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How to stay cool in a heat wave even without air conditioning

July 1, 2026 (Associated Press) Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat. Scorching temperatures, especially combined with high humidity, pose risks particularly for children, older people and those with certain health conditions. Anyone can suffer from heat-related illness. Climate change is also exacerbating heat waves and heat stress. So here are some tips to stay safe: When heat becomes dangerous Dangers posed by hot weather depend on more than the temperature. The most detailed measurement is called the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), which includes temperature, humidity, cloud cover and wind. The

The divided US Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision exposes sharp rifts among justices

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s divided ruling that children born in the U.S. are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment — even if their parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily — exposed deep fissures in the justices’ views on the issue and toward each other. The court’s two Black justices notably had very different views on U.S. citizenship in the context of Reconstruction after the Civil War. Tuesday’s decision rejects an order President Donald Trump issued at the start of his second term, declaring that children born to people who are in the

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2026 (AP) — A divided US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare majority of five justices, in an opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, held that the long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War, makes a citizen of anyone born in the country, with very limited exceptions, “Citizenship, then and

Indian economy remains exposed to energy price shocks: RBI report

Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) Exchange rate volatility may rise if oil prices increase due to the delayed normalisation of supply chain disruptions and additional demand to replenish inventory, an RBI report said on Tuesday. India’s sound macroeconomic fundamentals provide ample buffers to deal with external shocks, said the RBI’s Financial Stability Report (FSR). “However, the Indian economy remains exposed to energy price shocks and supply-chain disruptions given its high dependence on imported oil and other key commodities,” said the half-yearly publication, with contributions from all financial sector regulators. It also emphasised that, though headwinds from the West Asia conflict are

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