Long hours outdoors, day drinking, and World Cup matches are among the factors raising the risks of heat-related illness, as hot weather spreads across the eastern US.

A heat dome will push indexes to 115°F across the East this week, arriving along with World Cup matches and America 250 celebrations.

As millions plan to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors, meteorologists warn temperatures could soar to record-breaking, life-threatening highs.

A dangerous heatwave is set to engulf large parts of the central and eastern United States from Tuesday through the July 4 holiday weekend. Forecasters have warned of extreme…

A prolonged, intense heat wave will make temperatures feel as hot as 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern U.S. this week

In the U.S., hundreds of people succumb to heat-related illnesses each year