Summer is almost underway across the Northern Hemisphere, and with it comes the warmest weather and some of the most challenging stargazing conditions.

Downpours and thunderstorms will visit many parts of the interior West later this weekend to early next week. The storms may not only break the heat, they could have dangerous consequences for some.

One person was killed by floodwaters in Austin, Texas after a severe thunderstorm Thursday evening. The storm also brought hail, high winds and knocked out power.

Storms that have focused on the south-central United States much of this week will turn their fury on part of the Atlantic Seaboard from Friday to Saturday.

A recently-formed tropical depression--the first of the season-- is has strengthened into Tropical Storm Alvin over the eastern Pacific.

After surviving Hurricane Milton and a cancer diagnosis, a rescued dog named Trooper is now the namesake of a new Florida law that makes it a felony to abandon pets during natural disasters.

Global temps are expected to hit record or near-record levels over the next five years, increasing the risk of deadly extreme weather, experts warn in a new annual report.