Americans in much of the country will be getting a slight break from the oppressive heat today, one day after temperatures rose to above 100 degrees from the central states to the mid-Atlantic. Yet for many, the cooler temperatures won't exactly be brisk, falling only into the 90s. Cooler air is sweeping southward in the eastern half of the country, bringing down some temps by 15 or more degrees from yesterday's highs. A look around the country:
- The heat is blamed for more than 30 deaths nationwide. A 4-month-old girl died and a 16-month-old girl was hospitalized yesterday in separate incidents in suburban Indianapolis when both were found trapped in cars during near-record 105-degree heat.