before Eviction Moratorium Expires
Tonight lawmakers on Capital Hill are scrambling to reach a deal to extend the federal eviction moratorium before it expires tomorrow night.
Study: Vaccinated People Can Carry As Much Virus As Others
In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.
Below Average Temperatures Heading for the Carolinas
With the upper ridge shifting away, below-average temperatures are forecast to move into the Carolinas.
Once Fading, Mask Sales Starting To Rebound
Masks, which had started to disappear from store shelves, may be front and center again.
GOP Governors Lend Support To Mississippi Anti-Abortion Law
Led by South Carolina’s Henry McMaster, a dozen Republican governors are wading into a lawsuit over Mississippi’s new anti-abortion law, the outcome of which could have implications for similar measures across the country.
8.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Alaska
This is the strongest earthquake to shake the state since 1965.
Biden To Allow Eviction Moratorium To Expire Saturday
The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it could only be extended until the end of the month.
USA's Sunisa Lee Wins All-Around Gold In Gymnastics
Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women’s all-around.
ZZ Top: Bearded Bassist Dusty Hill Dies In His Sleep At 72
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, the long-bearded bassist for the million-selling Texas blues rock trio known for such hits as “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” has died at age 72.
"Ok Not To Be Ok": Mental Health Takes Top Role At Olympics
For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done.
Air Quality Alert - Hazy Skies Return to the Carolinas
Hazy skies are building back into the Carolinas. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for high levels of ground ozone across portions of the WCCB area.
Lollapalooza To Require Vaccination Card Or Negative Test
The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago’s Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested negative for the disease within the last three days.
Olympic Champ Biles Withdraws From All-Around Competition
Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title.
Hottest Temperatures in Two Years Knocking on Our Door
Millions of Americans are under heat alerts with high heat building across the Carolinas.
CDC Reverses Course On Indoor Masks In Some Parts Of US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.
Singer P!nk Backs Beach Handball Team On 'Sexist' Clothing
U.S. pop singer P!nk has offered to pay a fine given to the Norwegian female beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of the required bikini bottoms.
Georgia Man Pleading Guilty To 4 Of 8 Asian Spa Killings
A Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was pleading guilty in Cherokee County on Tuesday, hoping for a sentence of life without parole to the first four of the shooting deaths.
Olympic Champ Biles Out Of Team Finals
Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently sustaining an injury during the vault.
Fauci Says U.S. Headed In 'Wrong Direction' On Coronavirus
The United States is in an "unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.
