Friday delivered a long-overdue break in our seemingly interminable July humidity. Dew points dropped from the 70s to the 50s in less than 24 hours, making for a sunny and comfortable end to a week otherwise characterized by sweltering heat and strong storms.

After a picture-perfect Friday, the weather becomes more unsettled over the weekend. A warm front lifts northward into Wisconsin overnight. Dew points rise and temperatures top out in the lower 80s on Saturday afternoon.

The Florida Panhandle will see heavy rainfall from Invest 93L after it reaches the Gulf on Wednesday. The greatest threat to the area at the moment is flash flooding in low-lying, poor-drainage areas and urban locations. Invest 93L is currently expected to make landfall near Louisiana's southeastern coast Thursday morning.

A tropical disturbance is tracking toward Louisiana. The chances that it turns into a tropical storm are dropping, but localized flooding Thursday and Friday is possible.

A tropical disturbance that made its way from Florida is now over the northern Gulf and is expected to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to the region on Thursday and Friday. The NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported Thursday that the associated shower and thunderstorm activity remained disorganized and located mainly to the west and southwest of the center.

Democrats stormed out of a Senate committee meeting after Republicans pushed Trump judicial pick Emil Bove forward for a federal appeals court seat.

Democrats left the room before the panel voted to confirm the judicial nomination of Trump's former personal attorney, Emil Bove.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee stormed out of a meeting Thursday morning where they were set to vote on President Donald Trump’s Court of Appeals nominee Emil Bove. The president tapped his personal attorney-turned-Justice-Department-official for a lifetime appointment on the U.