Calif. city was the hottest place in America for 3 days straight

It might be autumn on the calendar, but Palm Springs continues to reckon with extreme heat. The California desert city spent three consecutive days this week as the hottest city in the nation, according to the Desert Sun. On Sept. 24, Palm Springs reached a high of 112 degrees, only 1 degree shy of matching the same-day high-temperature record in 1947. The next day, the city reached 114 degrees, matching the 1947 record. On Thursday, the...