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A small crowd of people walk along a sidewalk in Las Vegas. It's a hot, sunny day, and some are shielding their eyes from the sun. A building with Roman columsn can be seen in a backround as well as a partial view of what looks like a circus tent.

A Nevada collaborative is looking at how to mitigate the effects of high heat

The Heat Resilience Lab in Las Vegas is one such project, and it is taking a closer look at "urban heat islands" — places in cities that don't have as many natural features to mitigate heat and are hotter than surrounding areas.

Gold medalist Joshua Cheptegei, of Uganda, poses with silver medalist Berihu Aregawi, of Ethiopia, left, and bronze medalist Grant Fisher, of the United States, after the men's 10,000-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, in Saint-Denis, France.

The fastest 10,000m runner still reigns, and U.S. steps onto podium after 12 years

World record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda looked up to four-time Olympic medalist Kenenisa Bekele as a kid. He just stole the Ethiopian's Olympic record. Grant Fisher won bronze for the U.S.

McDonald's is losing customers to inflation

McDonald announced a drop in sales for the first time since 2020, when restaurants closed because of the pandemic. This time, it's because of inflation. (Story aired on ATC on July 29, 2024.)

Gold Medalists (from left to right) Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske of Team United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony after the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final on Sunday at the Paris Olympics.

U.S. women's relay swim team wins Olympic gold, smashes world record

In the final Olympic pool swimming race in Paris, U.S. women dominated a relay medley, winning an 8th gold medal for American swimmers and shattering a world record.

Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, poses with his medal following the medal ceremony for men's golf during the medal ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 4.

Scottie Scheffler wins Olympic gold after a comeback victory

Scheffler ties course record at France's Le Golf National to win gold for the United States

Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour de France -- his third title

Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia clinched victory Sunday at this year's Tour de France. A rapid 21-mile final time trial kept him ahead of his two chief Danish and Belgian rivals

This image from Marion, Kan., Police Department body camera video provided by the McDonald Tinker law firm shows former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody during his department's raid of the Marion County Record newspaper on Aug. 11, 2023, in Marion, Kan.

Former police chief faces a felony charge in the raid of a Kansas newspaper

The former Marion police chief is charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness for a probe into his conduct of withholding information from authorities.

Moose Fire overlooks the North Fork General Store.jpeg

Study: Only the most destructive wildfires lead residents to move elsewhere

Increasingly destructive wildfires are a major issue in our region, but whether they lead people to move away is not well understood. New research offers some insights.

A Bid For Blagojevich To Return To Springfield

There are several portraits of former governors who've gone to prison in the Illinois Capitol. NPR's Scott Simon believes Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached, should be among them — with a catch.

The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has agreed to buy rival luxury department store Neiman Marcus.

Luxury department store Saks buys Neiman Marcus, and Amazon gets a stake

The two high-end department stores hope together they would wield more power to counter luxury brands, which increasingly flex their muscles over retailers.

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