Trump administration declares power emergency in southeastern US as dangerous heat threatens to strain east coast power grids

Midwest storms knock out power to hundreds of thousands, disrupt air travel. High winds and thunderstorms batter the region, causing widespread outages and flight delays.

Thunderstorms and high winds are battering the Midwest, disrupting air travel and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the region.

Magnitude 7.8 quake kills 55, injures 1,120 in southern Philippines — National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reports search and rescue operations underway after Monday's offshore tremor near Mindanao.

At least 55 people were killed and 1,120 injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao, Philippines, on Monday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Friday. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

US plans to withdraw about one-third of fighter jets assigned to NATO's European defense mission, NYT reports

The U.S. intends to pull back around one-third of the fighter aircraft assigned to NATO's European defense mission, The New York Times reported.

Axios: US-Iran MOU includes framework for handling Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, per source.

Axios, citing a source, reports that the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran includes a framework for dealing with Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.