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Triple-digit heat indices linger until a midweek cold front brings relief Storms Fade, but the Heat Holds StrongSunday ended much like Saturday—hot, humid, and stormy in spots. While most of us enjoyed plenty of sunshine, scattered showers and storms fired up during the afternoon hours, bringing heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent lightning to parts of central and eastern Kentucky. Some of that activity may linger into the evening hours before winding down overnight. Sizzling Start to the WeekThe big weather story continues to be the heat. Highs Sunday reached the low 90s, with heat index values near 100°—and the…

Two off-duty Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue firefighters on Sunday saved a man from a car fire in Weston. According to officials, the incident happened on southbound Interstate 75, just north of Royal Palm Boulevard. Officials said the vehicle left the roadway and struck a light pole, which ignited a small fire. The two off-duty lieutenants were traveling nearby when it happened and were able to control the fire using portable fire extinguishers. They then helped the man out of the car. The patient was taken by helicopter to Broward Health Medical Center, where he’s expected to recover. The Florida Highway…

The Philadelphia Eagles currently have 10 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, plus a projected three compensatory picks, bringing their total to 13. Here we’ll track each of the trades that change the Eagles’ picks. So far, there have been five:• The Eagles traded Haason Reddick to the Jets for their third-round pick in 2026. That third-round pick will become a second-round pick if Reddick plays at least 67.5 percent of the Jets’ defensive snaps and he has 10 or more sacks in 2024. Update: Reddick hit neither benchmark, so that will remain a third-round pick.• The Eagles traded C.J.…

Remakes and sequels highlight this year’s summer blockbuster season – CBS News Watch CBS News Summer is still Hollywood’s busiest season and this year, studios seemed to be banking on nostalgia. Andres Gutierrez reports. Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot while trying to protect his car during an attempted theft in South Los Angeles, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said.Deputies responded to reports of a gunshot victim Saturday about 9:20 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Hooper Avenue in unincorporated L.A. County. They found two wounded men in a nearby alley. One had been struck by gunfire in the upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene by the L.A. County Fire Department. The other man was taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg.Investigators learned that the men heard…

The Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team has reportedly earned an impressive revenue of over $58 million (€50 million) due to Lewis Hamilton’s arrival at the team in January. The seven-time world champion made his Ferrari race debut at the Australian Grand Prix this year.Hamilton’s bombshell move to Ferrari was highly anticipated after the announcement was made ahead of the 2024 season. This was not only for sporting reasons, but also given the iconic nature of the partnership in the premier class of racing.However, apart from the Briton’s sprint race victory in China, he has been struggling to extract maximum performance…

Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by the Islamic State extremist group during its rampage across the country a decade ago.Local authorities are working with the judiciary, forensic investigations, Iraq’s Martyrs’ Foundation, and the directorate of mass graves to carry out the excavation of the site of a sinkhole in al-Khafsa, south of the northern city of Mosul, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported Sunday.Ahmad Qusay al-Asady, head of the Martyrs Foundation’s mass graves excavation department, told The Associated Press that his team began work at Khasfa on Aug.…

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — California Highway Patrol will be setting up a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in an unincorporated area of San Diego County, officials announced earlier this week. Video above by FOX 5/KUSI provides driving safety tips The checkpoint will be active from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Monday, and aims to remove impaired drivers from the road while also educating the public on the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, CHP officials explained in a press release. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, well-publicized…

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C. a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.The president’s characterization of their cities contradicts what they began noticing last year: that they were seeing a drop in violent crime after a pandemic-era spike. In some cases the declines were monumental, due in large part to more youth engagement, gun buyback programs and community partnerships.Now members of the African American Mayors Association are determined to stop Trump from burying accomplishments that they already felt were overlooked. And they’re using the administration’s…

Boats steer through Broad Cove in Bremen on Monday, July 21. Harvesting in parts of the cove was recently shut down due to water contamination. (Ali Juell photo) The towns of Bremen and Waldoboro are searching for the culprit of recent shellfish harvesting closures. On July 2, the Department of Marine Resources determined there were high enough E. Coli bacterial counts to conditionally shut down clam harvesting in parts of Waldoboro and Bremen. Bremen Select Board member Boe Marsh said his town is “going into full action” to find the cause and resolve the issue. “We’re really trying to strategize…