While the rain will help dent the ongoing drought and keep wildfire concerns at bay, too much rain at once can lead to the opposite problem, with flash flooding a possibility.

June 24 (UPI) -- Water levels at Lake Mead dropped to historic lows this week with persistent drought exacerbated by climate change and increased water demands driving the reservoir closer to becoming a "dead pool."

June 24 (UPI) -- City and state leaders broke ground on a new visitor center at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on Friday, more than five decades after the LGBTQ rights movement was launched there.

June 24 (UPI) -- Vice President Kamala Harris called the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade a "healthcare crisis" Friday as she traveled to Illinois to address maternal health.

June 24 (UPI) -- The Biden administration unveiled plans Friday to provide U.S. diplomats and their family members who were victims of the so-called "Havana syndrome" more than $140,000 in financial support.

June 24 (UPI) -- Dresses, skirts and hoodies have been banned under a new, stricter dress code in a north Texas school district.

June 24 (UPI) -- Visitors to a park in California's Los Angeles County have been dealing with an unusual problem in recent weeks -- constant attacks from dive-bombing crows.

June 24 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump on Thursday praised the Supreme Court for "giving rights back" by overturning Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

June 24 (UPI) -- A Japanese skateboarder who lost 95 percent of his eyesight to disease broke two Guinness World Records by performing 33 ollies in one minute while blindfolded -- followed by 122 consecutive ollies while blindfolded.

June 24 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Friday lashed out at the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that guaranteed a right to an abortion, saying it has taken away basic freedom for millions.