SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Many states hit hardest by this week’s searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely eliminated programs that help poor people pay their electric bills, forcing thousands to go without air conditioning when they need it most. Oklahoma ran out of money in just three days. Illinois cut its program to […]
DETROIT — Sections of downtown Detroit remain without power after high demand during this week’s 90-degree heat caused parts of the city’s aging municipal power system to fail. The spotty outages that continued Friday morning affected traffic signals, 10 public schools and a handful of public buildings in and around downtown, including city hall. Wayne […]
WASHINGTON – Sweltering temperatures across half the country had people doing what they could to stay cool Thursday. While relief was in sight after one more day of misery in the Northeast, the South was forecast to stay hotter than usual at least through the end of the week. Some schools in the Northeast planned […]
