Unrelenting heat wave bakes half the US; 30 dead

The Associated PressCOOLING OFF: Sophie, 3, from Connecticut, frolics with a water sprinkler set up at the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday in Washington. The heat gripping much of the country is set to peak Saturday in many places, including some Northeast cities, where temperatu...

The Associated PressWATERFALL: Seven-year-old, Nith Gabriel Sanabria, cools off in a small waterfall Saturday in Trenton, N.J. People were coping as temperatures in the region climbed into the high 90s.