AP Top U.S. News at 12:08 p.m. EDT

Sweltering heat wave grips central and southern US for a second straight dayExclusive: In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia’s warFederal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lionAmericans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 yearsWisconsin's capital city cancels signature events, grapples with fallout from police shootingAs Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety ruleOregon fire looms near town as fourth firefighter dies weeks after Colorado blazeHow the lighthearted social media trend of 'teen takeovers' took a serious turnHurricane Genevieve moves through the Pacific off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forec