Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come – Baltimore Sun

By CLAIRE RUSH, REBECCA BOONE and SCOTT SONNERPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Records tumbled across the West as a slow-moving heat wave of potentially historic proportions tightened its grip from the Pacific Northwest to Arizona on Friday, sending many residents in search of a cool haven from the dangerously high temperatures.The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of…