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Four Dead as Flash Floods Slam Kentucky; Beshear Declares Emergency
Six to seven inches of rain in hours killed at least four people and forced dozens of water rescues across central Kentucky.
Europe's Heat Pushes East as Germany Sets a 41.3 C Record
A record-breaking heat dome that has killed dozens in Western Europe is sliding east, with Germany and Poland bracing for the weekend peak.
Supergirl Opens to a $50M Test as Toy Story 5 Holds the Box Office
DC's reboot lands Friday with a respectable number that still may not win the weekend. The math around it tells the more interesting story.
Madonna Says a Budget Fight With Universal Killed Her Biopic
Madonna says a falling out with Universal Pictures over budget sank the self-directed biopic that was set to star Julia Garner, after years of scripts and casting.
France's Grid Buckles in the Heat as 68,000 Lose Power
A heat-stressed transformer failure in Brittany cut power to tens of thousands of homes as France logged its hottest day on record and Europe's heatwave spread north.
France: 40 Drown as Hottest Night on Record Grips Europe
Forty people have drowned trying to cool off, two small children died in a hot car, and France just recorded its warmest night on record. The heat is now a body count, not a forecast.
Clive Davis, the Hitmaker Behind Whitney Houston, Dies at 94
Across nearly six decades he turned unknowns into stars and stars into institutions, from Janis Joplin to Whitney Houston to Alicia Keys.
Toy Story 5 Pushes Hollywood Toward a $4 Billion Summer
Pixar's fifth outing set a franchise record and the year's biggest debut, but the rebound it is fueling rests almost entirely on familiar IP.
France Closes Schools as 49 Departments Hit the Red Heat Alert
A solstice-week heat dome pushed France toward a national record and shut hundreds of schools, with Britain's peak still days away.
Toy Story 5 Opens to a Franchise-Record $160 Million
Woody and Buzz haven't lost a step: the fifth “Toy Story” posted the year's biggest opening and the largest start in the franchise's history.
Red alerts spread across France as Europe's heatwave peaks
Spain braces for 44C, France curbs festival drinking and Britain faces its hottest June day on record as the heat builds toward a Monday peak.
Europe's Heat Dome Pushes France Toward a Record-Breaking Solstice
A heat dome has settled over Western Europe for the summer solstice, with France warning Monday could be its hottest day on record and 53 departments already under an orange alert.
Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago With a Plea for Democracy
The Obama Presidential Center opened to the public on Juneteenth after a star-studded Jackson Park dedication where the former president made democracy, not nostalgia, his theme.
Sherwood Forest's Major Oak, Tied to Robin Hood, Declared Dead
The tree that legend casts as Robin Hood's hideout failed to leaf this spring. The RSPB blames crowds, propping and drought.
Springsteen, Stevie Wonder Headline Obama Center's Opening
The Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with a star-studded June 18 ceremony, ahead of its public debut on Juneteenth.
Texas faces days of flooding as a Gulf system may become Arthur
The system may or may not earn a name. The flooding threat from the Texas coast into the Deep South is already here, the hurricane center says.
Prince George Will Start at Eton in September, Palace Confirms
The 12-year-old future king will leave Lambrook for Eton, following William and Harry, ending months of speculation about his schooling.
Abbott Declares Disaster in 101 Texas Counties as Floods Loom
With a disturbance brewing in the Gulf and rain already falling, Texas shifted its emergency operation to round-the-clock footing ahead of the worst of the week.
Tyra Banks Sues Netflix Over 'Top Model' Documentary Edit
The former host says Netflix cut a three-and-a-half-hour interview to 16 minutes and rebuilt it into a false story, in a defamation suit that turns on a single edit.
Did Yellowstone's Wolves Really Reshape the Park? A Study Pushes Back
The famous claim that returning wolves healed Yellowstone from the top down rests on a 1,500% willow figure that a new analysis calls a modeling artifact.