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The highest air temperature ever recorded on the planet was the 134 degrees registered there in 1913. Forecasters say the heat wave baking the Southwest could push the temperature near that point in the valley this weekend.

Also: Report alleges that doctors have been "complicit" in torture at CIA and military prisons; former Pakistani leader Musharraf is granted bail; and coaches of two NFL teams are hospitalized.

Also: Republicans look for "position to fall back on" in budget, tax talks; "Fast and Furious" firings may be coming; Syria's Nusra Front may be labeled a "terrorist group;" world's oldest person, 116-year-old Georgia woman, dies.

Prices shot up 9.1% in June over the same time last year. That's even higher than what was expected and makes for a 40-year record.

Monday's special election to fill George Santos' congressional seat on Long Island has become a test of what messaging and tactics will win in the suburbs nationwide.

The former first daughter and White House adviser spoke remotely to the committee about the Capitol insurrection.

U.S. forces in Iraq capture a senior biological weapons scientist, known as "Mrs. Anthrax" and the only woman on the U.S. military list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis. A U.S.-trained microbiologist, Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash is believed to have played a key role in rebuilding Iraq's biological weapons program after the 1991 Gulf War. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

The Columbia Daily Tribune’s parent company says it’s ‘calling an audible’ and holding off on next month’s planned reduction in print production while it analyzes data and subscriber feedback. Also, covering the deaths of two prominent local attorneys, the start of the January 6 hearings, and CNN’s move to break up with breaking news. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Damon Kiesow and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Scores were killed today by a truck bomb in Mogadishu. In other news, a report says Fannie Mae was warned about foreclosure abuses as far back as 2003. And stocks are approaching "bear market" territory.

Ashlie Crosson, this year’s National Teacher of the Year, is wrapping up classes with her students and getting ready to embark on a year-long tour to inspire fellow teachers around the country.