A gradual warming trend will begin Sunday, with temperatures initially in the upper 70s to low 80s. By Wednesday, a strong upper-level ridge will push temperatures into the low to mid-90s across most of the state. Humidity will increase substantially, with heat index values potentially reaching or exceeding 100 degrees on Thursday.

The summer is almost over and, before you know it, school will be back in session. JCPS returns to the classroom on July 7, as do a few Catholic high schools in Louisville, with more returning the next day.

Another heat advisory has been issued for Monday, ahead of what will be the fourth day in a row of triple-digit heat indices.

On Friday, 17 million people are under flood alerts across the Gulf Coast and in the mid-Atlantic, and 19 million are under heat alerts across the mid-Atlantic, southern Florida and Mississippi Valley.

Iran has announced the closure of government offices, banks, and businesses in Tehran on Wednesday due to an intense heat wave.

A nasty collision of heat and humidity is expected to broil the South beginning this weekend and sweeping into the upcoming week. Heat indexes over 100 degrees are possible in Houston; Oklahoma City and Tulsa,

Sweden-based wave energy technology company CorPower Ocean said on Thursday it had secured two new strategic investors as part of its latest funding round.

The ruling LDP coalition lost its upper house majority, as inflation, taxes and immigration help the opposition.