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Heat Wave and Humidity Smothers Much of the South and Midwest

A heat wave and humidity smothered parts of the South and Midwest on Thursday. In Florida, where heat index levels of up to 112 degrees (44 Celsius) are forecast over the next several days, the Christian Service Center set up an “extreme heat cooling center” in Orlando for homeless people and others who don’t have…


Abra Berens’s Food Is a Celebration of the Midwest’s Bounty—and a Love Letter to the People Who Grow It

“What are you most excited about?” That, says Abra Berens in her new cookbook, is the single best question you can ask a farmers market vendor—or a restaurant server, or even a grocery store stockist—and is your surest path to a delicious discovery. These people are skilled workers with the most intimate and recent knowledge…


Midwest Rents on the Rise, While California Sees Rents Dip After 2 Years

For the first time in two years, high-priced California rentals have undergone a slight decline, while markets in the Midwest are experiencing an increase in monthly rentals. Realtor.com’s March rental report indicates 14 markets in California have seen year-over-year declines, including Riverside-San Bernardino at -5.3 percent, Sacramento at -2.1 percent, and San Francisco and Los…


Tornado Slams Little Rock, Smashes Rooftops, Flips Vehicles

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—A tornado plowed through Little Rock and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles, and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. More than 350,000 people were at risk as what the National Weather Service called a “confirmed large and destructive tornado” tore through business districts and…


Dangerous Storms, Tornadoes Forecast for US Midwest, South

JACKSON, Miss.—Massive storms brewing over 10 states in the Midwest and southern U.S. on Friday have meteorologists urging people to brace for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. Roughly 89 million people were under…


Dangerous Storms, Tornadoes May Target Midwest, South

A seemingly relentless series of severe storms, likely with deadly tornadoes, are forecast to rip across parts of America’s Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, especially Friday, meteorologists said. An unusual weather pattern has set in, last week triggering the devastating tornado that hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and meteorologists fear this Friday…


Liquid Gold: From the Mediterranean to the Midwest | Documentary

A group of Midwesterners travels to Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, to learn life-changing lessons from olive oil maker Eugene Ladopoulos about slowing down, eating for pleasure, and connecting with others. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original…


Deadly Bird Flu Returns to Midwest Earlier Than Expected

MINNEAPOLIS—Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, officials said Wednesday. The disease was detected after a farm in Meeker County reported an increase in…


Brain-Eating Amoeba Suspected in 2nd Midwest Death

OMAHA, Neb.—A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death in the Midwest this summer. The Douglas County Department of Health based in Omaha, Nebraska, reported Wednesday that doctors believe the child died of…


Midwest Truckers Group Warns of Catastrophe If California Environmental and Labor Regulations Spread

Illinois truckers are worried California trucking regulations could home to roost in the Land of Lincoln. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) alongside the Union of Concerned Scientists commissioned a report supporting a move to no- and low-emission trucks and buses in Illinois. “Freight is a major part of the Chicago area economy, but air…