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As stifling heat blankets the West, here's what you can expect
Stifling, dangerous weather continued to blanket the West on Monday, coming on the heels of a weekend in which at least five U.S. cities, including Las Vegas, shattered all-time hot temperature records. The forecast calls for more scorching weather in the West and triple digits in the Midwest on Monday and likely through the remainder of the week. In the Northeast, temperatures are forecast to soar and air quality to worsen. Factoring in the heat index, which includes high humidity, temperatures in places like Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., will feel like 101 to 102 degrees. More than 100 million people in 25 states coast to coast are on heat alert, according to the National Weather Service.
What is shoulder season? Experts weigh in with tips to save on airfare, hotels in opposite seasons
There's still plenty of time to plan more fun in the sun summer getaways, but if you haven't yet booked travel for shoulder season -- or winter holidays -- experts are sharing why now may be the sweet spot time of year to scope out savings. What is shoulder season? How to save on travel during off-peak months Jesse Neugarten, founder and CEO of Dollar Flight Club, understands the importance of finding the best offers on airfare and told Good Morning America that travelers can find "significant savings" during shoulder season. "It refers to the periods between peak and off-peak travel times when destinations are less crowded and travel costs are generally lower," she said.
Boeing agrees in principle to deal with DOJ to plead guilty to misleading FAA during 737 MAX evaluation
The Boeing Company has agreed in principle to a deal with the Department of Justice that will include a guilty plea to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. related to the company allegedly misleading the Federal Aviation Administration during the evaluation of the 737 MAX, according to a court filing from the DOJ. "We can confirm that we have reached an agreement in principle on terms of a resolution with the Justice Department, subject to the memorialization and approval of specific terms," Boeing said in a statement to ABC News early Monday morning. In addition to the guilty plea, the agreement includes Boeing paying the maximum statutory fine and investing at least $455 million in its compliance and safety programs. The deal is not yet final, and families of the victims of the MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 have expressed their intention to oppose this plea agreement. The families have asked for an opportunity to file their opposition with the court, according to a court filing in U.S. District Court in Fort Worth, Texas.
Hurricane Beryl live updates: Storm makes landfall in Texas as Category 1 hurricane
Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall along the Gulf Coast of Texas early Monday morning. The earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in history, the storm killed at least seven people in the Windward Islands before skirting south of Jamaica, shutting down communications, stranding tourists and delivering storm surge and flooding rain to the island. Here's how the news is developing. Jul 08, 9:50 AM1.7 million without power in Texas
2 killed, 19 injured in Detroit block party shooting: Police
At least two people were killed and 19 others were injured when gunfire erupted early Sunday morning at a block party in Detroit, according to police. The shooting unfolded at approximately 2:25 a.m. during a block party on the city's east side near Wish Egan Field in the Mohican Regent neighborhood, police said. Michigan State Police confirmed on X that two fatalities occurred and 19 others were injured in the shooting. State police officials said they are assisting the Detroit Police Department in the investigation through its joint Homicide Task Force.
Two fugitive murder suspects who escaped Mississippi jail caught following manhunt
Police in Mississippi said Saturday they caught two murder suspects who escaped from a jail early Friday morning. Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, were found in an abandoned home Saturday around noon by officers, following a 33-hour manhunt, according to police. The suspects, who escaped from the Claiborne County Detention Center around 2:20 a.m. Friday, were considered armed and dangerous according to the authorities. "When you have someone in jail and they are charged with murder, you get them apprehended as quick as possible because we don't want them to go out and hurt any more individuals," Jefferson County Sheriff James Bailey said, according to WAPT.
2 teen sisters drown off Coney Island beach: Police
Two teenage sisters drowned Friday night after they got lost in the waters off Coney Island beach in Brooklyn, New York, according to police and witnesses. The unidentified 17- and 18-year-old victims allegedly went back into the water around 8 p.m. after beach crowds headed for cover during a rainstorm, witnesses told WABC. Police immediately searched the shore on foot and with boats for the girls. They were found around 9:30 p.m. and rushed to Coney Island Hospital where they were later pronounced dead, police said. Search and rescue teams originally said they were also looking for an adult who reportedly went in the water after the teens but police said Saturday that no adult was missing.
Family of Los Angeles woman shot in vehicle calls for justice, alleging inaction by a deputy
The family of a Los Angeles woman who was shot in her vehicle this week and later died is calling for an investigation into her shooting and what they say was a delayed response by a sheriff's deputy. Raejonette Morgan, 22, was shot on Tuesday while in her vehicle in a busy intersection in South Los Angeles and died of her wounds at UCLA General Harbor Hospital on Thursday, police said. At a press conference on Friday, Morgan's family called for the perpetrators who committed the shooting and the sheriff's deputy at the scene, who they accuse of calling in a fatality for Morgan and not immediately attempting to assist her, to be held accountable for her death. "I'm going to demand that justice -- she gets justice for what happened to her," Anginette Morgan, Raejonette Morgan's mother, said at the press conference. "The officers that were involved. They need to step aside or we need some investigation."
Now a tropical storm, Beryl is expected to strengthen before hitting Texas
Beryl remains a tropical storm with winds of 60 mph as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico as of Saturday morning, but it is expected to strengthen before hitting Texas on Sunday with potential Category 1 strength. The land interaction from Beryl’s time over the Yucatan Peninsula did a number on the storm, weakening it from a hurricane to a disorganized tropical storm during the day Friday. On Saturday, Beryl may take some time to recover, but is forecast to begin strengthening by the end of the day. The storm is moving into favorable conditions for hurricanes, with warm water and limited wind shear. The track from the National Hurricane Center takes Beryl towards the Texas coast by late Sunday night into early Monday, likely as a strong Category 1 Hurricane. Currently, the most likely landfall location is around Matagorda Island, just east of Corpus Christi, but that will likely need to be adjusted as the storm’s track becomes more "fine-tuned" in the next day or so.
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