Lizzo says lawsuit allegations are false, calling past few days ‘gut-wrenchingly difficult’

Lizzo broke her silence Thursday morning saying she is “hurt” and “not the villain” after NBC News reported that three of her former dancers accused her of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment in a lawsuit this week.  “These last few days have been gut wrenchingly difficult and المزيد

Iran shuts down for two days due to extreme heat

Iran announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures, state media reported Tuesday. Government spokesperson Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the decision to close governmental offices, banks and schools on Wednesday and Thursday came after the health ministry warned about a possible increase in cases of heat exhaustion because of high المزيد

As Phoenix hits 30 days over 110, expected monsoon rains could help cool the Southwest

PHOENIX — A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains. Forecasters expect that by Monday, people in metro Phoenix will begin to see high temperatures fall under 110 المزيد

Bronny James plays piano, dines out in video, photos emerging days after he suffers cardiac arrest

LOS ANGELES — Bronny James plays piano in a video posted by his father, LeBron James, on Saturday, four days after the teenager went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California. The 18-year-old plays a brief melody in front of his family, smiles and gets up without speaking المزيد

The hottest days of the year are here for the Northeast as the South continues to bake

Almost 150 million people across the United States woke up under a heat alert Friday ahead of what is expected to be another dangerously hot day across the country. Blistering temperatures have plagued parts of the southern half of the lower 48 for most of the week. By the end المزيد