PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The eastern U. S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home while others stayed in sweltering classrooms. Philadelphia shifted to remote learning for students at 57 schools, saying that while the district has made progress, a number of them continue to have inadequate air conditioning. The heat sneaked up on some Philadelphia residents and had them concerned about electricity bills before summer has even set in,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans. In letters dated May 11, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. notified the two doctors who chaired the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating their appointments immediately, before the end of their multiyear terms. The Department of Health and...

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars year. Documents filed on Wednesday show Musk’s SpaceX lost $2. 6 billion from operations last year on $18. 7 billion in revenue, and the losses kept piling up at the start of this year, too. Still, the initial public offering is expected to rank among the largest ever, possibly surpassing the current title holder, Saudi the a...